Jessica Ramos Codjoe, MD, MHA, FAAFP

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Get to know Family Practitioner Dr. Jessica Ramos Codjoe, who serves patients in Flemington, New Jersey. 

Dr. Codjoe, a board-certified family practitioner, currently holds the position of Chief Medical Officer at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey. 

She is widely recognized for her adeptness in fostering relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders, thereby facilitating a unified approach towards delivering exceptional, patient-centric care. Through her networking skills, Dr. Codjoe seamlessly integrates hospital executives, medical and nursing staff, and business teams, harnessing their collective resources towards achieving common goals and implementing key initiatives that span across various service lines and locations.

Drawing upon her extensive expertise spanning all facets of hospital operations, Dr. Codjoe spearheads the formulation of long-term strategies aimed at enhancing communication channels (provider to provider, site to site, and provider to patient), decreasing time to admission, reducing excess inpatient days, and ensuring patients receive optimal treatment from the outset. A key part of her approach is raising visibility of key metrics through the use of dashboards and whiteboards, highlighting key performance indicators, and incorporating interdisciplinary rounding sessions that bridge morning and afternoon shifts.

Through her efforts to optimize patient flow, Dr. Codjoe enhances bed availability, thereby bolstering the healthcare facility’s capacity to manage surges in demand. This, in turn, not only contributes to revenue growth but also fortifies the institution’s ability to cater to the needs of the community. Moreover, Dr. Codjoe demonstrates a keen financial acumen, collaborating closely with finance teams to improve revenue cycle management processes and decrease instances of insurance denials.

Her impressive educational background encompasses a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Seton Hall University (cum laude), a Master of Science Degree in Healthcare Administration from Boston College – Woods College of Advancing Studies, a Medical Degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and a residency in family medicine within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania.

Board certified in family medicine, Dr. Codjoe is recognized as a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). The ABFM is a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties. Dr. Awan is fluent in English, Spanish, and Romanian.

As a holder of fellowship status, Dr. Codjoe is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP).

Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary care physician, is named a family physician.

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