IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr. Afua Owusua Darkwah Abrahams
MBChB, FWACP, FGCPS.
Lecturer/Head of Pathology Department
aodabrahams@ug.edu.gh | +233-244-163226 |
Education
- BSc Medical Sciences and MBChB, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana (2002) ·
- MWACP (Lab. Medicine, 2007), West African College of Physicians ·
- FWACP (Lab. Medicine, 2010), West African College of Physicians ·
- Cert. (Health Administration and Management, 2012), GIMPA
- FGCPS (Lab. Medicine, 2016), Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Board Certifications
- Certified, Ghana Medical and Dental Council (MDC/RN 5222)
Research Interest
My research interests focus on presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and treatment outcomes of malignant neoplasms, especially of the prostate.
Current projects
1. Men of African Descent and Cancer of the Prostate (MADCaP) project
2. Identification & Validation of a Biomarker Signature that can improve Predictability of Aggressive Disease in Men of African Descent with Prostate Cancer
Selected Publications
1. Osei-Yeboah C, Neequaye J, Bulley H, Darkwah A.(2007) Osteomyelitis of the frontal bone. Ghana Med J, 41(2), 88-90. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v41i2.55309. PMID: 17925849
2. Abrahams A.D, Mensah J.E, Tettey Y. (2015) Prostate Cancer diagnostic methods in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 4(2), 51-54.
3. Dei-Adomakoh YA, Quartey EV, Segbefia CI, Amedonu E, Abrahams AD, Acquaye JK. (2017) Subtypes and treatment outcomes of adolescent and adult Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in a resource poor setting. jhor, 2 (3), 15-23. doi: 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1423
4. Yvonne A.Dei-Adomakoh, Leslie Quarcoopome, Afua D. Abrahams, Catherine I. Segbefia and Dzifa I. Dey (2018) Sjögren's and Plasma Cell Variant Castleman Disease- A Case Report. Ghana Med J, 52(3), 61-65. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v52i1.9. PMID: 30013261.
5. Francis A. Asamoah, Joel Yarney, Shivanshu Awasthi, Verna Vanderpuye, Puja S. Venkat, Angelina K. Fink, Arash O. Naghavi, Afua Abrahams, James E. Mensah, Evans Sasu, Samuel N.A. Tagoe, Peter A.S. Johnstone, and Kosj Yamoah (2018). Contemporary Radiation Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Ghanaian Experience. J Glob Oncol 4, 1-13. doi: 10.1200/JGO.17.00234. PMID: 30085846
6. Francis A. Asamoah, Joel Yarney, Shivanshu Awasthi, Verna Vanderpuye, Mary A. Dadzie, Angelina Fink, Arash O. Naghavi, Afua Abrahams, James E. Mensah, Evans Sasu, Samuel N. Tagoe, Jasreman Dhillon, Peter A.S. Johnstone, Kosj Yamoah. (2019) Definitive Radiation Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Patients A Cross-Continental Comparative Study. Am J Clin Oncol 42 (12), 937–944. doi:10.1097/COC.0000000000000589. PMID: 31584456. 7.
7. Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, Ato A Brown, Abigail Derkyi-Kwarteng, Eric Gyan, Kafui P. Akakpo and Afua Abrahams (2019). Benign Proliferative Breast Disease: A Histopathological Review of Cases at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. JAMMR 31(11), 1-5. doi: 10.9734/JAMMR/2019/V31I1130335
8. Maxine Harlemon, Olabode Ajayi, Paidamoyo Kachambwa, Michelle S. Kim, Corinne N. Simonti, Melanie H. Quiver, Desiree C. Petersen, Anuradra Mittal, Pedro Fernandez, Ann Hsing, Shakuntala Baichoo, Ilir Agalliu, Mohamed Jalloh, Serigne M. Gueye, Nana Yaa Snyper, Ben Adusei, James E. Mensah, Afua O. D. Abrahams, Akindele O. Adebiyi, Akin Orunmuyi, Oseremen I. Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Maxwell M. Nwegbu, Maureen Joffee, Wenglong C. Chen, Hayley Irusen, Alfred I. Neugut, Yuri Quintana, Moleboheng Seutloali, Mayowa B Fadipe, Christopher Warren, Marcos H. Woehrmann, Peng Zhang, Chrissie M Ongaco, Michelle Mawhinney Jo McBride, Caroline V Andrews, Marcia Adams, Elizabeth Pugh, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Lindsay N Petersen, and Joseph Lachance. (2020). A custom genotyping array reveals population-level heterogeneity for the genetic risks of prostate cancer and other cancers in Africa. May 11, 2020 Cancer Res. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-2165. PMID: 32393663
2. Abrahams A.D, Mensah J.E, Tettey Y. (2015) Prostate Cancer diagnostic methods in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 4(2), 51-54.
3. Dei-Adomakoh YA, Quartey EV, Segbefia CI, Amedonu E, Abrahams AD, Acquaye JK. (2017) Subtypes and treatment outcomes of adolescent and adult Non Hodgkin Lymphoma in a resource poor setting. jhor, 2 (3), 15-23. doi: 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-17-1423
4. Yvonne A.Dei-Adomakoh, Leslie Quarcoopome, Afua D. Abrahams, Catherine I. Segbefia and Dzifa I. Dey (2018) Sjögren's and Plasma Cell Variant Castleman Disease- A Case Report. Ghana Med J, 52(3), 61-65. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v52i1.9. PMID: 30013261.
5. Francis A. Asamoah, Joel Yarney, Shivanshu Awasthi, Verna Vanderpuye, Puja S. Venkat, Angelina K. Fink, Arash O. Naghavi, Afua Abrahams, James E. Mensah, Evans Sasu, Samuel N.A. Tagoe, Peter A.S. Johnstone, and Kosj Yamoah (2018). Contemporary Radiation Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Ghanaian Experience. J Glob Oncol 4, 1-13. doi: 10.1200/JGO.17.00234. PMID: 30085846
6. Francis A. Asamoah, Joel Yarney, Shivanshu Awasthi, Verna Vanderpuye, Mary A. Dadzie, Angelina Fink, Arash O. Naghavi, Afua Abrahams, James E. Mensah, Evans Sasu, Samuel N. Tagoe, Jasreman Dhillon, Peter A.S. Johnstone, Kosj Yamoah. (2019) Definitive Radiation Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Patients A Cross-Continental Comparative Study. Am J Clin Oncol 42 (12), 937–944. doi:10.1097/COC.0000000000000589. PMID: 31584456. 7.
7. Leonard Derkyi-Kwarteng, Ato A Brown, Abigail Derkyi-Kwarteng, Eric Gyan, Kafui P. Akakpo and Afua Abrahams (2019). Benign Proliferative Breast Disease: A Histopathological Review of Cases at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. JAMMR 31(11), 1-5. doi: 10.9734/JAMMR/2019/V31I1130335
8. Maxine Harlemon, Olabode Ajayi, Paidamoyo Kachambwa, Michelle S. Kim, Corinne N. Simonti, Melanie H. Quiver, Desiree C. Petersen, Anuradra Mittal, Pedro Fernandez, Ann Hsing, Shakuntala Baichoo, Ilir Agalliu, Mohamed Jalloh, Serigne M. Gueye, Nana Yaa Snyper, Ben Adusei, James E. Mensah, Afua O. D. Abrahams, Akindele O. Adebiyi, Akin Orunmuyi, Oseremen I. Aisuodionoe-Shadrach, Maxwell M. Nwegbu, Maureen Joffee, Wenglong C. Chen, Hayley Irusen, Alfred I. Neugut, Yuri Quintana, Moleboheng Seutloali, Mayowa B Fadipe, Christopher Warren, Marcos H. Woehrmann, Peng Zhang, Chrissie M Ongaco, Michelle Mawhinney Jo McBride, Caroline V Andrews, Marcia Adams, Elizabeth Pugh, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Lindsay N Petersen, and Joseph Lachance. (2020). A custom genotyping array reveals population-level heterogeneity for the genetic risks of prostate cancer and other cancers in Africa. May 11, 2020 Cancer Res. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-2165. PMID: 32393663