IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Prof. Joe Nat Clegg-Lamptey
MB. ChB, FRCS, FWACS, FGCS, FICS. CBA
Professor, Department of Surgery, UGMS
clegglamptey@ug.edu.gh | 0244381657 |
Education
- MB ChB. University of Ghana (1982)
- FRCS. Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, UK (1992)
- FWACS. West African College of Surgeons (2004)
- FGCS. Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (2005)
- FICS. International College of Surgeons (2016)
- CBA. GIMPA, Accra- Ghana (GIMPA, 2007)
Board Certifications
- Certified, Ghana Medical and Dental Council
Research Interest
My research interests focus on Breast Cancer, The Vermiform Appendix and Pain
Selected Publications
1. Nsaful J, Dakubo JC, Tetteh-Nartey ET, Clegg-Lamptey JN. The effect of neutropenia on the delivery of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2020 Mar; 9 (1): 2-7
2. Tagoe EA, Dwamena-Akoto E, Nsaful J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Quaye O. High atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular risk factors among Ghanaian Breast Cancer Patients. Exp Biol Med.
3. Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. COVID Surg Collaborative.Br J Surg. 2020 May 12:10.1002/bjs.11746. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11746. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3239584
4. Figueroa JD, Lynn BCD, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Adjei E, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Yarney J, Nyarko K, Wiafe-Addai B, Awuah B, Duggan M, Ahearn T, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA: Ghana Breast Health Study Team. Reproductive factors and risk of Breast Cancer by Tumor Subtypes among Ghanaian Women: A Population-based Case-control Study. Int J Cancer. 2020 Feb 18.
5. Clegg-Lamptey JNA, Vanderpuye V, Dedey F. Late Presentation of Breast Cancer in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (Review article). Curr Breast Cancer Rep (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-019-00312-8
6. Clegg-Lamptey J. Breast cancer is curable (Editorial). Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2019; 8(1):1
7. Nyante SJ, Biritwum R, Figueroa J, Graubard B, Awuah B, Addai BW, Yarney J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Wiafe S, Oppong J, Boakye I, Brotzman M, Adjei R, Afriyie LT, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA. Recruiting population controls for case-control studies in sub-Saharan Africa: The Ghana Breast Health Study. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 16;14(4
8. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051.
9. Nsaful J, Umuago R, Dedey F, Adjei F, Clegg-Lamptey JNA. An audit of the informed consent process at the surgical department of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2018; 7(1):24-8
10. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study. World J Surg. 2018 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4624-8.
11. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Feb 13. pii: S1473-3099(18)30101-4. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4.
12. Brinton LA, Figueroa JD, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Thistle JE, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Dedey F, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Wiafe-Addai B, Vanderpuye V. Skin Lighteners and Hair Relaxers as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Results from the Ghana Breast Health Study. Carcinogenesis. 2018 Jan 6.
13. Clegg-Lamptey JNA. Operative laparoscopy (Editorial). Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2017; 6(2):69
14. Tagoe EA, Arko-Boham B, Adjorogbe B, Aryee NA, Quaye O, Adadey SM, Clegg-Lamptey JN. Glutathione S-Transferase T1 and M1 Gene Polymorphisms among breast cancer susceptible Ghanaian. Clin Invest. (Lond.) 2017; 7(3): 119-125
15. Bediako-Bowan AA, Obeng Adjei G, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Naaeder SB. The burden and characteristics of peripheral arterial disease in patients undergoing amputation in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Ghana Med J. 2017; 51(3):108-114. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v51i3.3
2. Tagoe EA, Dwamena-Akoto E, Nsaful J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Quaye O. High atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular risk factors among Ghanaian Breast Cancer Patients. Exp Biol Med.
3. Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans. COVID Surg Collaborative.Br J Surg. 2020 May 12:10.1002/bjs.11746. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11746. Online ahead of print. PMID: 3239584
4. Figueroa JD, Lynn BCD, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Adjei E, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Yarney J, Nyarko K, Wiafe-Addai B, Awuah B, Duggan M, Ahearn T, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA: Ghana Breast Health Study Team. Reproductive factors and risk of Breast Cancer by Tumor Subtypes among Ghanaian Women: A Population-based Case-control Study. Int J Cancer. 2020 Feb 18.
5. Clegg-Lamptey JNA, Vanderpuye V, Dedey F. Late Presentation of Breast Cancer in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries (Review article). Curr Breast Cancer Rep (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-019-00312-8
6. Clegg-Lamptey J. Breast cancer is curable (Editorial). Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2019; 8(1):1
7. Nyante SJ, Biritwum R, Figueroa J, Graubard B, Awuah B, Addai BW, Yarney J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Wiafe S, Oppong J, Boakye I, Brotzman M, Adjei R, Afriyie LT, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA. Recruiting population controls for case-control studies in sub-Saharan Africa: The Ghana Breast Health Study. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 16;14(4
8. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Pooled analysis of WHO Surgical Safety Checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(2):e103-e112. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11051.
9. Nsaful J, Umuago R, Dedey F, Adjei F, Clegg-Lamptey JNA. An audit of the informed consent process at the surgical department of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2018; 7(1):24-8
10. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study. World J Surg. 2018 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4624-8.
11. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Surgical site infection after gastrointestinal surgery in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries: a prospective, international, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Feb 13. pii: S1473-3099(18)30101-4. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30101-4.
12. Brinton LA, Figueroa JD, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Thistle JE, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Dedey F, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Wiafe-Addai B, Vanderpuye V. Skin Lighteners and Hair Relaxers as Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Results from the Ghana Breast Health Study. Carcinogenesis. 2018 Jan 6.
13. Clegg-Lamptey JNA. Operative laparoscopy (Editorial). Postgrad Med J Ghana. 2017; 6(2):69
14. Tagoe EA, Arko-Boham B, Adjorogbe B, Aryee NA, Quaye O, Adadey SM, Clegg-Lamptey JN. Glutathione S-Transferase T1 and M1 Gene Polymorphisms among breast cancer susceptible Ghanaian. Clin Invest. (Lond.) 2017; 7(3): 119-125
15. Bediako-Bowan AA, Obeng Adjei G, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Naaeder SB. The burden and characteristics of peripheral arterial disease in patients undergoing amputation in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. Ghana Med J. 2017; 51(3):108-114. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v51i3.3