Profile
- PETER CORNELIUS ARMAH (MBCHB,FGCS, FWACS)
Personal Data
Date of Birth 5TH September, 1962
Nationality: Ghanaian
Telephone: +233 208183823
Email: peterarmah2005@gmail.com
Marital Status: Married
Professional Qualifications
Snr Specialist Ophthalmologist (Oculoplastic Subspecialty)
Fellow of the Ghana College of Surgeons. (FGCS). September 2020
Member Ghana College of Surgeons May 2008
Fellow of the West Africa College of Surgeons (Ophthalmology) April, 2010
Bsc, Human Biology School of Medical Sciences May 1991
House Officer, KATH (Medicine and Surgery) June 1992-May 1993
Medical Officer Dept of Pathology, KATH June 1993-Dec 1995
District Director of Health Services (Kwabre District shanti Region) Jan 1996-Dec 2000
Medical Director for Royal Pine Hospital Kumasi Jan 2001 to Dec 2003
Residency Training in Ophthalmology KATH Jan 2004-April
Participation in Advances in Medical Conferences Oct 2006
(Continuous Medical Education) Kumasi
Diploma In Project Design and management Nov 2006
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Medical Ethics July 2007
(Continuous Medical Education, Kumasi)
Membership of Ghana College of Surgeons Dec 2008
(Faculty of Ophthalmology)
Continuous Medical Education Ethics and the law Sept. 2008
Advance in Medicine (CME) Kumasi Sept 2008
Community Ophthalmology (Update Program, Kaduna-Nigeria) April 2009
Advance in Medicine Conference Kumasi Sept. 2010
Fellow of West Africa College of Surgeons (Faculty of Ophthalmology) April 2010
Senior Specialist Ophthalmology, KATH October, 2010
Lecturer (School of Medicine, KNUST, Kumasi) October 2010
Oculoplastic Fellowship (Moran Eye Centre, Utah, USA) December 2010
Accra Flap Course (Accra, Ghana) April, 2011
Scientific Conference, College of Health Sciences, KNUST September, 2011
Various local and internal conference including international blindness April 2018
Prevention conference in Johannesburg, South Africa
Workshop for examination officers Nov. 2019
CHS, KNUST & COBReG Joint Scientific conference July, 2019
Clinical meetings for Eye Department Jan-Dec 2019
Orbis Hands-On surgical training Nov 2019
Research Methods KCCR April 2019
Hands on Surgical training Sept-Oct, 2019
Head and Neck Oncology Jan-Dec 2019
Fellow of the Ghana College of Surgeons (FCGS) Sep. 2020
Work Experience
Senior Specialist (Oculoplastic Subspecialty) 2010 – To date
Eye Unit ( K.A.T.H., Kumasi )
- Day to day running of the General Ophthalmology clinic
- Running of Oculoplastic Specialist Unit
- Performing surgeries for different eye conditions like cataract, oculoplastic and orbit surgeries, cornea surgeries etc.
- Help in the training of ophthalmology residents, optometry interns, ophthalmic nurse students and medical students
- Collaborative multidisciplinary surgeries with Maxillofacial and ENT unit
- Collaboration with Radiation and Oncology and Pathology services of multidisciplinary management of Head and Neck Cancer patient
- Provide safe, specialist Ophthalmic care for both out patients and in-patients (formulate diagnosis and treatment plans for patients, Investigations, patient-centred care and rehabilitation).
- Deliver emergency Ophthalmic services such as acute orbital injuries, globe perforations and chemical ocular injuries.
- Public Health Education through the organization of continuous professional development programmes pertaining to:
- Common Eye conditions
- Foreign body ingestion and inhalation
- Involved in reviewing and monitoring targets set for Department of Eye (member of the management team member and Unit Head Member)
House Officer, KATH (Medicine and Surgery) June 1992-May 1993
- Attending to emergency
- Doing clinics
- Assisting in theatre operations
- Doing minor surgeries
Medical Officer Dept of Pathology, KATH June 1993-Dec 1995
Preparation of histopathological slides and reading of slides
Performance of autopsy and reporting on that
District Director of Health Services (Kwabre District shanti Region) Jan 1996-Dec 2000
General public health administration
Clinical work including surgeries
Holding of health talks
Medical Director for Royal Pine Hospital Kumasi Jan 2001 to Dec 2003
General administration
General clinic and minor surgical treatment
Liaising with the Administrator in the implementation of hospital policies and activities
Memberships of Associations/Societies
- Ghana Medical Association
- Ophthalmological Society of Ghana
- West African College of Surgeons
- Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Publications
- Lartey S , Armah P, Ampong A. Sudden total loss of vision after routine cataract surgery in a hypertensive patient .
Ghana Med J. 2013 Jun;47 (2):96-9.
- Seth Lartey, Peter Armah. Vitamin a Supplementation in Preschool Children. Coverage and Factors Determining Uptake in Three Districts of Ghana. JOJ Ophthalmol. 2019; 8(1): 555726.
References
Dr. Seth Lartey
Consultant Ophthalmologist/ Head of EENT Directorate/Snr Lecturer
KATH
Prof. Joseph Opoku Buabeng
Associate Professor
Department of ENT Department
School of Medical Sciences
KNUST/Kumasi
Dr. Frank Ankobea Kokroe
Consultant Obstetrics and Gyneacologist/Snr. Lecturer
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
KNUST/Kumasi