Dr. Solomon Obiri-Yeboah

Senior Lecturer

Dept: Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences
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Orafacial Cleft and craniofacial anormalies, oral and craniofacial trauma, genetic aetiology of cleft and craniofacial anormalies, and Oral and maxill...~more

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Publications

    1. Oti A. A., Donkor P, Obiri-Yeboah S and Yelibora M, "Concordance between Clinical and Histopathological Diagnoses at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Unit," Surgical Science, Vol. 4 No. 3, 2013, pp. 210-212. DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.43039.
    2. Oti A. A., Donkor P,  Obiri-Yeboah S., and  Afriyie-Owusu O, "Salivary Gland Tumours at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana," Surgical Science, Vol. 4 No. 2, 2013, pp. 135-139. DOI: 10.4236/ss.2013.42026.
    3. Oti, A. A., Obiri-Yeboah S., Donkor, P. (2014). Aesthetic Outcome and the Need for Revision of Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Ghana medical journal. 48. 20-3. 10.4314/gmj.v48i1.3.
    4. A. A., Plange-Rhule G, Obiri-Yeboah S, Sabbah K. D., Donkor P. Usage of Potential Teratogenic Chemical Preparations among Mothers of Children Attending the Multidisciplinary Cleft Clinic at the Komfo Anok ye Teaching Hospital, Ghana
    5. Oti A A, Obiri-Yeboah S, Sabbah Daniel, Donkor Peter; Orofacial Malignancies, an 11-year review Ghana Dental – 9 Journal Vol 12, No 1 June 2015: 7 review
    6. Oti A A, Owusu-Dapaah E, Adomako-Kwaakye C, Sabbah DK,  Obiri-Yeboah S, Amuasi A, Adu Tutu Amankwa AT, Adjei-Bediako E, Adu-Boakye E; Informed Consent under the Ghana Health Service Patients Charter: Practice and Awareness. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 4, 63-67.http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbm.2016.44009
    7. Gowans L. J .J, Wasiu L Adeyemo, Mekonen Eshete, Peter A Mosey, Tamara Busch, Babatunde Aregbesola, Donkor P, Fareed K N Arthur, Seidu A Bello, Andres Martinez, Mary Li, Eno-Abasi Augustine-Akpan, Wakgari Deressa, Peter, Twumas, Olutayo James, Deribew M, Pius Agbenorku, Alex Acheampong Oti, Rahman, Braimah, Gyikua Plange-Rhule, Gesses M, Obiri-Yeboah S, Ganiyu O Oseni, Peter B Olaitan, Lukman Abdul-Rahman, Abate F9, Hailu T, Gravem P, Mobolanle, Olugbenga Ogunlewe, Carmen J Buxó, Mary L Marazita, Adebowale A Adeyemo, Jeffrey, C Murray, Azeez Butali. Association studies and direct DNA sequencing implicate some known genetic susceptibility loci in the etiology of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in sub-Saharan African Populations. Journal of Dental Research July 2016.
    8. Obiri-Yeboah, S., Yeliborah, M., Acheampong, A.O., Ansah, S.K., Grant, J.H., and Donkor, P. (2016) Adult Cleft Lip Repair under Local Anaesthesia: The Ghana Experience. Modern Plastic Surgery, 6, 27-32. h//dx.doi.org/10.4236/mps.2016.64005ttp:
    9. Gowans LJJ, Oseni G, Mossey PA, Adeyemo WL, Eshete MA, Busch TD, Donkor P, Obiri-Yeboah S, Plange-Rhule G, Oti AA, Owais A, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Oginni F, Bello SA, Audu R, Onwuamah C, Agbenorku P, Ogunlewe MO, Lukman AR, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. (2017). Novel GREM1 Variations in sub-Saharan African Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Cleft Palate. The Cleft-Palate Craniofac. J.; CPCJ-17-0034.R3, Accepted on 17th November 2017.
    10. Gowans LJJ, Obiri-Yeboah S, Oti AA, Arthur FKN, Twumasi P, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Donkor P. (2017). Non-random distribution of Human Orofacial Clefts in Ghana: Gene-environment interactions. Open Journal of Stomatology; 1460673, Accepted on 14th November 2017.
    11. Eshete MA, Liu H, Li M, Adeyemo WL, Gowans LJJ, Mossey PA, Busch T, Deressa W, Donkor P, Olaitan PB, Aregbesola BS, Braimah RO, Oseni GO, Oginni F, Audu R,  Onwuamah C, Olutayo J,  Augustine-Akpan E-A, Rahman LA, Ogunlewe MO, Arthur FKN, Bello SA, Agbenorku P, Twumasi P, Abate F, Hailu T, Demissie Y, Hailu A, Plange-Rhule G, Obiri-Yeboah S, Dunnwald MM, Gravem PE, Marazita ML, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Cornell RA, Butali A. (2017). Loss of Function GRHL3 Variants Detected in Africans with Cleft Palate. J Dent Res.; JDR-17-0209.R4, Accepted on 14th August 2017.
    12. Gowans LJJ, Busch TD, Mossey PA, Eshete MA, Adeyemo WL, Aregbesola B, Donkor P, Arthur FKN, Agbenorku P, Olutayo J, Twumasi P, Braimah R, Oti AA, Plange-Rhule G, Obiri-Yeboah S, Abate F, Hoyte-Williams PE, Hailu T, Murray JC, Butali A. The Prevalence, Penetrance and Expressivity of Aetiologic IRF6 variants in Orofacial Clefts Patients from sub-Saharan Africa. Mol Genet Genomic Med.; 5(2):164-171. (2017). DOI:10.1002/mgg3.273.
    13. Asafu Adjaye Frimpong G, Aboagye E. Amomoo M, Obiri-Yeboah S, Tettey Olesu J. Congenital infiltrating lipomatosis of the face with hyperplastic mandibular, maxillary and pterygoid bones: case study and review of the literature. International Medical Case Report Journal 5(11): 233-238 18th September 2018. DOI:102147/IMCRJ.S172735.
    14. Acheampong, A.O., Anafi, F.A., Gyimah, N.T.A., Amuasi, A., Obiri-Yeboah, S., Sabbah, D.K., Nyarko, A., Nartey, M.N., Ampofo, P., Ankoh, S., Abu-Sakyi, J., Asiamah, I.K., Larmie, R.N.L., Adu-Ababio, F., Amoateng, J.A. and Donkor, P. (2018) The Perspectives of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Dental School Graduates. Open Journal of Stomatology, 8, 158-167.https://doi.org/10.4236/ojst.2018.8501
    15. Bemah B. A, Dzomeku V. M.,  Apiribu F. Obiri-Yeboah S,  Asamoah,B., Agyenim-Boateng A, Kusi A. A., Donkor P.: Having a child with orofacial cleft: Initial reaction and psychosocial experiences of Ghanaian mothers: International Journal of African Nursing Sciences 8(2018)132-140
    16. Butali A, MosseyP., Adeyemo L.W., Eshete M.A, Gowans LJJ, Busch T.D., Jain D., Yu W, Huan L., Laurie C.A., Laurie C.C., Nelson S., Li M., Sanchez-Lara P. A., Magee W. P. III, Magee K.S., Auslander A, Brindopke F.,  Kay D.M., Caggana M., Romitti P. A., Mills J. L., Audu R., Onwuamah .C, Oseni G. O., ArwaOwais, O. J, Olaitan P.B., Aregbesola B. S., Braimah R.O., Oginni F. O., Oladele A. O., Bello S.A, Rhodes J., Shiang R, Donkor P, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur F. K. N., Twumasi P., Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Oti A.A.,  Ogunlewe O.M., Oladega A. A., Adekunle A.A., Erinoso A. O., Adamson O. O., Elufowoju A.A., Ayelomi O. I., Hailu T,  Hailu A, Demissie Y, Derebew M., Eliason S, Romero-Bustillous M., Lo C., Park J., Desai S., Mohammed M, Abate F, Abdur-Rahman L. O., Anand D., Saadi I, Oladugba O. V., Lachke S. A., Amendt B. A., Rotimi C. N., Marazita M. L., Cornell R. A., Murray J. C., and Adeyemo A. A.: Genomic analyses in African populations identify novel risk loci for cleft palate. Human Molecular Genetics, 2019, Vol. 28, No. 61038–1051, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy402
    17. Acheampong, A.O., Newman-Nartey, M., Obiri-Yeboah, S., Mensah, J., Amuasi, A., Sabbah, D. Olesu, J., Asamoah, E.E., Larmie, R.N.L. and Donkor, P. (2019) Motorcycle Related Oral and Maxillofacial Injuries Seen at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana. Surgical Science,10,106-112. https://doi.org/10.4236/ss.2019.103014
    18. Azeez A. Alade, Carmen J. Buxo-Martinez, Peter A. Mossey, Lord J.J. Gowans4 | Mekonen A. Eshete5, Wasiu L. Adeyemo, Thirona Naicker, Waheed A. Awotoye, Chinyere Adeleke, Tamara Busch, Ada M. Toraño, Carolina A. Bello, Mairim Soto, Marilyn Soto,  Ricardo Ledesma,  Myrellis Marquez, Jose F. Cordero,  Lydia M. Lopez-Del Valle, Maria I. Salcedo, Natalio Debs,  Mary Li, Aline Petrin, Joy Olotu, Colleen Aldous,  James Olutayo,  Modupe O. Ogunlewe,  Fekir Abate, Taye Hailu, Ibrahim Muhammed, Paul Gravem, Milliard Deribew,  Mulualem Gesses,  Mohaned Hassan, John Pape, Oluwole A. Adeniyan,  Solomon Obiri-Yeboah, Fareed K.N. Arthur, Alexander A. Oti, Olubukola Olatosi, Sara E. Miller, Peter Donkor, Martine M. Dunnwald, Mary L. Marazita, Adebowale A. Adeyemo,  Jeffrey C. Murray, Azeez Butali: Non-random distribution of deleterious mutations in the DNA and protein-binding domains of IRF6 are associated with Van Der Woude syndrome; June 2020 Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine; DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1355. License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
    19. Acheampong AO, Addison W, Obiri-Yeboah S, Amuasi A, Gowans LJJ, Newman-Nartey M, et al. The Rule of "10's" in the Management of Cleft Lip and Palate Children: The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Experience. J Clin Res Den 2019;2(1):1-4.
    20. O. Acheampong, C. Kokuro, S. Obiri-Yeboah, F. Osei-Bonsu, D. Tormeti, R. N. L. Larmie, N. T. A. Gyimah, F. Anarfi, C. A. Obeng, B. Pouzaa, J. K. Mensah, S. Baffour-Awuah and P. Donkor : Conditions associated with severe orofacial infections: the KATH experience. East African Medical Journal Vol. 96 ;2664,No. 5 May 2019.
    21. Sommer CL, Wankier AP, Obiri-Yeboah S, Gyamfi S, Frimpong BA, Dickerson T. A Qualitative Analysis of Factors Impacting Comprehensive Cleft Lip and Palate Care in Ghana. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021 Jun;58(6):746-754. doi: 10.1177/1055665620959995. Epub 2020 Sep 29. PMID: 32990052.
    22. Gowans LJJ, Al Dhaheri N, Li M, Busch T, Obiri-Yeboah S, Oti AA, Sabbah DK, Arthur FKN, Awotoye WO, Alade AA, Twumasi P, Agbenorku P, Plange-Rhule G, Naicker T, Donkor P, Murray JC, Sobreira NLM, Butali A. Co-occurrence of orofacial clefts and clubfoot phenotypes in a sub-Saharan African cohort: Whole-exome sequencing implicates multiple syndromes and genes. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2021 Apr;9(4):e1655. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1655. Epub 2021 Mar 14. PMID: 33719213; PMCID: PMC8123728.
    23. Obiri-Yeboah, S., Larmie, R.N.L., Gyimah, N.T.A., Acheampong, A.O., Asomaoh, E. and Donkor, P. (2021) Maxillofacial Injuries at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana: A Preliminary Study. Open Journal of Stomatology, 11, 133-147. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojst.2021.113011
    24. Li M, Olotu J, Buxo-Martinez CJ, Mossey PA, Anand D, Busch T, Alade A, Gowans LJJ, Eshete M, Adeyemo WL, Naicker T, Awotoye WO, Gupta S, Adeleke C, Bravo V, Huang S, Adamson OO, Toraño AM, Bello CA, Soto M, Soto M, Ledesma R, Marquez M, Cordero JF, Lopez-Del Valle LM, Salcedo MI, Debs N, Petrin A, Malloy H, Elhadi K, James O, Ogunlewe MO, Abate F, Hailu A, Mohammed I, Gravem P, Deribew M, Gesses M, Hassan M, Pape J, Obiri-Yeboah S, Arthur FKN, Oti AA, Donkor P, Marazita ML, Lachke SA, Adeyemo AA, Murray JC, Butali A. Variant analyses of candidate genes in orofacial clefts in multi-ethnic populations. Oral Dis. 2021 Jun 1. doi: 10.1111/odi.13932. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34061439.

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