Directorates
Various Directorates of the Hospital
DIRECTORATE OF SURGERY
Dr. Joseph Kwaku Oppong
Head of Directorate
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Directorate is also accredited by the Ghana and West Africa Postgraduate Medical Colleges and the Ghana Postgraduate Nursing College for the training of resident doctors (both Membership and Fellowship) and nurses in surgery. It is mandated to undertake the following services:
- Provision of specialist surgery care
- Training undergraduate medical student and postgraduates in surgery
- Conducting research
The mission of the directorate is to provide the best quality surgical care through skills and capacity improvement of all our health personnel and a vision to provide the best patient – friendly surgical acre comparable to any international standard in line with the vision of the hospital “to become a medical centre of excellence”.
STRUCTURE AND ORGANOGRAM OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
The Directorate is managed by a 6-member Management Team comprising the Head, Lead Clinician, Nurse Manager, Pharmacy Manager, Business Manager and the Accountant.
| Office | Officer |
| Head of Directorate | Dr. Joseph Kwaku Oppong |
| Lead Clinician | Dr Charles Dally |
| Nurse Manager | Mrs. Dorothy Yeboah |
| Pharmacy Manager | Mr Anthony King |
| Business Manager | Mr. Emmanuel Aboagye |
| Accountant | Mr. Eric Opoku Oware |
| Academic Head | Prof Christain Gyasi Sarpong |
Our specialties include
- General Surgery
- Paediatric Surgery
- Neuro Surgery
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Genito Urinary Surgery
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Other Units
- Breast Care Centre
- Main Theatre
- Pharmacy
- Administration/Accounts
- BICU (Burns Intensive Care Unit)
- Endoscopy and Ultra sound Unit
The Directorate runs specialist services at CR 9.
Special Diagnostic Services
- Ultrasound
- Endoscopy
MEETINGS
Directorate meetings are held on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 8am – 9.30am to take stock of activities and plan ahead. In addition to this, special meetings are organized as and when it is necessary.
COLLABORATIONS
The Directorate currently has active collaborations with the following partners in the areas of research and service:
- The Directorate is working with the following institutions:
- Children Surgery International in cleft lips and palate
- International Volunteers in Urology (IVUmed) on Hypospadias hermaphrodites etc
- Interplast Education Team (USA)
- RESTORE California USA
- Belgium Halst Cardiovascular Institute
- China (Guandong Cardiovascular Institute) Adult and Pediatric Open Heart Surgeries and pacemaker Implantation
- Boston Children’s Hospital USA (Harvard University)-Open Heart Surgeries
- Cardio-start International ( USA), Adult Open Heart Surgery and Pacemaker Implantation
- KATH Surgical Directorate Breast Care Centre and Henry Ford Health Systems
- KATH Surgical Directorate and Klinikum Rechts Dar Isar. University of Munich, Germany
CONTACT
HOD’s Office: 03220-22301 EXT 1043
E-mail: surgerykathsms@gmail.com
