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Charles F. Hayfron-Benjamin (MBChB, Ph.D., DA, MGCS, PGDip, MPhil, MA, MSc)

Charles F. Hayfron-Benjamin (MBChB, Ph.D., DA, MGCS, PGDip, MPhil, MA, MSc)
Senior Lecturer
chayfron-benjamin@ug.edu.gh

 
Short Bio
Charles F. Hayfron-Benjamin is a physiologist, anesthesiologist, and critical care physician, with extensive expertise in pulmonary and vascular function evaluation. He is also skilled in cardiac function testing and evaluation of exercise capacity. His research is centered on pulmonary and vascular dysfunction, and runs pulmonary and vascular function laboratories at the University of Ghana Medical School

Charles is a faculty member at the University of Ghana Medical School where he teaches and mentors medical students, graduate students, and residents. He serves as the consultant in charge of the pulmonary function program at the University of Ghana Medical School. Charles is a practicing physician and works as an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at the University of Ghana Medical Centre and Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He is also a bioethicist with a keen interest in clinical research ethics.

Charles is an ardent believer in the African dream and spends a large chunk of his non-professional hours equipping the next generation of African leaders and professionals to embrace the transformational leadership challenge and change their communities for good
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Education

  • Ph.D., Medicine: Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Medical Degree (MBChB): University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana
  • MPhil, Physiology: University of Ghana Medical School, Ghana
  • MSc, Respiratory Medicine: University of South Wales, UK
  • MA, Bioethics: New York University, United States
  • Clinical Research Fellowship Program: New York University/University of Ghana

Postdoctoral Training/Fellowships

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States
  • Research Integrity Training Program: New York University/University of Ghana

Residency /Medical Professional Training

  • Residency, Anesthesiology: Ghana College of Surgeons /West African College of Surgeons
  • DA, Anesthesiology: West African College of Surgeons

Specialized Training
Pulmonary Physiology/Medicine

  • Spirometry (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Bronchial Challenge Testing (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • DLCO or TLCO (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Arterial Blood Gas (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Six-Minute Walk Test (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Mechanical Ventilation

Cardiovascular Physiology/Medicine

  • Autonomic Function Testing (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Arterial Stiffness (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Electrocardiography (Measurement/Interpretation)
  • Biothesiometry/Neurothesiometry (Measurement/Interpretation)

Laboratory Run

  • Pulmonary Function Laboratory, UGMS
  • Cardiovascular Function Laboratory, UGMS

Selected Publications (Articles)
Link to Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DVwThqMAAAAJ&hl=en
1. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Agyemang, C., Born, B.-J. H. van den, Amoah, A. G. B., Amissah-Arthur, K. N., Musah, L., Abaidoo, B., Awula, P., Awuviri, H. W., Abbey, J. A., Fummey, D. A., Ackam, J. N., Asante, G. O., Hashimoto, S., & Zee, A. H. M. der. (2023). Associations between spirometric impairments and microvascular complications in type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 13(10), e075209. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075209
2. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Tei, R. K., Osei-Tutu, J. K., Amo Nyarko, T., Vormatu, P., Ackam, J. N., Asante, G. O., Musah, L., Bruce, A. N. K., & Obeng, K. A. (2023). Pulmonary function in adults with type 2 diabetes with and without obesity. CHEST Pulmonary, 100014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chpulm.2023.100014
3. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Quartey-Papafio, T. R., Amo-Nyarko, T., Antwi, E. A., Vormatu, P., Agyei-Fedieley, M. K., & Obeng, K. A. (2023). Relationships of blood pressure and control with microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 100160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deman.2023.100160
4. Bannerman-Williams, E., Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Atiase, Y., Bahendeka, S., Meeks, K., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Addo, J., Mockenhaupt, F., Schulze, M. B., Beune, E., van den Born, B.-J., & Agyemang, C. (2023). Macrovascular and renal microvascular complications in West Africans with intermediate hyperglycemia living in West Africa and Europe: The RODAM study. Heliyon, 9(8), e19334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19334
5. Antwi-Boasiako, C., Kollie, M. F., Kyeremeh, K. A., Osei-Tutu, J. K., Musah, L., Vormatu, P., Tei, R. K., Hanson, T., Sackitey-Ninye, S. E., Quartey-Papafio, T. R., & Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F. (2023). Associations between spirometric measures and exercise capacity in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 17(8), 102831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102831
6. van der Linden, E. L., Halley, A., Meeks, K. A. C., Chilunga, F., Hayfron-Benjamin, C., Venema, A., Garrelds, I. M., Danser, A. H. J., van den Born, B.-J., Henneman, P., & Agyemang, C. (2022). An explorative epigenome-wide association study of plasma renin and aldosterone concentration in a Ghanaian population: The RODAM study. Clinical Epigenetics, 14(1), 159. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13148-022-01378-5
7. Antwi-Boasiako, C., Obeng, K. A., Amissah-Arthur, K. N., Musah, L., Abaidoo, B., Awuviri, H. W., Abbey, J. A., Awula, P., Tei, R. K., Agyemang, C., Amoah, Albert. G. B., & Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F. (2023). Association between albuminuria and retinal microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes with and without hypertension. Diabetes Epidemiology and Management, 11, 100139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deman.2023.100139
8. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., van den Born, B.-J., Amoah, A. G. B., Maitland-van der Zee, A. H., Meeks, K. A. C., Beune, E. J. A. J., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., & Agyemang, C. (2021). Associations of Serum Uric Acid Levels With Macrovascular and Renal Microvascular Dysfunction Among Individuals From Sub-Saharan Africa. JAMA Network Open, 4(10), e2128985. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28985
9. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Mosterd, C., Maitland - van der Zee, A. H., van Raalte, D. H., Amoah, A. G. B., Agyemang, C., & van den Born, B.-J. (2021). Inflammation and its associations with aortic stiffness, coronary artery disease and peripheral artery disease in different ethnic groups: The HELIUS Study. EClinicalMedicine, 38, 101012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101012
10. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Amoah, A. G. B., Maitland-van der Zee, A. H., van Charante, E. M., Galenkamp, H., van den Born, B.-J., & Agyemang, C. (2021). Associations between macrovascular and renal microvascular dysfunction in type 2 diabetes and non-diabetes. Microvascular Research, 104162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104162
11. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Asare, E. V., Boafor, T., Olayemi, E., Dei-Adomakoh, Y., Musah, L., Mensah, E., Beyuo, T., Kassim, A. A., Rodeghier, M., DeBaun, M. R., & Oppong, S. A. (2021). Low FEV1 is associated with fetal death in pregnant women with sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.26236
12. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., van den Born, B.-J., Maitland-van der Zee, A. H., Amoah, A. G. B., van der Linden, E. L., Stronks, K., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Bahendeka, S., Danquah, I., Beune, E., Smeeth, L., & Agyemang, C. (2020). Higher prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in Ghana compared to Ghanaian migrants in Europe: The RODAM study. International Journal of Cardiology, 305, 127–134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.12.028
13. Hayfron-Benjamin, C. F., Zee, A. H. M. der, Born, B.-J. van den, Amoah, A. G. B., Meeks, K. A. C., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Schulze, M. B., Spranger, J., Danquah, I., Smeeth, L., Beune, E. J. A. J., Mockenhaupt, F., & Agyemang, C. O. (2020). Association between C reactive protein and microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction in sub-Saharan Africans with and without diabetes: The RODAM study. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 8(1), e001235. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001235
14. Hayfron-Benjamin, C., van den Born, B.-J., Maitland-van der Zee, A. H., Amoah, A. G. B., Meeks, K. A. C., Klipstein-Grobusch, K., Bahendeka, S., Spranger, J., Danquah, I., Mockenhaupt, F., Beune, E., Smeeth, L., & Agyemang, C. (2019). Microvascular and macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes Ghanaian residents in Ghana and Europe: The RODAM study. Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications, 33(8), 572–578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2019.04.016
15. Boafor, T. K., Olayemi, E., Galadanci, N., Hayfron-Benjamin, C., Dei-Adomakoh, Y., Segbefia, C., Kassim, A. A., Aliyu, M. H., Galadanci, H., Tuuli, M. G., Rodeghier, M., DeBaun, M. R., & Oppong, S. A. (2016). Pregnancy outcomes in women with sickle-cell disease in low and high income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 123(5), 691–698. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13786

Publications (Books)
1. Hayfron-Benjamin, C, 2021. Macrovascular, microvascular, and pulmonary dysfunction in sub-Saharan Africans with type-2 diabetes; ISBN: 9789464167870
2. Hayfron-Benjamin, C, 2012. Integrated Science for Senior High Schools; ISBN: 9988 –0– 9466 – 3,
3. Bannor. Nyantakyi & Hayfron-Benjamin, C, 2012. Physics Students Companion for SHS; ISBN: 978-9988-1-5022-8
4. Hayfron-Benjamin, C, 2011. Portrait of Success; ISBN: 978-9988-1-1883-9
5. Hayfron-Benjamin, C, 2011. A New Day; ISBN: 978-9988-1-5021-1

Other Links
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0175-0340
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DVwThqMAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charles-hayfron-benjamin-28663431
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles_Hayfron-Benjamin