Silas Dodu

Silas Dodu
MRCP(Lond), FGA
Born
Silas Rofino Amu Dodu

(1924-12-11)11 December 1924
Accra, Gold Coast
Died2007 (2008) (aged 82)
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Professor, physician
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana Medical School

Silas Rofino Amu Dodu, MRCP(Lond), FGA (11 December 1924 – 2007) was a Ghanaian physician and academic. He was a professor of medicine, the second Dean at the University of Ghana Medical School and a pioneer cardiologist in Ghana.[1] He and others have been described as pioneers of the medical profession in Ghana.[2]

Early life and education

Silas Rofino Amu Dodu was born on 11 December 1924 in Accra, Gold Coast (present-day Ghana), to the Very Reverend Edward Maxwell Dodu, a Presbyterian minister who served as the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana between 1955 and 1958. His mother was Margaret Lovering Dodu (née Pinto). After attending Presbyterian mission primary school and the boarding middle school, the Salem School, Osu, he had his secondary education at Achimota School from 1932 to 1945. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Sheffield and performed research on diabetes in Ghana.[3]

Career

Dodu returned to Ghana in 1953 already a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London. According to the Ghana Medical Association; he rose to the consultant status of the Physician Specialist grade; he was special grade medical officer for four years at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. In 1958, he co-founded the Ghana Medical Association together with Charles Odamtten Easmon, Anum Barnor, Evans Anfom and Schandorf. He was president of the association from 1966 to 1968. In 1965 he became the first head of the department of medicine at the University of Ghana Medical School.[4] He became the vice dean[5] and later dean of the medical school.[6][7] He joined the World Health Organization in Geneva as the chief of the cardiovascular diseases unit.[8][9] He was also a founding member of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.[10][11]

Personal life

In 1953, he married Joan Handley, daughter of William Handley, a cutlery designer. Together they had four daughters.[3]

Death

Dodu died in 2007 at the age of 82.[11]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Myjoyonline.com,"Accept postings to rural communities - Akufo-Addo urges young doctors" Archived 26 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Joy Online, 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Silas Rofino Amu Dodu". Royal College of Physicians. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. ^ Florey, C. D. V.; Olsen, Jørn; Holland, W. W. (2007). The Development of Modern Epidemiology Personal Reports from Those who Were There. OUP Oxford. p. 14. ISBN 9780198569541.
  5. ^ Full report, edited by A. Adu (Report). Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. 1971.
  6. ^ Frimpong-Boateng, Kwabena (2000). Deep Down My Heart: A History of Cardiothoracic Surgery in Ghana. K. Frimpong-Boateng. p. 12. ISBN 9789988003982.
  7. ^ Evan-Anfum, Emmanuel (2003). To the Thirsty Land: Autobiography of a Patriot. Africa Christian Press. p. 25. ISBN 9789964877170.
  8. ^ "Africa, Issues 155-160". Africa Journal Limited. 1984: 48. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ Richards, Yvette (2003). Monica, monograph and multimedia sourcebook. worlds largest study of heart disease, stroke, risk factors, and population trends 1979–2002. World Health Organization. p. 12. ISBN 9789241562232.
  10. ^ Obeng, Leticia Eva (2009). The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences: A Historical Perspective. Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. p. 179. ISBN 9789964969226.
  11. ^ a b Dodu, S. (2007). "A Tribute to Professor Silas R. A. Dodu". Ghana Medical Journal. 41 (3). Ghana Medical Association: 151–153. PMC 2279085.