Area of Interest

• Reconstructive surgery for traumatic and burn injuries; repair of congenital defects

Area of Specialty

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Reseach Interest

• Congenital anomalies of the limbs
• Cleft, Lip and Palate
• Buruli Ulcer Disease
• Burn Injuries and Complications
• Malignant Skin Tumours

Institutions Attended

• Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
• University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu, Accra
• School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences and Technology, Kumasi
• St. Peter’s Secondary School, Nkwatia - Kwahu

Qualifications

• BSc.
• MBChB
• FWACS
• FGCS

Employment & Position Held/Hold

• Senior Medical Officer – 1/09/93 MoH, Ghana
• Principal Medical Officer – 1/02/02 MoH, Ghana
• Surgical Specialist – 1/09/03 Korle Bu, Accra
• Lecturer – 1/07/05 KNUST
• Senior Lecturer – 1/10/11 KNUST
• Lead Clinician, Department of Surgery 11/7/12 To 1/7/14
• Clinical Co-Ordinator, Undergraduate Program in Surgery
• Clinical Co-Ordinator, Postgraduate Program in Surgery Since 2010
• Head, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit – 2012 to Date

Associations/Affiliations

• West African Association of Plastics Surgeons, Member
• Pan African Burn Association, Vice President
• Ghana Burn Association, Vice President
• Ghana Burn Survivors Association, Chairman

Honours,Awards & Achievements

• Elected Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Surgeons, 2005
• Surgical Specialist, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, in 2003
• Chief Surgical Resident, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 2001
• Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Since 2002

Professional/Teaching Experience

• Lecturer in Surgery 1/7/15 – 1/10/11
• Senior Lecturer 1/10/11 to Date
• Visiting Lecturer, School of Medical and Health Sciences, UDS, Tamale
• Examiner in Plastic Surgery, West African College of Surgeons Since 2012
• Examiner, MBCHB Final, UDS, Tamale

Publications

• XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM IN GHANAIANS: A REPORT OF THREE CASES AND REVIEW OF LITERATIVE. WEST AFRICAN J. MED. 33 (1) 2014: 82-85 
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• ADU E. J.K.MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS OF MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS DISEASE: A THREE YEAR REVIEW INT. J. MYCOB 2 (2013) 206-210 
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• ADU E. J.K. TUMOURS OF THE SCALP: A REVIEW OF TEN CASES J US – CHINA MED. SCI 10(1-2) 2013: 57 – 62 
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• ADU E.J.K. MANAGEMENT OF HAND INJURIES: A SIX-YEAR EXPERIENCE FROM KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL, KUMASI, GHANA POSTGRADUATE MED. J. GHANA 2(2) 2013:68-73 
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• ADU E.J.K. OVERGROWTH OF THE LIMBS; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 21 GHANAIAN PATIENTS NIGERIAN J PLAST SURG 8 (1) 2012:6-10 
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• ADU EJK, AMPADU E, ACHEAMPONG D. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF BURULI ULCER DISEASE: A FOUR YEAR EXPERIENCE FROM FOUR ENDOMIC DISTRICTS GHANA MED. J. 45(1) 2011:4-9 
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• Miyawaki, Takeshi, et al. "Multicenter study of wound healing in neurofibromatosis and neurofibroma." Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 18.5 (2007): 1008-1011. 
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