Paa Ekow Hoyte-Williams
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.
Body Contouring and Surgery
Breast Implant and Reconstruction
Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
Cleft Lip and Palate Research
Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Global Health and Surgery
Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
Wound Healing and Treatments
Health Comes First: A Qualitative Study of Empowerment in Women Facing Breast Cancer in Ghana and Ethiopia
Open AccessPatients’ Perspectives on Breast Reconstruction in Sub-Saharan Africa
Open AccessBuilding Surgical Capacity Sustainably in Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Hospital
Improving Nutrition and Nutrition Education in the Burn Unit of a Developing Country: A Qualitative Study
Open AccessNormative BREAST-Q Scores in Sub-Saharan African Women: Interpreting the Impact of Mastectomy and Reconstruction
Open AccessNeglected finger ring entrapment: a case series illustrating lessons for clinical practice
Open AccessNutrition education programs for burn survivors: A scoping review
Kinematic Analysis of Patients before and after Abdominoplasty
Open AccessExpectations of Caregivers of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Attending the Cleft Clinic of KATH for the First Time
Open AccessExpectations of Caregivers of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate Attending the Cleft Clinic of KATH for the First Time
Open Access74 Epidemiology and Outcomes of Cooking and Cookstove-related Burn Injuries: A World Health Organization (WHO) Global Burn Registry (GBR) Report
“Managing uncertainty”: Experiences of family members of burn patients from injury occurrence to the end-of-life period
Developing a Breast Reconstruction Program in a Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Teaching Hospital
“Hanging in a balance”: A qualitative study exploring clinicians’ experiences of providing care at the end of life in the burn unit
Open AccessLessons Learned From Implementation and Management of Skin Allograft Banking Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Creating an Outpatient, Local Anesthetic Hand Operating Room in a Resource-Constrained Ghanaian Hospital Builds Surgical Capacity and Financial Stability
The Role of Palliative Care in Burns: A Scoping Review
Update on complications in cleft orthognathic surgery
Update on complications in cleft orthognathic surgery
Combining Breast Reduction Techniques to Treat Gigantomastia in Ghana
Open AccessThe prevalence, penetrance, and expressivity of etiologic<i><scp>IRF</scp>6</i>variants in orofacial clefts patients from sub‐Saharan Africa
Open AccessInferior Pedicle Breast Reduction for the Management of Gestational Gigantomastia: Literature Review and a Case Presentation
Open AccessEpidemiological studies of burn patients in a burn center in Ghana: any clues for prevention?
Open AccessChemical Burn Injury in Kumasi
Open AccessA Model for University-Based International Plastic Surgery Collaboration Builds Local Sustainability
Management of severe burn injuries with topical heparin: the first evidence-based study in Ghana.
Open AccessA Short Term Review of Operated Cases in the Plastic Surgery Unit at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessGastrointestinal Stromal Tumour Presenting Acutely as Gastroduodenal Intussusception
Burn disasters in the middle belt of Ghana from 2007 to 2008 and their consequences
Department of Surgery
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology