“Often times, health is a skill — not a state you either have or don’t, but something you can train.”
Dr. Raphael Kwaku Finn is a board-certified internist and cardiologist — and a lifelong athlete. He started practicing Jiu Jitsu at age 6, driven by a fascination with how the human body works. His path into medicine was shaped not just by performance, but by a desire to understand healing on a deeper level.
- Board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine and Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine, Longevity & Health Strategy
- Cardiovascular Performance Diagnostics & Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Electrophysiology
- Coaching, Mindset & Physical Self-Efficacy
- Founding & Leadership of Health Projects
- Charité (CVK), Berlin
- Charité (CVK), Berlin
- DRK Clinics Berlin Westend
- National Cardiothoracic Centre, Accra (Ghana)
- German Armed Forces Hospital Berlin
Why prevention – and why YEARS?
“As a cardiologist, I treated heart attacks. By the time patients arrived, they were already in crisis. We brought them back from the brink — but it was often too late to truly guide their health.
At YEARS, I finally found what I had been looking for: space, structure, and science to support people before things go wrong. That’s real medicine to me: proactive, evidence-based, and human.”
What do you wish more people understood about health?
“That it’s not black or white. You’re not just healthy or unhealthy — it’s a spectrum. Just like in Jiu Jitsu, progress comes from showing up, doing the reps, and building momentum. It’s about creating a positive spiral: small actions → small wins → long-term change.”
One thing you've learned from your patients?
“Movement is medicine. I’ve seen 80-year-olds full of life — not by chance, but because they never stopped moving. That stuck with me. Now I make sure to always hit my personal ‘minimum dose’ of movement each day — no matter what.
Find your minimum. Build your habits. Let them carry you forward."
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