Prof. Pius Thomas Kumah Agbenorku

Associate Professor


Dept: Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Department of Surgery
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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Research Areas/Interests

Breast developmental anomalies Optimization of early breast malignancy detection and treatment Orofacial clefts: incidence, management deficiencies, ...~more

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Positions Held & Hold

 Positions held (with dates):                                                                                                              

Present Positions

  1. Full Member, Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF), UK, 1985 to date
  2. Member, Ghana Medical Association (GMA), 1985 to date
  3. Member, International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA), 1985 to date
  4. Member, Polish Medical Association 1989 to date
  5. Associate, State Railway Hospital Department of Surgery II, Wroclaw, Poland, 1989 to date
  6. Associate, State Railway Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery, Wroclaw, Poland, 1989 to date
  7. Member, Polish Association of Surgeons, 1990 to date
  8. Associate, St. Markus Krankenhaus Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Frankfurt, Germany, 1991 to date
  9. Associate, Unfallklinik Department of Plastic, Burns and Hand Surgery, Duisburg, Germany, 1991 to date
  10. Associate, German Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1991 to date
  11. Associate, Gothenburg Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1991 to date
  12. Member, Polish Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1993 to date
  13. Fellow, International College of Surgeons, Polish Section (FICS), 1993 to date
  14. Associate, Canniesburn Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 1993 to date
  15. Founding Head, Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, KATH/SMS, 1993 to date  
  16. Associate, ReSurge Africa, formally International Reconstructive Plastic Surgery (Ghana) Project, 1993 to date
  17. Member of the Ghana National Advisory Committee on Buruli ulcer, 1994 to date
  18. Technical Consultant to the American Leprosy Missions, 1994 to date
  19. Executive Committee Member, West African Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1995 to date
  20. Member, Ghana Surgical Research Society, 1995 to date
  21. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon to St. Martin’s Catholic Hospital, Agroyesum, Ashanti Region, 1995 to date
  22. Outreach Director for ReSurge International; this function leads him to organize several outreach teams to deprived areas for free surgeries for orofacial anomalies and other reconstructive plastic surgical conditions, 1996 to date
  23. Member, Ghana National Advisory Committee on Buruli Ulcer, 1996 to date
  24. Fellow, West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), 1997 to date
  25. Member, Pan African Burn Society (PABS), 1997 to date
  26. Associate, Natal University Department of Plastic Surgery, Durban, Republic of South Africa, 1997 to date
  27. Outreach Director for Simile Train; this function leads him to organize several outreach teams to deprived areas for free surgeries for orofacial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        anomalies, 1998 to date
  28. Assistant Secretary, West African Association of Plastic Surgeons ,1998 to date
  29. Founding Member, Ghana Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship, 1998 to date
  30. Associate, Ninewells Hospital Plastic Surgery and Medical School Dundee, UK, 1998 to date
  31. Associate, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1999 to date
  32. Associate, USA Plastic Surgery Institutions of Excellence, 1999 to date
  33. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Nyinahin Government Hospital, 2001 to date
  34. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, South Tongu District Hospital, 2001 to date
  35. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo, 2001 to date
  36. Coordinator, Buruli Ulcer Management Team (BUMT) development for District and Community health institutions in Ghana, 2001 to date
  37. Course Director, Basic Plastic Surgery Skills for District/Community Doctors to manage Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana, 2001 to date
  38. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, SDA Hospital, Asamang, 2002 to date
  39. Examiner at both membership and fellowship levels in surgery for both the GCPS and the WACS, 2003 to date
  40. Foundation Fellow, Ghana College of Surgeons (FGCS), 2003 to date
  41. Co-founder and Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon to Global Evangelical Mission Hospital, Apromase-Ashanti Region, 2004 to date
  42. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Bekwai Government Hospital, 2004 to date
  43. Associate, German Association of Tropical Surgery, 2004 to date
  44. International Partner, Smile Train, USA, 2005 to date
  45. Board Member, Global Evangelical Mission Hospital, Apromase-Ashanti, 2005 to date
  46. International Partner, Interplast, USA (now ReSurge International, USA), 2006 to date
  47. Chairman for West African Region, International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA), 2006 to date
  48. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Mankranso Government Hospital, 2006 to date
  49. West African Representative, Pan African Association of Cleft Lip and Palate (PAACLIP), 2007 to date
  50. Member, International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBS), 2008 to date
  51. Fellow, Association for Academic Surgery (AAS), 2009 to date
  52. Board Chairman, Global Evangelical Church Health Services Committee, 2011 to date
  53. Vice President, Pan African Association of Cleft Lip and Palate (PAACLIP), 2011 to date
  54. External Examiner at the BSc Physician Assistantship Studies, Central University, Miotso-Accra, 2011 to date
  55. Examiner for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons at the Membership of Surgery Examination, 2011 to date
  56. Examiner for West African College Surgeons at the Fellowship Examinations, 2011 to date
  57. Reviewer, Ghana Medical Journal, 2012 to date
  58. Reviewer to Nigerian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2012 to date
  59. Reviewer to BURNS – Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, 2012 to date
  60. Selection interview panel member for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2012 to date
  61. External Examiner at final MB ChB Examinations for the School of Medicine, University for Development Studies, Tamale ,2013 to date
  62. Reviewer to British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 2013 to date
  63. Reviewer to Journal BMC Oral Health, 2013 to date
  64. External Examiner at final MB ChB Examinations for the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, 2014 to date
  65. External Examiner at final MB ChB Examinations for the School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, 2014 to date
  66. Editorial Board Member, Burns and Trauma Journal, 2014 to date
  67. Board Member (Rep. Plastic Surgery) of WACS Faculty of Surgery Board, 2015 to date
  68. Board Member (Rep. Plastic Surgery) of the GCPS Faculty of Surgery Board, 2015 to date
  69. Editorial Board Member, Plastic and Aesthetic Research, 2015 to date
  70. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Acute Disease ,2015 to date
  71. Chairman/Chief Examiner, Faculty of Surgery and Sub-Specialties, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2019 to date

Positions held

  1. President, Ghana Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship (2000-2006)
  2. Vice-President of the Pan African Burns Society, African Section of the International Society for Burn Injuries (2003-2007)
  3. Visiting Surgeon/Professor to three (3) Medical Schools/Hospitals in Tokyo to advise on surgical management of Buruli ulcer (2001)
  4. Local Organizing Committee for West African College of Surgeons (2000)
  5. Deputy Secretary, West African Association of Plastic Surgeons (1998)
  6. Vice-President, Ghana Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship (1998-2005)
  7. Visiting Consultant Plastic Surgeon to Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana Medical Centre, Krapa, Ashanti Region (1995-2004)
  8. Chairman for West African Region, International Christian Medical and Dental Association (2006 - 2014)
  9. West African Representative, Pan African Association of Cleft Lip and Palate (2007 - 2015)
  10. Board Member (Rep. Plastic Surgery) of WACS Faculty of Surgery Board (2015 - 2019)
  11. Chairman, International Christian Medical and Dental Association, West African Regional Chapter (2006-2014)
  12. Board Member (Rep. Plastic Surgery) of the GCPS Faculty of Surgery Board, acting as a Secretary/Recorder at one of the Board’s meetings in the absence of the Secretary (2007-2011)
  13. West African Rep., Pan African Association of Cleft Lip and Palate (2007-2011)
  14. Head of Department, Department of Radiology-SMS, KNUST (2010-2013)
  15. Vice President, Pan African Burn Society (2013 - 2017)
  16. Monitoring Invigilator for West African College of Surgeons at the Primary Examinations (2014 -2018)
  17. Visiting Professor to Institute of Burn Research, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (2014)
  18. Monitoring Invigilator for West African College Surgeons at the Membership Examinations (2014 - 2016)
  19. Monitoring Invigilator for West African College Surgeons at the Fellowship Examinations (2014 – 2017)
  20. Member, Local Organizing Committee for West African College of Surgeons (2014)
  21. Head of Department/Directorate of Surgery, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, School of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (2014-2016)
  22. Member, Appointments & Promotions Committee, KNUST College of Science, representing KNUST College of Health Sciences (2014-2016)
  23. Selection interview panel member for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons (2012 - 2017)
  24. Board Member (Rep. Plastic Surgery) of WACS Faculty of Surgery Board (2015 - 2019)

 

  • 2020 to date: Academic Board Member, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • 2021 to date: Council Member, West African College of Surgeons


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