Joseph Akpaloo

Surgery

About

I am Joseph Akpaloo, I obtained my Plastic Surgery qualification in Klinikum Rechts der Isaar, University Hospital in Munich – Germany in 2005. I am a fellow of Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as a fellow in West Africa College of Surgeons. I was the Chief Executive Officer of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital from 2014 -2017. I am an Honorary Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. I am currently in the Department of Surgery, KNUST School of Medicine and Dentistry – College of Health Sciences and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

Research Summary

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The researcher's work focuses on enhancing burn injury management and its outcomes across diverse fields. Their publications address burn patient epidemiology, novel treatment approaches, chemical burns, severe incidents in the middle belt, topical heparin use, and skin toxicity. This research integrates surgical techniques, diagnostics, treatments, complications, rehabilitation, and community-based awareness to improve burn care worldwide.

Research Themes

All (20 Papers)

Health Sciences (20 Papers)

All Papers

Epidemiological studies of burn patients in a burn center in Ghana: any clues for prevention?(2016)

A new era in the management of burns trauma in kumasi, ghana.(2010)

Electrical burns: The trend and risk factors in the Ghanaian population.(2014)

Burn disasters in the middle belt of Ghana from 2007 to 2008 and their consequences(2010)

Chemical Burn Injury in Kumasi(2015)

Management of severe burn injuries with topical heparin: the first evidence-based study in Ghana.(2013)

Lebensqualität bei posttraumatischen Paresen des Plexus brachialis im Erwachsenenalter(2013)

Giant primary scrotal lipoma in a low-resource setting: challenges with diagnosis and review of literature(2021)

Mycobacterium ulcerans skin ulcers: review of surgical management(2001)

Sequelae of Mycobacterium ulcerans infections (Buruli ulcer)(2000)

Technik der subkutanen Spülung bei hochtoxischen Paravasaten - Ein Kurzbeitrag(2002)

Breast disease including breast developmental anomalies in Kumasi, Ghana(2007)

Ultrasonography as a Breast Imaging Modality: A Review(2015)

Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using Negative Pressure with Locally Available Materials(2013)

Treating Tropical Pyomyositis (Myositis Tropicans) Using Primary Closure and Vacuum Drainage(2014)

Managing Acute Wounds with Negative Pressure System in a Developing Country(2013)

Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction for the Management of Gestational Gigantomastia: Literature Review and a Case Presentation(2017)

Building Community-Based Awareness and Navigating Breast Cancer and Palliative Care Programme in Kumasi, Ghana(2018)

A Gist of an Obscure Neoplasm in Ghana: Gastrointestinal stromal tumours(2023)

A gist on an obscure neoplasm in Ghana: gastrointestinal stromal tumours(2023)

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