Kwabena Blankson, M.D.

Biography

Kwabena Blankson, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in adolescent mental health, attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), disordered eating and weight management, acne, and reproductive and sexual health.

Dr. Blankson earned his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. He completed a residency in pediatrics at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, and received advanced training through an adolescent medicine fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in adolescent medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2026.

Dr. Blankson is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. He served as a scientific adviser for the Digital Wellness Institute and an adviser for Athlete Foundry. In addition, Dr. Blankson is the co-founder of multiple wellness organizations, including First Phone License, the International GameWell24 Summit, Young Men’s Health and Wellness, and the recently launched Blankson Adolescent + Young Adult Medicine (BAM!) Clinic.

Dr. Blankson’s scholarly work has been published in leading journals such as Pediatric Annals, Pediatrics, and Pediatrics in Review.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Blankson enjoys spending time with his daughters, playing sports and video games, practicing the guitar, traveling abroad, and learning Japanese. He’s also the author of three young adult novels: The Saucier’s Bones, A Day to Forget, and The Cook’s Book of Secrets.