Dr. Peter Asante, MD FAAP

DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
Dr. Asante is a board-certified General Pediatric Physician, who approaches his clinical practice from the backgrounds of community health and implementation science. He is passionate about his work as a child health advocate, particularly as it pertains to expanding access to comprehensive healthcare for under resourced youth and adolescents. He is committed to creating clinical spaces where providers can form impactful relationships with families that improve health and well-being, both inside and outside of the doctor’s office. As a child health advocate, he believes that through supportive relationships, we can make the world a better place for children.
  • Superpower: Ability to “see” people, connect on a deeper level, and create community for doing meaningful work while having FUN!
  • Kryptonite: Dessert. It’s why I keep zero sweets in my house!
  • Known on the streets for:  Turning heads everywhere I go. If they’re gonna look, might as well give ‘em something to look at. It’s giving form, function, and fashion.
  • When not at work:  I LOVE to sing. It’s my second first passion, after my calling to be a physician. I’ve sung since I was 7, and continue to work on my instrument as a form of intuitive therapy. I enjoy traveling, spending quality time with chosen family and friends all over the country/world. As a social creature, I enjoy a good dinner party; a perfect guest, if I am not hosting. As a foodie, I love brunch; literally an Olympic sport in my household. Finally, I relish staying up to date on my adolescent research in the form of a wide range of TV shows/movies.
  • I identify as: A refined New Englander, a passionate West African, a high achiever with an altruism streak. Also, blessed, gifted, and unapologetically black!
  • I dedicate my work at the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom to…: Serve the community. I do this work because I have a dream that while the system we have to care for our youth and families is inadequate, we can through collaborative action re-envision a health system out of its defined boundaries that intentionally and equitably cares for all.