Locations

St Petersburg Outpatient Care Center - Pediatric Cardiology

601 5th Street South
St Petersburg, FL 33701 map
Phone: 727-767-3333

Background

Alfred Asante-Korang, M.D., F.A.C.C., pediatric cardiologist with the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Heart Institute, has been working with heart transplant patients for more than 20 years. Dr. Asante-Korang was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital best consulting physician in the 2023 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Awards.

Board certified in pediatric cardiology and pediatrics, Asante-Korang graduated from the University of Ghana Medical School, where he also completed an internship in pediatrics. He completed pediatric residencies at the University of Liverpool and the University of Chicago, as well as fellowships in pediatric cardiology at the IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. 
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Education

Degrees

  • MBBS; University Of Ghana Medical School (1983)

Residencies

  • Pediatrics; University of Chicago Medicine Comer Childrens Hospital (1994)
  • Pediatrics; University of Liverpool School of Medicine (1992)

Fellowships

  • Pediatric Cardiology; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (1996)
  • Pediatric Cardiology; IWK Children's Hospital Halifax - NS (1993)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology) (1998)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics - General) (1994)

Videos & Media

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

Oldsmar girl, 8, recovers from heart transplant surgery, WTSP -TV (February 10, 2023)

Insurance

Below you'll find a list of the insurance accepted by specialty physicians at Johns Hopkins All Children's. Please check with your insurance company and the physician's office before your child's visit to verify coverage and referral requirements.

Inclusion of a certain health plan on the list below does not guarantee that all services, locations or physicians are covered by your insurance company. Benefit plan design, credentialing and network criteria may limit coverage. The acceptance of certain plains may change occasionally and this page may not be immediately updated.

  • Coventry (Commercial)
  • Multiplan (Commercial)
  • Humana Commercial
  • BCBS FL (Commercial)
  • Medicare
  • Aetna Better Health (Medicaid)
  • Simply Healthcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • Magellan Complete Care (Medicaid)
  • Florida Medicaid
  • United (Commercial)
  • TriCare-HMHS (Commercial)
  • Aetna (Commercial)
  • Molina (Medicaid)
  • Humana (Medicaid)
  • Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids&CMS)
  • Avmed (Commercial)
  • Sunshine State/Wellcare (Medicaid&HealthyKids)
  • WPS TriCare East (Commercial)
  • Evolutions (Commercial)
  • Gulf Coast Provider Network (Commercial)
  • Cigna Health Care (Commercial)
  • Vivida Health

Patient Ratings & Comments

The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

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