Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications
Volunteer Experience
References
Leadership Positions
Certification
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Accomplishments
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Abdul Basit Sani

Abdul Basit Sani

Tema

Summary

Accomplished Senior Medical Officer with extensive experience at Seychelles Hospital and University of Ghana Medical Centre, excelling in emergency medicine and management of critically ill patients. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver effective medical education. Skilled in critical thinking and clinical research, enhancing patient outcomes through innovative procedures and comprehensive care strategies.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Medical Officer

University of Ghana Medical Centre
Legon
10.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: The University of Ghana Medical Centre LTD (UGMC) is an ultra-modern medical centre offering world-class quaternary-level Health Services, Training and Research in Ghana, West Africa and beyond. It is magnificently nestled on the southernmost tip of the University of Ghana, the Country’s premier university located in Legon, Accra and about ten minutes away from the Kotoka International Airport.
  • First-line doctors at the Intensive care units in the hospital
  • Run the anaesthesia and pain clinic
  • Assist with anaesthesia in theatre
  • The University of Ghana Medical Centre LTD (UGMC) is an ultra-modern medical centre offering world-class quaternary-level Health Services, Training and Research in Ghana, West Africa and beyond. It is magnificently nestled on the southernmost tip of the University of Ghana, the Country’s premier university located in Legon, Accra and about ten minutes away from the Kotoka International Airport.

Medical Officer

Covenant Occupational Health Consultancy
06.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: COHC offers companies high quality professional services delivered by a team of experienced occupational health doctors and safety professionals.
  • Manage cases at the Unilever Clinic
  • Perform pre-employment, periodic and exit medicals
  • Undertake company safety visit
  • COHC offers companies high quality professional services delivered by a team of experienced occupational health doctors and safety professionals.

Senior Medical Officer

Seychelles Hospital
Mont Fleuri
08.2024 - 07.2025
  • Company Overview: Seychelles Hospital is a tertiary hospital that provides tertiary health care to the people of Seychelles. It receives referrals from all the other hospitals and health centers in Seychelles. It provides specialist care in internal medicine, surgery, public health, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology; and many others.
  • First on call to receive and stabilize internal medicine cases referred to the emergency
  • Perform procedures such as thrombolysis, chest drain insertion, etc.
  • Managing in patient cases on the male medical ward
  • Teach and train interns who come for medical rotations in the hospital
  • Prepare and deliver presentation on mortalities in the department
  • Assist specialist at the specialist clinics by attending to patients and discussing those cases with the specialists.
  • Seychelles Hospital is a tertiary hospital that provides tertiary health care to the people of Seychelles. It receives referrals from all the other hospitals and health centers in Seychelles. It provides specialist care in internal medicine, surgery, public health, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology; and many others.

Medical Officer

St. Martins Memorial Hospital
Ashaiman
01.2019 - 09.2022
  • Company Overview: This healthcare facility under the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) provides general and specialist care.
  • Running out-patient clinic.
  • Managing in-patient cases
  • On-call for emergency cases.
  • Minor surgical procedures
  • Supervisory duties
  • Etc.
  • This healthcare facility under the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) provides general and specialist care.

Medical Officer

Healthwise Medical Centre
Tema
07.2018 - 02.2019
  • Company Overview: This is a healthcare facility in Tema that provides general and specialist care. It is specialized in occupational health.
  • Running out-patient clinic
  • Managing in-patient cases
  • On-call for emergency cases
  • Undertaking Pre, periodic, and exit medical.
  • Minor surgical procedures
  • Supervisory duties.
  • This is a healthcare facility in Tema that provides general and specialist care. It is specialized in occupational health.

Senior House Officer

Koforidua Regional Hospital
Koforidua
12.2017 - 06.2018
  • Company Overview: The Koforidua Regional Hospital is a 340-bed hospital in Koforidua and the current ranked the best regional hospital in Ghana. It serves as a referral hospital for 16 district hospitals in Ghana’s Eastern Region.
  • Emergency duties (first on call)
  • Management of in-patient medical cases
  • Running outpatient clinics with paediatric specialists
  • Part of multi-disciplinary clinics for HIV/AIDS and TB patients
  • Mortality data collection and presentation
  • Case presentations at morning meetings
  • Group leader for junior doctors in the paediatric department.
  • The Koforidua Regional Hospital is a 340-bed hospital in Koforidua and the current ranked the best regional hospital in Ghana. It serves as a referral hospital for 16 district hospitals in Ghana’s Eastern Region.

Senior House Officer

Koforidua Regional Hospital
Koforidua
06.2017 - 12.2017
  • Company Overview: I worked for six months in the department of surgery of the same hospital (described above).
  • 24-hour emergency duties (thrice a week).
  • Managing in-patient cases.
  • Running outpatient surgical clinics.
  • Performing minor surgical procedures.
  • Assisting major surgical procedures.
  • Mortality data collection and presentations.
  • Attended several weekly clinical meetings.
  • Monthly breast screening exercises in the surrounding rural communities.
  • I worked for six months in the department of surgery of the same hospital (described above).

House Officer

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Accra
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Company Overview: The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is Ghana’s biggest teaching hospital with a 2000-bed capacity and the third largest hospital in Africa. It is the largest referral center in the country. I was on the cardiology and gastroenterology team for 6 months. I rotated through the Stroke and fevers (Infectious medicine) units.
  • Emergency room duties (first on call)
  • Management of inpatient cases
  • General out-patient clinics.
  • Specialized clinics with specialists (neurology, stroke, gastroenterology, cardiology, HIV etc.)
  • Weekly clinical meeting attendances.
  • The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is Ghana’s biggest teaching hospital with a 2000-bed capacity and the third largest hospital in Africa. It is the largest referral center in the country. I was on the cardiology and gastroenterology team for 6 months. I rotated through the Stroke and fevers (Infectious medicine) units.

House Officer

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Accra
05.2016 - 11.2016
  • Company Overview: I worked in this department for six months.
  • 24-hour and whole weekend emergency duties
  • Running out-patient clinic with consultants/specialists
  • Management of inpatient cases
  • Assisting surgical cases
  • Clinical meeting attendances
  • Helped in organization of clinical exams for medical students.
  • I worked in this department for six months.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) -

University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana
11-2015

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana
06-2012

West Africa Certificate Examination (WASSCE) -

Chemu Secondary School
Tema, Ghana
06-2008

Skills

  • Emergency medicine and anaesthesia administration
  • Internal medicine procedures
  • Patient management and clinical research
  • Medical education and effective communication
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork and leadership
  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Time management and clinical data analysis

Publications

  • Efficacy and Safety of Mono-polar Coagulation Forceps in the Repair of Large Mallory-Weiss Tear in Patients with Massive Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 2 Case Reports, Hassanein, M. F. K., Larue, K., Sani, A. B., Trotsky, D. R., Philoe, V., American Journal of Internal Medicine, 13, 2, 11-15, 2025, https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajim.20251302.11
  • Breast Cancer in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Very Few Survive, Sentongo, P., Oh, J. S., Amponsah-Manu, F., Egan, M., Sani, A. B., Aja, I., Dodge, D. G., Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 227, 4, e148, 2018
  • The knowledge, attitudes and practice of voluntary blood donation among practicing nurses in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Sani, A.B., 2015, dissertation, Department of Community Health, University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry

Volunteer Experience

  • Team Doctor, Judith Ellen Awuah-Darko Foundation, Eastern Region, Ghana, 06/2017, 06/2018
  • Team Doctor, Christ Baptist Church, Abeka Lapaz, Ghana, 04/2017, 04/2017
  • Team Doctor, Zetaheal Foundation, Ada, Ghana, 02/2017, 02/2017

References

  • Dr. Foster Amponsah Manu, Specialist Surgeon and Head of Surgery, Regional Hospital, Koforidua, Ghana, foster_amponsah@yahoo.com, +233244655108
  • Dr. Michael Yao Ntumy, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Korle-bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, myntumy@ug.edu.gh, +233244232418

Leadership Positions

  • Medical Director, St. Martins Memorial Hospital, Ashaiman, Ghana, 01/2021, 09/2022
  • Doctor for COVID 19 Case Management Team, Ashaiman Municipal Health Directorate, 03/2020, 09/2022
  • Coordinator, St. Martins Memorial Hospital Covid Team, 03/2020, 09/2022
  • Acting Medical Director, St. Martins Memorial Hospital, Ashaiman, Ghana, 01/2020, 12/2020
  • Committee Member, North Tongu Annual Health Report Preparation, 01/2015, 01/2015
  • Team Leader, Senior Clerkship Surgical Rotation, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 03/2015, 05/2015
  • Team Leader, Senior Clerkship Obs & Gynae Rotation, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 07/2014, 09/2014
  • Team Leader, Junior Clerkship Padiatrics Rotation, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 11/2013, 01/2014
  • Team Leader, Junior Clerkship Obs & Gynae Rotation, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, 07/2013, 09/2013

Certification

  • Permanent registration, Ghana Medical and Dental Council
  • Permanent registration, Seychelles Medical and Dental Council

Languages

Hausa
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Twi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
German
Beginner
A1

Accomplishments

  • Best Graduating Student, Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE), Christian Vertical Center Preparatory School, 2005
  • Second Best Graduation Student, West Africa Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), Chemu Secondary School, 2008

Affiliations

  • Member of the Ghana Medical Association
  • Member of the Junior Doctors’ Association of Ghana

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Medical Officer

Seychelles Hospital
08.2024 - 07.2025

Senior Medical Officer

University of Ghana Medical Centre
10.2022 - Current

Medical Officer

Covenant Occupational Health Consultancy
06.2022 - Current

Medical Officer

St. Martins Memorial Hospital
01.2019 - 09.2022

Medical Officer

Healthwise Medical Centre
07.2018 - 02.2019

Senior House Officer

Koforidua Regional Hospital
12.2017 - 06.2018

Senior House Officer

Koforidua Regional Hospital
06.2017 - 12.2017

House Officer

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
11.2016 - 05.2017

House Officer

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
05.2016 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) -

University of Ghana

Bachelor of Medical Sciences -

University of Ghana

West Africa Certificate Examination (WASSCE) -

Chemu Secondary School

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