YAA GYAMFUA OPPONG-MENSAH

Dynamic clinician-scientist dedicated to the principle that pediatric health underpins national prosperity. My career is defined by a commitment to advancing pediatric oncology and hematology outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa through rigorous academic research, strategic capacity building, and the delivery of evidence-based clinical care.

• GCPS (Ghana), Ghana
• WACP (Paediatrics)
• Cert. Paed. Oncology (CMSA), CMSA, South Africa

• Follow-up Analysis of Paediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma Clinicopathological Profile, Treatment and Outcomes at a South African Centre: 2011-2023 (MPhil project).
• Prevalence and Predictors of Iron Deficiency in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Kumasi, Ghana

• Establishing a Sickle Cell Disease Registry in sub-Saharan Africa: The Sickle Pan-Africa Research Consortium (SPARCo) Kumasi, Ghana’s Experience., Alex Osei-Akoto, Vivian Paintsil, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Isaac Nyanor, Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei, Abdul Razak Mohammed, Suraj Abubakar Yawnumah, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong–Mensah, Samuel Blay Nguah, Paul Obeng, Elliot Eli Dogbe, Kwaku Ohene Frempong, Julie Makani, Daniel Ansong, Frontiers, Accepted for publication
• Hospitalizations among Children with SCD enrolled in the Kumasi SPARCo database., Yaa Gyamfua Oppong–Mensah, Samuel Frimpong Odoom, Isaac Nyanor, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Abdul Razak Mohammed, Suraj Abubakar Yawnumah, Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei, Paul Obeng, Elliot Eli Dogbe, Samuel Blay Nguah, Daniel Ansong, Alex Osei-Akoto, Vivian Paintsil, Health Sciences Report, 09/03/23, 10.1002/hsr2.1534, Published
• Development of multi-level standards of care recommendations for Sickle Cell Disease: Experience from SickleInAfrica, Vivian Paintsil, Mwashungi Ally, Hezekiah Isa, Kofi A. Anie, Josephine Mgaya, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong-Mensah, Malula Nkanyemka, Victoria Nembaware, Flora Ndobho, Lulu Chirande, Obiageli Eunice Nnodu, Ambroise Wonkam, Julie Makani, Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Frontiers, 01/01/23, Published

• Specialized pediatric oncology procedures including bone marrow biopsies
• Lumbar punctures for intrathecal drug delivery
• Management of central venous access
• Administration of multi-agent chemotherapy protocols
• Overseeing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) process at a tertiary level
• Management of oncological emergencies
• Comprehensive palliative and supportive care in high-pressure clinical settings

• Secretary, Pediatric Society of Ghana, Ashanti Chapter, Ashanti, Ghana, 01/01/19, 01/01/23
• Chair, Local Organizing Committee, Childhood Cancer Awareness, KATH, Ghana, 09/01/22, KATH
• Working Group Member, City Cancer Challenge, Kumasi, Ghana, 12/01/21, 05/01/22
• Key member, Sickle Pan-African Research Consortium (SPARCO), Focus: registry development and clinical outcomes
• Consultant, Novartis, Ghana, Implementation and use of Crizanlizumab within the Ghanaian healthcare context