KAWARTHA LAKES-The Kawartha Lakes Health Care Initiative (KLHCI) and Kawartha North Family Health Team (KNFHT) announced 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 area home.
“I am excited to begin providing care to the people of Bobcaygeon and the surrounding area. It will be a pleasure becoming familiar with the community as I settle in and await the arrival of my family,” says Dr. Darkwa.
“KLHCI’s Board of Directors and Recruitment & Retention Coordinator are very pleased with the recruitment of Dr. Darkwa. His recruitment shows the value of KLHCI’s new International Recruitment program,” states Stacey Gudmundsson, KLHCI Chair.
Marina Hodson, Executive Director of KNFHT says, “We are thrilled to have Dr. Darkwa join our team and to increase patient attachment in the area”.
