Meet NSMQ 2004 Genius Dr Abdul-Subulr Yakubu Turned Head Of Cardiology At Tamale Teaching Hospital
- Dr Abdul-Subulr Yakubu and a team from Bolgatanga Senior High School represented the school in the 2004 NSMQ contest
- The school was defeated in a close contest between Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC Legon)
- He is now a senior physician specialist, cardiologist, and head of cardiology at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana
Erudite National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) alumnus Dr Abdul-Subulr Yakubu is a former Bolgatanga Senior High School student.
With confidence and talent, the genius led his alma mater in the 2004 contest against the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC Legon).
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Yakubu captured the hearts of the other contestants, including students of PRESEC Legon, for his matchless brainiac performance in that quiz.
Although the other Bolgatanga finalists were there, Yakubu's performance was outstanding. The competition appeared to be a one-man-against-three contest. At the conclusion of that competition, PRESEC Legon advanced to the semifinal stage with only one mark in a 94-95 contest.
Now a senior physician specialist, cardiologist, and head of cardiology at the Tamale Teaching Hospital in Northern Ghana, Dr Yakubu has over a decade of experience in clinical medicine and is passionate about providing cardiology services to the less privileged in the region.
Dr Yakubu's university education
He graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. Following that, he finished his Internal Medicine and Cardiology residency study at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Dr Yakubu's post-graduate training included interventional cardiology at China's Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, where he gained additional experience in percutaneous coronary intervention and pacemaker placement.
He began his career as a house officer at Tamale Teaching Hospital in 2011, where he completed supervised rotations in Internal Medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, and surgery. He worked as a medical officer and commanded house officers while providing inpatient and emergency medical services from 2013 to 2016.
From June to November 2022, Dr Yakubu worked as a cardiologist at the Navrongo Health Research Centre, where he provided consultancy services to the Clinical Science Department and read electrocardiograms. In the same year, he was appointed Chief of Cardiology at Tamale Teaching Hospital, where he founded Northern Ghana's first cardiology unit.
Dr Yakubu is a fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and the West African College of Physicians, Division of Cardiology.
Read more about Dr Yakubu here.
NSMQ prodigy Kenneth Bakhita Edgbadzor honoured by Holy Spirit Catholic Church
Still on the NSMQ, YEN.com.gh previously reported that Kenneth Bakhita Edgbadzor, a 2023 contestant of the National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ), has been honoured by the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Ho in Ghana's Volta Region.
The young man and his colleague Elagbe Walter Abiwu led Achimota School to the contest's grand finale at the National Theatre in Accra on October 30.
Edgbadzor and his partner could not secure the trophy for their school, coming second after the victor Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School (PRESEC Legon) at the end of the highly-publicised content.
Achimota School wins Mangana Schools Debate Championship 2023
Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Achimota School won the Mangana Schools Debate Championship Accra edition to take home the trophy on Saturday, September 30, 2023.
They triumphed over contests from other equally talented students to win the final prize in the competition hosted by Speech Forces at the Academic City University College.
Taking to Facebook, the school celebrated the achievement with pictures showing the team smiling.
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