Isaac Odame FRCP, FRCPath, FRCPCH is a Ghanaian academic and physician who specialises in sickle cell disease.[2][3] He is a professor of Hematology and Oncology at the Paediatrics department of the University of Toronto. He holds the Alexandra Yeo Chair in Hematology at the University of Toronto. He is the Director of the Hematology Division of the university's Department of Medicine. He is a staff physician of The Hospital for Sick Children, where he serves as the medical director of the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network located at the Centre for Global Child Health.[4][5][6] He is a founder of the Global Sickle Cell Disease Network.[7][8][9][10][11]
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| Born | Isaac Odame |
| Known for | World-Renowned Sickle Cell Disease Specialist[1] |
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Education edit
Odame had his secondary education at the Accra Academy. He continued at the University of Ghana, where he graduated (MB BCh) in 1982. He obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 1991.[12]
Career edit
Odame moved to Canada in 2000 to further his work as a medical recruit of McMaster University.[13] After six years of service at the Health Sciences Centre in Hamilton, Odame joined the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.[14]
Odame is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, a fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.[8]
Research interests edit
Odame's research and clinical works are in the field of sickle cell disease, thalassemia and other hematological disorders. His work at the Centre for Global Child Health also focuses on creating a continuous partnership between clinicians and scientists globally to foster academic research and improve medical care especially in developing countries with the largest disease burden.[7][8][9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ Dunn, Carolynn (3 April 2015). "Ghana: How Canada is 'scaling up' pediatric nursing to save little lives". CBC News.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Ray. "Isaac Odame: combating both disease and disparity". THE LANCET, VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4, E282, APRIL 01, 2020.
- ^ "Sickle-Cell Patients See Hope in CRISPR". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ OYEDEJI, Niyi (2021-01-21). "Covid lockdown worsens condition of sickle cell patients, and their situation is yet to get better". International Centre for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "12,000 Sickle cell baby deaths annually". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Watch: SickKids experts weigh in on the COVID-19 vaccine". The Toronto Star. 2021-01-21. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b "Isaac Odame | SickKids Directory". SickKids. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b c Ajisafe, Dapo. "Dr. Isaac Odame – Sickle Cell Awareness Group of Ontario". Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b "Dr. Isaac Odame – Sickle Cell Foundation of Alberta". ourscfa.org. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b "Dr. Isaac Odame: BE-STEMM 2022". be-stemm.blackscientists.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b GNA (27 June 2020). "Sickle Cell patients are susceptible to severe COVID-19 - Prof Odame". Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Medical Directory. Churchill Livingstone. 1996.
- ^ "Faces of U of T Medicine: Isaac Odame". temertymedicine.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Physician honoured for sickle cell disease research". InsideHalton.com. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 2022-02-17.