Dr. Mahamudu Ayamba Ali is a urological surgeon and a human anatomist in the school of medicine. He is a senior lecturer and the current Head, Department of Basic Medical Sciences (comprising Anatomy, Physiology and medical Biochemistry), a consulting urologist for the Volta Regional Hospital(VRH) Ho and Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital(MMCH) kpando. A member of the Ghana Medical Association(GMA), Ghana Association of urological Surgeons(GAUS) and Anatomical Society of Ghana(ANSoG)- a founding member and a steering committee executive. He has been teaching anatomy and surgery in the following schools: School of Medicine(SoM), School of Basic Biomedical Science(SBBS) and School of Allied Health Science(SAHS).
Education
He started his basic medical education at the university of Ghana medical school where he also proceeded to pursue the Masters of Philosophy in human anatomy. He obtained his membership in surgery from both the Ghana College of Surgeons and the West Africa College of Surgeons and a fellowship in surgery, urology option from the Ghana College of Surgeons working in Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.
Work Experience
- First year housemanship- Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), departments of medicine and Obstetrics Gynaecology- 1 year
- Second house job at the Presbyterian Hospital, Agogo in the Asante Akyem District. 1 year
- Residency, department of surgery, KBTH. 3 years.
- Surgeon in general at the Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital (MMCH) and head of surgical department.-1 year
- Senior Residency, Department of surgery, urology unit, KBTH. 3 years
- Surgeon and Urologist, MMCH, Kpando. 2016
- Surgeon and Ag. Medical Director, catholic Hospital, Anfoega – july-august, 2016-Resigned
- Senior lecturer and head of Basic Medical Science department, School of medicine, UHAS. August 2016 to date.
Research Interest
- Immunological Interventions to prostatic diseases-interest area
- Research on Immunological markers to early bladder cancers-interest area
- Congenital anomalies in the urinary system-interest area
- Pelvimetry of Ghanaian women in reproductive age - master’s thesis
- Antibiotic resistance in adult urologic Patients-Fellowship thesis
- Tradition medicines and alternative practices in the management of prostate disease in southern Ghana-published
- A rare anatomical variation of the termination of right and left cephalic vein-published
