Zan-nairah Napaga Tahiru
Accra
Summary
11 Years of professional experience in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care management (December 2013-till date).
Clinical experience in Acute / Chronic pain management and all fields of anesthesia including Pediatric anesthesia, Neuro, Intensive Care, Trauma and Cardiac anesthesia.
Also experienced in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Maxillofacial Anaesthesia, Otorrhinolaryngology, Ophthalmic anaesthesia, Plastics and burns, Urology, Orthopedics and Regional anaesthesia.
Growing experience in interventional spine procedures such as interlaminar, transforaminal and caudal epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks and intra articular steroid injection. Teaching and Auditing experience.
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Specialist Anaesthesiologist
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
04.2025 - Current
- Driving institutional change through quality-oriented strategies to help accomplish ambitious short- and long-term departmental goals.
- Identifies areas in need of critical improvement and implementation of strategies to achieve those targets.
- Supports department leadership in implementing new policies, procedures and controls.
- Co-ordinates the training of pain and regional anaesthesia fellows of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- The team lead responsible for the peri-operative care of patients scheduled for elective general surgery, trauma and orthopaedic surgery and emergency adult and paediatirc surgeries.
Specialist
Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, and Intensive Care
11.2019 - 03.2025
- Responsible for the management of patients scheduled for surgery and those requiring procedural sedation.
- Assessment and management of critically ill patients in the ICU under the supervision of consultants.
- Assessment of patients with various chronic syndromes at the pain clinic and planning of individualised care plans with the consultants.
- Responsible for the generation of medical reports for patients with chronic pain syndromes detailing findings and recommendations.
- Assisted my senior specialist and pain consultants in pioneering the performance of fluoroscopic guided lumber spine procedures for patients with chronic back pain.
- Participated in the transport of critically ill patients to and from the ICU.
- Participation in didactic lectures on anaesthesia related topics at weekly departmental clinical meetings and pain fellows’ discussion forum.
- Teaching and demonstration of procedures to medical and nursing students on clinical rotation.
- Clinical teaching for house officers, medical officers, and junior residents in the department.
- Organization of various anaesthesia training workshops in the department
Medical Officer
Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, and Intensive Care
07.2014 - 09.2016
- Assisted specialist and senior specialist in the pre-operative evaluation and optimisation of patients scheduled for elective and emergency surgery.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction via thorough peri-operative assessment, diagnoses, and formulation of patient centered anaesthetic care plans.
- Monitored patient progress and adjusted treatments accordingly.
- Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility, adhering to strict infection control measures and reporting potential hazards.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current with advances in medicine and enhance clinical skills.
Education
Fellowship training - Pain and Regional Anaesthesia
Ghana College of Physicians And Surgeons
Accra, Ghana.04.2025
Residency Training - Membership
Ghana College of Physicians And Surgeons, West African College of Surgeons
Accra, Ghana.09.2019
Diploma - Anaesthesia
West Africa College of Surgeons
Accra, Ghana.03.2017
MBChB -
University of Ghana Medical School
Korle Bu02.2012
Bachelor of Medical Sciences -
University of Ghana Medical School
University Of Ghana, Legon01.2008
Skills
- Intravenous (IV) cannulation
- Ultrasound guided intravenous cannulation
- Central venous cannulation (Landmark and Ultrasound guided)
- Peripheral artery cannulation (adult and pediatric)
- Central Neuraxial Blocks(thoracic and lumber epidurals and spinals)
- Peripheral nerve Blocks
- Plexus blocks and fascial plane blocks
- Paediatric caudal blocks
- Epidural catheterization (Lumbar and Thoracic)
- Fluoroscopic guided procedures (epidural steroid injections, medial branch blocks, joint injections)
- Ultrasound guided interventional pain procedures
- Nasotracheal and Endotracheal intubations (Adult, Pediatric)
- Management of Ventilators and its accessories
- Transportation of critically ill patients
- Management of difficult airway
- Labour analgesia
- ECG interpretation
- Cardioversion / Defibrillation
- Peri-operative management of ASA 3 and 4 patients
Certification
- SAFE Paediatrics Anaesthesia Course- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, January 2025, .
- Certificate of Completion- University of Texas Health Sciences center at San Antonio Pain Fellow Skills Lab, November 2024.
- Certificate of Completion- University of Texas Health Sciences center at San Antonio Pain Fellow Skills Lab, November 2023.
- American Heart Association BLS provider certification, November 2024.
- American Heart Association BLS provider certification, November 2022.
- Certificate of completion – Introduction to Epidemiology for Global Health, University of Washington, 2021.
- Certificate of completion – Leadership and management in Health, University of Washington, 2021.
Languages Spoken
English (Fluent)
French (Basic)
Affiliations
- Ghana Medical Association
- Ghana Anaesthetist Society
- World Federation Societies of Anaesthesiologist WFSA
- International Association for the study of pain IASP
Additional Information
I volunteer with operation smile Ghana since 2017, and assist in the provision of quality anaesthesia to children with cleft lip and palate for surgical repair as a credentialed anaesthesiologist.
I am also engaged in other non governmental organisational programs that provide health screening to some densely populated communities in Accra with poor access to quality health care services.
Timeline
Senior Specialist Anaesthesiologist
Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
04.2025 - Current
Specialist
Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, and Intensive Care
11.2019 - 03.2025
Medical Officer
Korle bu Teaching Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, and Intensive Care
07.2014 - 09.2016
Fellowship training - Pain and Regional Anaesthesia
Ghana College of Physicians And Surgeons
Residency Training - Membership
Ghana College of Physicians And Surgeons, West African College of Surgeons
Diploma - Anaesthesia
West Africa College of Surgeons
MBChB -
University of Ghana Medical School
Bachelor of Medical Sciences -
University of Ghana Medical School
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