Brief History

DEPARTMENT OF HAEMATOLOGY

Korle-Bu Hospital Departments (Clinical & Paraclinical) were in existence before the UGMS adopted the Hospital as its Teaching Hospital.  It had a Haematology Department (MOH) in 1972 when Prof. Alex Bruce-Tagoe arrived.  The UGMS did not have a separate Department of Haematology but had a division of Haematology in the Pathology Department.
Dr. Talapatra was the head of the MOH Department of Haemtology and he was transfered when Prof. Alex Bruce-Tagoe arrived.  The latter became head of the MOH Haematology Department but taught Haematology under UGMS in the Department of Pathology.
The Department of Haematology in the UGMS was established in 1975 with Prof Alex Bruce-Tagoe as head.  He also assumed headship of the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics ( Sickle Cell Centre) which was previously headed by Prof. Konotey-Ahulu.
                                                                 
Headships

1. Prof. A. Bruce-Tagoe  - 1975  -1984
2. Prof. G. Ankra-Badu  - 1984  - 1988
3. Prof. J.K. Acquaye  - 1988  - 1990
4. Prof. G. Ankra-Badu  - 1990  - 1994
5. Prof. J.K. Acquaye  - 1994  - 2002
6. Dr. Ivy Ekem   - 2002  - 2013
7. Dr. E. Olayemi  - 2013  - 2017
8. Dr. Y. Dei-Adomakoh  - 2017 to date
                     
Undergraduate and postgraduate programmes run by the department are for medical students, GEMP Students and Mphil students.

Extension Services
The Haematology Department supports postgraduate teaching in the West African College of Physicians, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as external teaching of University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences, and Family Health Medical School. 

Collaborations
The main research areas have been in sickle cell disease and haematological malignancies.The Department collaborates withVanderbilt University Medical Center, WFH, University of Michigan, Morehouse School of Medicine and directs the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics.  Faculty members are involved in many NGO’s and are consultants to the KBTH.