DR.Dominick Kwasi Bioh
1970-2023
Dr.Dominick Kwasi Bioh was born on October 25th,1970 in New York City.The first born and only son to Joseph Bioh and Beatrice Yeboah who themselves had newly immigrated to America from Ghana in the late 60's. Dominick spent his early years in the Bronx,where he developed a deep love for music from his parents'eclectic musical tastes and found solace in cartoons and comic books.At the age of 5,his family relocated to the bustling and lively neighborhood of Washington Heights,where he attended kindergarten at P.S.173 and earned himself a new title:Big brother to his little sister Jackie.He helped his parents as best he could and enjoyed sitting on the couch with Jackie and watching cartoons.He made many neighborhood friends,who along with him,transferred to Incarnation School where Dominick would spend the rest of his elementary and middle school years.At Incarnation, he developed an interest in storytelling and eventually joined a writing club.He even dabbled in some broadcast journalism,having taken a short interest in it after attending a program in Yonkers offered to students. Dominick's true joy came from basketball--he played on Incarnation's team for most of his elementary and middle school career.For better or worse,like most New Yorkers, the Bioh family were committed Knicks fans,and Dominick's devotion and investment in them winning a championship never wavered. As Dominick graduated from 8th grade and was about to start high school at the famed Cardinal Hayes Catholic Boys School,he gained another little sister whose name he chose:Jocelyn,nicknamed and affectionately known as "Josie."They formed a special bond as well and it was said that Josie couldn't wait to greet Dominick whenever he came home from school.In high school,Dominick focused more on his studies and started thinking seriously about becoming a doctor.He got an after-school job as a front desk attendant at a cooking class facility on the Upper East Side,while also working as a junior counselor at the local community center:Children's Arts and Sciences
Workshop(CASW)under the mentorship of Lola Gallo and Judith "Judy"Rajek.CASW was like a
second family to the Biohs as all the children were deeply involved with the center for
nearly 20 years.
Eventually Dominick decided to pursue his dreams of medicine and attended Syracuse
University in Syracuse, NY as a pre-med major.At Syracuse,Dominick formed deep
friendships that,unbeknownst to him,would turn into lifelong bonds.Like any college
student,he worked hard while also developing a fun and active social life. After a week
of hard studying,Dom loved unwinding to some house and hip hop music at a college party
or attending a basketball game of his beloved Syracuse Orangemen (now Orange.)His hard
work paid off and upon receiving his Pre-Med degree,he immediately enrolled into
Georgetown University School of Medicine.
At Georgetown,Dominick committed his time to his education,now zeroing in on his chosen
specialty,Internal Medicine.He studied hard and put in many,many long clinical hours.His
mother Beatrice says that during that time she was always concerned about how little he
slept and ate and was known to bring him large Tupperware
ontainers of her famed red rice and potato salad -which were favorites of
his.Miraculously,despite his grueling schedule,Dominick fulfilled a goal of his from
undergrad: becoming a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.He remained a loyal and
devoted brother until his untimely passing.Anyone who knows Dominick will tell you that
some of his deepest friendships were formed with his fraternity brothers.He truly loved
being an Alpha Man.
Upon graduating from Georgetown,Dominick decided to return home to New York City for his
residency where he worked at Mount Sinai Hospital.True to form,Dominick was an
incredibly hard worker,eventually earning the prestigious title of Chief Resident at
Mount Sinai,making history as the first Black person to ever hold that title at Mount
Sinai.He developed amazing relationships with the staff and became incredibly devoted to
them and their mission,with all of his eventual practices being connected to Mount Sinai
for over 20 years.
Dominick's greatest life shift came towards the end of his residency when he was set up
by friends who said they knew "the perfect lady for him;"a funny,beautiful,
charismatic,and smart elementary school teacher from