UG Medical Centre Hits Major Milestone Performs First-Ever Surgery On Beating Heart In Ghana

• The University of Ghana Medical Centre has successfully conducted the first-ever Coronary Artery Bypass on a beating heart
• The heart surgeries at the facility were done on two patients who were both over 65 years of age
• The two patients are among six others who underwent complex cardiac surgical procedures at the centre

The University of Ghana Medical Centre's Heart Centre has successfully conducted the first-ever Coronary Artery Bypass on a beating heart in Ghana.

The two patients are among six others who underwent complex cardiac surgical procedures at the centre.

The doctors who performed the surgery were Prof Enoch Akowuah, Dr Baffoe Gyan, Dr Gordon Offei-Larbi and Prof Andrew Owens.

One Dr, Ernest Ofosu Appiah, was part of the team responsible for anaesthesia.

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Stellar talents at Korle Bu

The Korle Bu Teaching Hospital already boasts Ghana's first-ever woman cardiothoracic surgeon.

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The management and staff of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital lauded Dr Adinku's achievements at the time.

Source: YEN.com.gh