Brief History
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY
The Department of Physiology was established in October 1964 under the able leadership of the late Prof. H.H. Philips, as one of the pioneer departments in the then Ghana Medical School which was incepted in 1962. However, currently, it is under the administration of SBAHS.
As part of the Department’s activities, the Department trains both undergraduate and postgraduate students, undertakes research as well as provides external services. The Department trains undergraduate students enrolled for the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB ChB) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in the basic sciences stage of their Medical and Dental training. It also trains students in Nursing, the Allied Health Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy programmes. Our postgraduate programmes include MPhil and PhD in Physiology which has produced graduates, some of which are working in important institutions in Ghana including the public and private universities.
Research activities in the Department are focusing on vasculopathy in sickle cell disease, arterial stiffness in diabetes and neurological disorders in Epilepsy.
Leadership
List of Department Heads Period of Headship
Prof. H.H. Philips - 1964-1969
Prof. S.K. Addae - 1974-1982
Prof. Ayitey-Smith - 1984-1989
Prof. P.O. Odonkor - 1987-1990
Dr. A.B.A. Prempeh - 1991-1993
Dr. S.K. Arthur - 1993-1995
Rev. Prof. I.F.A. Hesse - 1996-1998
Dr. Komli-Kofi Atsina - 1998-2002
Dr. D.A. Antwi - 2002 -2006
Prof. F.K. Adzaku - - 2006-2009
Dr. D.A. Antwi - 2009 - 2014
Rev. Prof. C. Antwi-Boasiako - 2014 -2021
Dr. Kwame Yeboah - 2021 - Date
Postgraduate Progammes
Doctor of Philosophy (MPhil) (ongoing)
Master of Philosophy (PhD) (under review)
Extension Services
The Department currently runs a pulmonary function testing service including spirometry, lung diffusion capacity testing, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The pulmonary function testing unit is headed by Dr. Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, a cardiopulmonary physiologist and anesthesiologist/critical care physician. Patients from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and other hospitals in Accra and Ghana are referred to the unit for evaluation of their pulmonary function.