Paa Ekow Hoyte-Williams
Department of SurgeryHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

Paa Ekow Hoyte-Williams

29 Publications12 Research Themes16 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has conducted extensive work across various domains, focusing on burn injury management, surgical capabilities, reconstruction techniques, and global health. They have explored topics ranging from palliative care strategies in burns to international surgical collaborations and the psychological aspects of grief. Their studies highlight areas such as patient care in resource-constrained settings, surgical outcomes in high-risk populations, and the intersections between burn care with broader clinical practices.

Faculty Biography

Dr. Paa EKow Hoyte-Williams Is a senior lecturer in the department of surgery and a leading Craniofacial, Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon. He is an astute teacher and a selfless trainer of surgeons. obtained his craniofacial surgery fellowship at the Chung Gung Memorial Hospital – Taipei in Taiwan under the leadership of the world-renowned Prof. Philip T.K. Chen (2017-2018). His fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery with the prestigious West African College of Surgeons (2016) and the Ghana College of Surgeons (2019). He is an old student of the Presbyterian Boys’ secondary School (PRESEC) – Legon.His research interest is in burn injuries, congenital deformities and breast diseases. His research paper in an innovative technique of breast reduction with his team won the bronze ward for case reports in the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open Journal in 2019 in the United States of America.He serves as the Director of Medical Affairs for R.E.S.T.O.R.E world wide Inc an international Surgical NGO that provides free reconstructive surgeries across Africa. He has numerous publications to his credit.

Key Research Themes (12)
Health Sciences

Body Contouring and Surgery

Health Sciences

Breast Implant and Reconstruction

Health Sciences

Burn Injury Management and Outcomes

Life Sciences

Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Life Sciences

Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments

Health Sciences

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Health Sciences

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Health Sciences

Global Health and Surgery

Social Sciences

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

Health Sciences

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

Health Sciences

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques

Health Sciences

Wound Healing and Treatments

Publications (29)

Health Comes First: A Qualitative Study of Empowerment in Women Facing Breast Cancer in Ghana and Ethiopia

Open Access
2025Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningDOI: 10.1200/go-24-00624

Patients’ Perspectives on Breast Reconstruction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Open Access
2025Breast Implant and ReconstructionDOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.17749

Building Surgical Capacity Sustainably in Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Hospital

2025Global Health and SurgeryDOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004245

Improving Nutrition and Nutrition Education in the Burn Unit of a Developing Country: A Qualitative Study

Open Access
2025Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.3390/ebj6010015

Normative BREAST-Q Scores in Sub-Saharan African Women: Interpreting the Impact of Mastectomy and Reconstruction

Open Access
2025Breast Implant and ReconstructionDOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000006495

Neglected finger ring entrapment: a case series illustrating lessons for clinical practice

Open Access
2024Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationDOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjae598

Nutrition education programs for burn survivors: A scoping review

2023Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1177/02601060231203282

Kinematic Analysis of Patients before and after Abdominoplasty

Open Access
2023Body Contouring and SurgeryDOI: 10.4236/mps.2023.133009

Expectations of Caregivers of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Attending the Cleft Clinic of KATH for the First Time

Open Access
2022Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchDOI: 10.4236/ss.2022.131054

Expectations of Caregivers of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Attending the Cleft Clinic of KATH for the First Time

Open Access
2022Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchDOI: 10.4236/ss.2022.1310054

74 Epidemiology and Outcomes of Cooking and Cookstove-related Burn Injuries: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry (GBR) Report

2021Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irab032.078

“Managing uncertainty”: Experiences of family members of burn patients from injury occurrence to the end-of-life period

2021Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.02.009

Developing a Breast Reconstruction Program in a Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Teaching Hospital

2021Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesDOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002683

“Hanging in a balance”: A qualitative study exploring clinicians’ experiences of providing care at the end of life in the burn unit

Open Access
2020Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthDOI: 10.1177/0269216320972289

Lessons Learned From Implementation and Management of Skin Allograft Banking Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

2020Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1093/jbcr/iraa093

Creating an Outpatient, Local Anesthetic Hand Operating Room in a Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Hospital Builds Surgical Capacity and Financial Stability

2020Global Health and SurgeryDOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002196

The Role of Palliative Care in Burns: A Scoping Review

2019Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.11.006

Update on complications in cleft orthognathic surgery

2018Craniofacial Disorders and TreatmentsDOI: 10.1097/moo.0000000000000460

Update on complications in cleft orthognathic surgery

2018Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Combining Breast Reduction Techniques to Treat Gigantomastia in Ghana

Open Access
2018Breast Implant and ReconstructionDOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000001673

The prevalence, penetrance, and expressivity of etiologic<i><scp>IRF</scp>6</i>variants in orofacial clefts patients from sub‐Saharan Africa

Open Access
2017Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchDOI: 10.1002/mgg3.273

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

Open Access
2017Breast Implant and ReconstructionDOI: 10.4236/mps.2017.74005

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

Open Access
2016Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1186/s41038-016-0041-0

Chemical Burn Injury in Kumasi

Open Access
2015Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000519

A Model for University-Based International Plastic Surgery Collaboration Builds Local Sustainability

2014Global Health and SurgeryDOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000222

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

Open Access
2013Wound Healing and Treatments

A Short Term Review of Operated Cases in the Plastic Surgery Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2013Global Health and SurgeryDOI: 10.4236/mps.2013.33020

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Presenting Acutely as Gastroduodenal Intussusception

2011Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsDOI: 10.1080/00015458.2011.11680764

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

2010Burn Injury Management and OutcomesDOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2010.03.017
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Surgery
Total Publications29
Research Themes12
Open Access Papers16

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