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NAME
POSITION TITLE
Seffah, Joseph D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Obst/Gynae, UGMS
Deputy Provost, College of Health Sciences,
University of Ghana
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login)
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and
residency training if applicable.)
DEGREE
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
MM/YY
FIELD OF STUDY
(if applicable)
Prempeh College
University of Ghana Medical School (UGMS)
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Geneva University-Switzerland
GLOSTRUP Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Galilee International Institute, ISRAEL
Certificates
(A/O)
MB ChB
June,1976
May,1982
Medicine
Fellow of West African
College of Surgeons
Reproductive Medicine
and Biology
FWACS
Oct,1994
Certificate
Sept,1999
Undergradu
ate, elective
Fellowship
attachment
Visiting
professor
May/June
1981
MayAug,1993
July,2009
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
certificate
Jan,2012
International Health
Management Course
Surgery
Obstetrics and
Gynaecology
A. Personal Statement
I have been a medical practitioner since 1982 when I graduated from the University of Ghana Medical School.
After specializing in Obstetrics/Gynecology in 1994, I have continued to work at the Korle Bu Teaching hospital
in Accra, and have, in addition, joined the faculty of the University of Ghana Medical School since 1997.
Currently, I am an associate professor in the medical school . As medical school faculty, I am involved in
clinical practice, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and conducting research. My research
interests have been in the areas of ultrasonography, fetal monitoring and women’s health. I have gained a lot
of experience through attachment programs at the Departments of Obs/Gyn in Johns Hopkins University, the
University of Michigan, Geneva University in Switzerland, and the Glostrup Hospital in Denmark.
I have 40 peer reviewed journal papers to my credit and have also coauthored one handbook in Gynecology
and contributed several book chapters. I am the Editor in Chief of the Postgraduate Journal of Ghana, and a
frequent reviewer of some international journals such as the International J. of Gynecology and Obstetrics and
the Ghana Medical Journal.
I have mentored many undergraduate and postgraduate students – Ghanaians and foreigners including the
MHIRT project trainees. I enjoy assisting undergraduate and postgraduate students in carrying out research
in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
B. Positions and Honors
1982-1983
Housemanship in General Surgery and Paediatrics, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
1984-1988
Medical Officer, Tetteh Quarshie Memorial, Hospital, Mampong-Akwapim E/R
1988-1994
Postgraduate, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1996-2001
Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2001-2005
Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2005-present Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2007-2010
Vice Dean of Postgraduate Studies, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2010-2014
Deputy Provost of College of Health Sciences
2015-
Chairman of Faculty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the West African College of Surgeons.
Other Qualifications:
2004-2009
MD Research programme of the University of Ghana
Professional Memberships:
1982-present GMA (Ghana Medical Association)
1994-present SOGOG (Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ghana)
1996-present SOFIGO (Society of the Friends of International Gynaecologists and Obstetricians)
1997
Oncology Committee, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
1998-2004
IGCC, GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL (Income Generation and Consultancy Committee)
C. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
1. Adanu RM, Hill AG, Seffah JD, Darko R, Anarfi JK, Duda RB. Secular trends in menarcheal age among
Ghanaian women in Accra. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006 Aug;26(6):550-4.
2. Duda RB, Kim MP, Darko R, Adanu RM, Seffah J, Anarfi JK, Hill AG. Results of the Women's Health Study
of Accra: assessment of blood pressure in urban women. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Apr 12;117(1):115-22. Epub
2006 Aug 2.
3. Seffah JD, Kwame-Aryee RA. Emergency peripartum hysterectomy in the nulliparous patient. Int J
Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Apr;97(1):45-6. Epub 2007 Feb 21.
4. Kwame-Aryee R, Kwakye A, Seffah J. Peripartum hysterectomies at the Korle-Bu teaching hospital: a
review of 182 consecutive cases. Ghana Med J. 2007 Sep;41(3):133-8.
5. Duda RB, Jumah NA, Hill AG, Seffah J, Biritwum R. Assessment of the ideal body image of women in
Accra, Ghana. Trop Doct. 2007 Oct;37(4):241-4.
6. Hill AG, Darko R, Seffah J, Adanu RM, Anarfi JK, Duda RB. Health of urban Ghanaian women as identified
by the Women's Health Study of Accra. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Nov;99(2):150-6. Epub 2007 Jul 12.
7. Seffah JD, Adanu RM. Sonographic findings in women with complications after hysterectomy. Int J
Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 Feb;100(2):160-2. Epub 2007 Oct 25.
8. Adanu RM, Hill AG, Seffah JD, Darko R, Anarfi JK, Duda RB. Sexually transmitted infections and health
seeking behaviour among Ghanaian women in Accra. Afr J Reprod Health. 2008 Dec;12(3):151-8.
9. Seffah JD, Kwame-Aryee RA, Adanu RM, Munumi K, Awotwi EK. Indications for gynecologic surgery and
their implications for sexual function in menopausal women. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008 Dec;103(3):203-6.
Epub 2008 Sep 23.
10. Adanu RM, Seffah JD, Hill AG, Darko R, Duda RB, Anarfi JK. Contraceptive use by women in Accra,
Ghana: results from the 2003 Accra Women's Health Survey. Afr J Reprod Health. 2009 Mar;13(1):123-33.
11. Danso K, Schwandt H, Turpin C, Seffah J, Samba A, Hindin M. Preference of Ghanaian women for vaginal
or caesarean delivery postpartum. Ghana Med J. 2009 Mar;43(1):29-33.
12. Seffah JD, Adanu RM. Obstetric ultrasonography in low-income countries. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2009
Jun;52(2):250-5.
13. Adanu RM, Seffah JD, Duda R, Darko R, Hill A, Anarfi J. Clinic visits and cervical cancer screening in
Accra. Ghana Med J. 2010 Jun;44(2):59-63.
14. Duda RB, Anarfi JK, Adanu RM, Seffah J, Darko R, Hill AG. The health of the "older women" in Accra,
Ghana: results of the Women's Health Study of Accra. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2011 Sep;26 (3):299-314.
15. Adanu RM, Seffah J, Anarfi JK, Lince N, Blanchard K. Sexual and reproductive health in Accra, Ghana.
Ghana Med J. 2012 Jun;46(2):58-65.
D. Research Support (ongoing and completed for the past 3 years)
Funded or non-Funded(?)
Research Grant ( non-funded)
Seffah, J (PI)
2000-present
Foetal monitoring-antenatal and intra-partum using clinical, ultrasound and cardiotochograph
Research Grant (non-funded)
Seffah, J (PI)
2003-present
Foetal growth in women with sickle cell disease
Research Grant ( Korle Bu Teaching Hosp/Ghana Government Project)
2004-2010
Prevention of Maternal to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Role: Consultant in charge at Dept of Obs/Gyn
Research Grant (funded by Univ of Michigan)
Sleep disorders in pregnant women with hypertension
A collaborative study with the University of Michigan, USA
Seffah, J 2010-present
Research Grant ( funded by Univ of Michigan)
Seffah, J. Anderson F (PI)
Cardiotochographic findings in high risk pregnancies: hypertension, diabetes, sickle cell disorders.