Mana L. Kasongo, MD, MS, FACEP, an Emergency Medicine Physician with Crisp Regional Hospital
Get to know Emergency Medicine Physician, Dr. Mana Lumumba-Kasongo, who serves patients in Cordele, Georgia
A seasoned board-certified emergency medicine physician, Dr. Kasongo is an attending physician at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia. She additionally maintains hospital privileges at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia. Dr. Kasongo’s clinical interest lies with emergency health care issues and women’s health.
Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now Zaire, Dr. Kasongo relocated to the United States, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies (1993) at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, as well as a Master of Science degree in Journalism (1996) at Columbia University in New York. She then proceeded to complete her medical degree at Rush University Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, in 2002. Drawn to the high standards of excellence in the field, Dr. Kasongo performed a residency in emergency medicine at New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital (2002-2006).
Subsequent to her training, Dr. Kasongo became board certified in emergency medicine with the The American Board of Emergency Medicine. ABEM is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards. Moreover, Dr. Kasongo is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Emergency medicine is the medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians continuously learn to care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages.
According to her LinkedIn Profile, “Dr. Kasongo has spent much of her adult life in the pursuit of both of her passions – medicine and journalism”. As a nationally published writer, she is interested in pursuing medical correspondence for both print and broadcast mediums. Dr. Kasongo co-founded the Black Star News, a weekly investigative newspaper in New York City, focusing on news that addresses critical issues that especially affect the African American community, including health topics. She has had articles published with ABC news, Newsweek, Real Health Magazine.
She was asked by DePaul University – her alma mater – to give the annual Martin Luther King lecture, and where she served on the advisory committee for the College of Communications from 2007-2013. She has worked as a speaker and freelance reporter for many news venues including for many news venues including Fox News 31 (Medical Correspondent), Newsy (Medical Contributor), Newsweek (My Turn Contributor), ABC News (Medical Reporter), DePaul University (Speaker), and George Washington University (Speaker). Dr. Kasongo loves to spend time with her husband and two children. She also enjoys reading historical novels, traveling, trying out new restaurants and watching movies, especially Marvel and Star Wars with the family.
Learn more about Dr. Mana L. Kasongo:
Through her findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2830476-Robert-Shapiro-Emergency-Physician, or through Crisp Regional Hospital, https://crispregional.org/physicians/mana-kasongo-md/
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