AREA OF INTEREST

• Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Thyroid Disease
• Steroid Endocrinology

AREA OF SPECIALTY

• Clinical Biochemistry
• Metabolic Diseases
• Steroid and Thyroid Endocrinology

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Metabolic Pathologies
• Thyroid disease
• Diabetes mellitus

INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

• Adisadel College, Cape Coast: 1969-1976
• Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi: 1976-1983
• University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, 1987-1988
• University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt February-March, 1993
• Royal Postgraduate Medical School (RPMS) Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK: April-October 1995
• University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Dec 1995-Jan 2000

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc Human Biology, MB ChB (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana)
• MSc Clinical Biochemistry (University of Leeds, Leeds, UK)
• PhD Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (University of Leeds, Leeds, UK)
• FGCP Laboratory Medicine (Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana)

EMPLOYMENT & POSITION HELD/HOLD

• School Examination Officer
• External Examiner: BSc Human Biology Part III Resit Examination 22 Sept 2000
• Head of Department (Molecular Medicine) 2000-2002, 2011-2013
• Co-ordinator Postgraduate Studies 2002-2004
• Departmental Examination Officer: October 2006
• Member: Committee to Investigate Alleged Examination Misconduct Aug-Sept 2011
• Member: Committee to Investigate Purchase of Microtomes for Department of Anatomy Nov 2011
• Head: Molecular Biochemistry Unit, KATH, Sept 2013 till date
• Chairman Departmental Curriculum Review Committee
• Ag Head; Directorate of Diagnostics, KATH, Kumasi Oct 2014-Jan 2015
• Chairman SMS Tender Opening and Evaluation Committee: Aug 2014 till date
• Member SMS Library Committee, 2014 till date
• Member Faculty Board: Ghana College of Physicians (Laboratory Medicine)
• Member Technical Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials (TAC-CT) FDA 2012 till date
• Member Directorate Management Team, Directorate of Diagnostics, KATH, Kumasi, 2013 till date
• Chair, Equipment Policy Committee, KATH
• Member; SMS Admission Interview Committee 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016
• Member: Performance Improvement Committee, KATH, Aug-Sept 2014
• Member: School Management Committee, Central Charismatic Baptist School, Gyinyase, Kumasi 2014 till date
• Research assistant: Water Resources Research Institute, CSIR, Accra, Long Vac 1970
• Stores Clerk: Ghana Fire Service, Light House Depot, James Town, Accra, Long Vac1970
• Clerk: State Insurance Corporation, Headquaters, Tudu, Accra, Long Vac 1974
• Clerk: Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning, Ministries, Accra, Long Vac 1976
• Sales Assistant: Glamour Stores, Accra Central, Accra Long Vac 1976
• House Officer: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Jan-Dec 1984
• Medical Officer: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Jan-Dec 1985
• Senior Medical Officer: Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Jan 1986-Oct 1987
• Lecturer/ Senior Medical Officer: SMS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital December 1989
• Lecturer/ Specialist: SMS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital December
• Lecturer/ Senior Specialist: SMS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital December
• Senior Lecturer/ Senior Specialist: SMS, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital December

ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

• Ghana Medical Association: 1984 till date
• Ghana Universities Teachers Association (UTAG) 1989 till date
• Member Ghana College of Physicians (Laboratory Medicine) 2005 till date
• Member American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) 2003 till date

HONOURS, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• British Council Scholarship to study Chemical Pathology in the UK: 1987
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Fellowship to study Nuclear Medicine at University of Cairo: 1993
• IAEA Fellowship to produce monoclonal antibodies for radio immuno assays: Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London 1995
• Commonwealth Scholarship to do a Research degree at the University of Leeds 1996-2000
• Facilitated the recruitment of three new high caliber Lecturers during my last term in office as Head of Department which has drastically transformed the Department
• Appointed to the Technical Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials (TACCT) of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) Ghana
• Led a team to draft the first ever Equipment Policy for the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
• Appointed as a member to the first ever Hospital Improvement Committee of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi
• Voted best lecturer in Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology by MB ChB graduating class of 2013
• Voted best lecturer in Molecular Medicine by MB ChB graduating class of 2015

PROFESSIONAL / TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• BSc Human Biology: Haem metabolism, Oxygen carriers, Haemoglobinopathies, Thalassaemias, Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, Structural proteins, Visual cycle
• MB ChB, BPharm, BSc Med Lab Tech: Acid/Base balance, GI Tract, Calcium Magnesium, Phosphate, Biochemical haematology, Thyroid function, Adrenal cortex, Gonads
• MSc Chemical Pathology: Acid/Base balance, Gastro Intestinal Tract, Calcium Magnesium Phosphate, Biochemical haematology, Thyroid function, Adrenal cortex, Gonads

PUBLICATIONS

• Owusu Isaac K., Aryee C, Owiredu William K.B.A., Osei-Yeboah James Owusu-Dabo Ellis, Laing Edwin F. (2015): Analysis of Atherogenic and Anthropometric Profiles of Normotensive and Hypertensive Ghanaians in the Kumasi Metropolis. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research 6( ):
• Singh S, Laing EF, Owiredu WKBA, Singh A, Annamalai A (2013): A study of the efficacy of cardiac antidysrhythmic drugs in attenuating haemodynamic responses in Laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in the black population. Journal of Anesthesiology 1(1): 1-8
• Singh S, Laing EF, Owiredu WKBA, Singh A (2013): Comparison of esmolol and lidocaine for attenuation of cardiovascular stress response to laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in Ghanaian population. Anesthesia: Essay and Researches 7: 83-88
• Singh S, Laing EF, Owiredu WKBA, Singh A (2012): Attenuation of cardiovascular response by β-blocker esmolol during laryngoscopy and intubation. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences. 1(4): 27-33
• Owiredu, WKBA., Ephraim RKE, Eghan BA, Amidu N, Laing EF (2012): Relationship between parathyroid hormone and electrolytes in chronic kidney disease. E3 Journal of Medical Research 1(8): 0103-0111
• Sakyi AS, Laing EF, Ephraim RK, Asibey OF, Sadique OK (2015) Evaluation of Analytical Errors in a Clinical Chemistry Laboratory: A 3 Year Experience. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research 5 (1)
• P. Nsiah, E. F. Laing, B. A Eghan: Absolute total fat is more associated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk than central adiposity in Sub-Saharan subjects Diabetic Diabetic Medicine (Diabetes UK) March 2011 Vol 28 supplement 1 (pp 60)
• M.T. Agyei-Frempong, R.A. Ngala, E.F. Laing, W.K. B.A Owiredu and F.A. Yeboah: Electrolyte monitoring in the management of essential hypertension: Journal of the Ghana Science Association, Volume 2 number 1, 2000
• R.A. Ngala, M.T. Frempong, E.F. Laing, W.K. B.A Owiredu and F.A. Yeboah Lipid lowering among treated hypertensives in a Ghanaian population Journal of the Ghana Science Association, Volume 3 number 2, 2001
• C.A. Turpin, L. Ahenkorah, W.K. B.A Owiredu, E.F. Laing and N. Amidu The Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among Ghanaian Pregnancy- Induced Hypertensive Patients Using the World Health Organisation and the National Cholesterol Education Program III Criteria. Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 8 number 5: 443-451, 1st August 2008
• L. Ahenkorah, W.K. B.A. Owiredu, E.F. Laing, N. Amidu and C. A. Turpin Lipid Profile and Lipid Peroxidation among Ghanaian Pregnancy-Induced Hypertensives. Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 8 number 8: 691-698, 15th December 2008
• Richard K.D. Ephraim, William K.B.A. Owiredu, Edwin F. Laing, Nafiu Amidu, Benjamin A. Eghan Jnr and Linda Ahenkorah Anaemia as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Journal of Medical Sciences Volume 8 number 8: 707-714, 15th December, 2008
• E Woode, N Amidu, William K.B.A. Owiredu, E. Boakye-Gyasi, E. F. Laing, C. Ansah and M. Duwiejua Anxiogenic-like Effects of a Root Extract of Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre in Murine Behavioural Models. Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology volume 4 number 3: 91-106, 2009
• W.K.B.A. Owiredu, L. Ahenkorah, N. Amidu, C.A. Turpin, E. F. Laing, (2010). Seasonal variation in the occurrence of Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension – A Ghanaian study. Journal of Ghana Science Association, 12(1): 48-58.
• Owiredu WKBA, Ephraim RKD, Eghan Jnr BA., Amidu N, Laing EF (2012): Metabolic syndrome among Ghanaian patients presenting with Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 1(3): 1-12.
• Owiredu WKBA, Ahenkorah L, Turpin CA, Amidu N, Laing EF (2012): Putative risk factors of Pregnancy-Induced hypertension among Ghanaian Pregnant women. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 1(3): 62-76
• Owiredu WKBA, Osei-Yeboah J, Amidu N, Laing EF (2012): Residual Risk of Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus through Blood Transfusion in Ghana: Evaluation of the performance of Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 1(2): 17-28
• Owiredu WKBA, Ephraim RKD, Amidu N, Eghan Jnr BA, Laing EF (2012): Oxidative stress among Ghanaian patients presenting with Chronic Kidney Disease. Journal of Medical and Biomedical Sciences 1(1): 28-37