Miranda K. Nortey, DO is a Board-Certified Pediatrician, educator and emerging thought leader committed to transforming healthcare by expanding access and empowering underrepresented students. As a first-generation Ghanaian American from New York, she brings a powerful blend of lived experience, cultural humility and strategic insight to her work.

Dr. Nortey earned her degree in Biological Sciences from Binghamton University and later became a first-generation medical graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). She completed her Pediatric residency at Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, GA, where she continues to practice as an Attending. 

With more than a decade of student advocacy and leadership experience including roles within the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), student recruitment and admissions support at PCOM/MSM and global educational outreach in Ghana, West-Africa, Dr. Nortey has become a passionate voice for diversity in healthcare. Her leadership has been recognized through awards such as the Sherry R. Arnstein Award and the President’s Leadership in Diversity Award.

As the founder of MKN Mentoring, her mission is to motivate, inspire and transform the next generation of healthcare leaders. One student, one program and one community at a time.