Ama Kyerewaa Edwin

University of Health and Allied Sciences

Also at University of Ghana Medical Centrefrom their recent papers

Senior Specialist, University of Ghana Medical Centre, since 2020per ORCID
Head of Department, University of Ghana Medical Centre, since 2020per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2024

Ama Kyerewaa Edwin is a Ghanaian physician, bioethicist, and clinical psychologist who is a pioneer in clinical bioethics in Ghana. She founded the Department of Bioethics and Palliative Care at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra, the country's first such department, and serves as its chair on the Clinical Ethics Committee. She holds an MBChB from the University of Ghana Medical School, an MPhil in Clinical Psychology from the same university, an MA in Bioethics… More on ORCID

General Health Professions
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Emergency Medical Services
Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases

Publications: 152008–2024
Citations: 400to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 8
Field-weighted impact: 3.131.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 7%1 of 15 scored papers
Open access: 80%12 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Specialist, Bioethics and Palliative CareUniversity of Ghana Medical Centresince 2020
Head of Department, Bioethics and Palliative CareUniversity of Ghana Medical Centresince 2020
Remote Case Management Officer supporting the COVID-19 Response, EMR/EPR ProgramWHO Regional Office for Africa2020–2021
Senior Lecturer, Psychological Medicine and Mental HealthUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences2017–2020
Head of Department, Psychological Medicine and Mental Health

Publications

15 in all

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Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

General Health Professions640%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health640%
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health427%
Emergency Medical Services320%
Epidemiology320%
Infectious Diseases213%
Oncology213%
Biochemistry17%
Clinical Psychology17%
Emergency Medicine17%

Health Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Ethics in medical practice4
Disaster Response and Management2
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare2
Ethics in Clinical Research2
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening2
Hepatitis B Virus Studies2
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues2
Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare2
Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics2
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research2
Blood donation and transfusion practices1
Blood transfusion and management1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

60% of their papers have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

United States4
Kenya2
Sierra Leone2
South Africa2
United Kingdom2
Canada1
Senegal1
France1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Korle Bu Teaching HospitalGH9 papers
University of Ghana Medical CentreGH3 papers
University of GhanaGH3 papers
Loyola University ChicagoUS2 papers
Ghana Health ServiceGH2 papers
Ghana College of Physicians and SurgeonsGH2 papers
Ministry of Health and SanitationSL2 papers
University of Cape CoastGH2 papers
Centre de recherche Charles-Le MoyneCA1 paper
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeCA1 paper

Where they publish

PubMed4
Pan African Medical Journal2
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®1
Ghana Medical Journal1
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management1
Research Ethics1
The Journal of Healthcare Ethics & Administration

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

3Good health and well-being5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions3
17Partnerships for the goals2
4Quality education1
5Gender equality1
10Reduced inequalities1

Most cited

Evidence-based guidelines for supportive care of patients with Ebola virus disease
The Lancet3
2017158 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Green
Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana ethics and options
Pan African Medical Journal3
201146 citationsOpen access · Gold
The willingness to participate in biomedical research involving human beings in low‐ and middle‐income countries: a systematic review

Specialist Clinical PsychologistKorle Bu Teaching Hospital2001–2017

Medical officerKorle Bu Teaching Hospital1996–2001

House officer, Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy; Medicine and TherapeuticsKorle Bu Teaching Hospital1995–1996

Education

Doctor of Bioethics, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of MedicineLoyola University Chicago2011–2015
MA in Bioethics and Health Policy, Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Stritch School of MedicineLoyola University Chicago2006–2010
MPhil in Psychology (Clinical), Department of PsychologyUniversity of Ghana1998–2001
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ghana Medical SchoolUniversity of Ghana1989–1994

The Practice of Palliative Medicine in Developing Countries—Part Three (SA520)

2016Journal of Pain and Symptom ManagementJournalOpen accessFirst author0 citations10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.12.279

To Quarantine or Not To Quarantine: Ethical Commentary

2015The Journal of Healthcare Ethics & AdministrationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.22461/jhea.4.7166

Controlling sickle cell disease in Ghana ethics and options

2011Pan African Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst author46 citations10.4314/pamj.v10i0.72223

Is routine human papillomavirus vaccination an option for Ghana?

2011Ghana Medical JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.4314/gmj.v44i2.68887

Non-disclosure of medical errors an egregious violation of ethical principles.

2009PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding29 citations

Profile of breast diseases at a self-referral clinic in Ghana.

2009PubMedJournalSenior author24 citations

Don't Lie but Don't Tell the Whole Truth: The Therapeutic Privilege - Is it Ever Justified?

2008PubMedJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding31 citations

How it can be read

80% free to read

Diamond 1 · 7%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 27%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 1 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 13%Free to read, no open licence
Green 4 · 27%A copy in a repository
Closed 3 · 20%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

6 of 15 papers name a funder

World Health Organization3
National Institutes of Health2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde1
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease1
Loyola University Chicago1
National Institute of Mental Health1
NIH Clinical Center1

Tropical Medicine & International Health

201844 citationsOpen access · Hybrid

Don't Lie but Don't Tell the Whole Truth: The Therapeutic Privilege - Is it Ever Justified?

PubMed16

200831 citationsOpen access · Green