Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
Ghanaian physician (1946–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong (13 March 1946 – 7 May 2022) was a Ghanaian pediatric hematologist-oncologist and an expert in sickle cell disease (SCD).[1][2][3] Ohene-Frempong grew up in Ghana and was a standout athlete in track-and-field, later competing for Yale University as well as Ghana at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games. He continued his medical training in the United States, where he completed medical school, pediatrics residency and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship. With a professional interest in SCD, Ohene-Frempong was a physician and involved in public health initiatives at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, and later the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in Pennsylvania. He continued professional relationships with Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana where he later became a full-time physician after retiring from CHOP. In Ghana, he established public health initiatives for SCD screening in newborns, as well as an SCD clinic for patients with the disease.
Kwaku Ohene-Frempong | |
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Born | (1946-03-13)13 March 1946 |
Died | 7 May 2022(2022-05-07) (aged 76) |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Known for | Study of sickle cell disease |
Spouse | Janet Ohene-Frempong |
Awards | Order of the Volta (2010) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Pediatric hematology/oncology |
Institutions | Tulane University School of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital |