What outcomes can be attributed to Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng?

Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng

Ghanaian cardiothoracic surgeon who founded the National Cardiothoracic Centre at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and later served as Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation.

Self-reportedOutcomes at a glance

3 documented outcomes: 3 self-reported.

National Cardiothoracic Centre surgeries

Self-reported

13,451 surgeries performed for Ghanaians and other West African nationals since the centre's establishment (as at June 2024; not limited to open-heart)

Role: Founder and first Director
Reported by: Centre figures reported by Ghana News Agency at 35th anniversary

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Surgeon training

Self-reported

Nine surgeons trained for Ghana and 15 for Nigeria; seven more (four Ghanaian, two Nigerian, one Gambian) in training as at June 2024

Role: Founder and first Director
Reported by: Centre figures reported by Ghana News Agency

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Annual surgical volume (2011)

Self-reported

Over 400 cardiothoracic operations a year, roughly a quarter of them open-heart procedures

Role: Founder; co-author
Reported by: Letter co-authored by Frimpong-Boateng in Pan African Medical Journal (2011)

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Reports and evaluations

SecondaryNational Cardiothoracic Centre launches 35th anniversaryGhana News Agency · 12 Jun 2024
PrimaryOpen-heart surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting in Western Africa (Edwin F, Frimpong-Boateng K)Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 9, art. 3 · 11 May 2011

Revisions

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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