Dr. Dennis Darkwa joins Kawartha North Family Health Team in Bobcaygeon

Kawartha Lakes - The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and Kawartha North Family Health Team (KNFHT) are pleased to announce that Dr. Dennis Darkwa is joining the Kawartha North Family Health Team as of December 1, 2025. Dr. Darkwa will be located in the Bobcaygeon clinic located at 85 Bolton Street. 

Dr. Darkwa, through the Kawartha North Family Health Team, will be accepting new patients that are registered with Health Care Connect. Patients in need of a local family doctor are encouraged to register with Health Care Connect at 1-800-445-1822 or www.ontario.ca/healthcareconnect. It is no longer necessary for patients to release their current physician in order to register.

Dr. Darkwa completed a Bachelor of Science, Human Biology at the School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana in 2008. He followed this with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) also at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana in 2011.   

After practicing for about nine years in various hospitals, clinics, and other organizations such as International SOS, he completed a GP residency/training in Gloucestershire/Swindon, United Kingdom, where he qualified as a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Dr. Darkwa’s wife, Dr. Joana Sarfo, and their three children will join him in Bobcaygeon once Dr. Sarfo has completed her GP residency in the UK. The family visited the Kawartha Lakes during the summer of 2025, and they are looking forward to making this their forever home.

“I am excited to begin providing care to the people of Bobcaygeon and the surrounding area," said Dr. Darkwa. "It will be a pleasure becoming familiar with the community as I settle in and await the arrival of my family.”

“KLHCI’s Board of Directors and Recruitment and Retention Coordinator are very pleased with the recruitment of Dr. Darkwa. His recruitment shows the value of KLHCI’s new International Recruitment program,” stated Stacey Gudmundsson, KLHCI Chair.

Marina Hodson, Executive Director of KNFHT said, “We are thrilled to have Dr. Darkwa join our team and to increase patient attachment in the area.”

The KLHCI Board of Directors has representation from throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes. The board is interested in adding new members.  Being a member of KLHCI’s Board of Directors is an excellent opportunity to volunteer and be part of this vital component of our community health care, the recruitment and retention of family doctors. Anyone wishing to be part of this community effort by either volunteering or donating financially to support the ongoing family doctor recruitment and retention programs are invited to contact Cindy Snider, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator at csnider@rmh.org or visit the KLHCI website at www.KawarthaLakesDoctors.org. 

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For further information please contact Cindy Snider at csnider@rmh.org or 705-328-6098.  

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Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative

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(705) 328-6098/(705) 328-6092 (fax)

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