Dr Vincent Ativor MBChB, FGCS, FWACS, FICS, MBA

Dr. Vincent Ativor is a highly qualified Medical Doctor with a specialization in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery. He is a Part-Time Senior Lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kumasi, and Ghana College of Nursing and Midwifery.

He currently works as an Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon, serving as the Head of Team D at the Directorate of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. He is also a Faculty member for AO Alliance Fracture Management Courses and Primary Trauma Care (PTC) courses. Furthermore, he serves as the National Chairman of AO Alliance Non-Operative Fracture Treatment course in Kumasi. He has also mentored and supervised residency training for the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the West African College of Surgeons, WACS. Dr. Ativor has also tutored and examined students for the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, the West African College of Surgeons, and Ghana College of Nursing and Midwifery.

Dr. Ativor holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Central University Postgraduate Business School and has numerous postgraduate certificates in health management, trauma management, and leadership skills. He obtained his Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Human Biology from and Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medical Sciences KNUST-SMS.

Dr. Ativor has received several awards, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Internal Fellowship Scholarship for Emerging Leaders and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons/ Foundations of Complex Orthopedics and Spine Surgery International Fellowship Scholarship. He was also awarded the OthoCarolina International Fellowship Scholarship for arthroplasty and the AOAF Paediatric Fracture Care Solution in Ghana for sponsoring the paediatric foot injury study at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi.

Dr. Ativor's sub-specialty areas include Advanced Trauma Management and Limb Reconstruction, Arthroplasty of Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Joints, and Sports Medicine, including Arthroscopy. He is an active member of various medical associations such as the Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Medical and Dental Council, Ghana Orthopedic Society, MOTEC Ghana/UK, International Affiliate Member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), International Member of AO Foundation/ AO Trauma, Orthopedic Trauma Association, West African Orthopedic Society, and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAKHS).

Dr. Ativor has extensive teaching experience and has been teaching since 2016 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kumasi, and Ghana College of Nursing and Midwifery. He has also served as a tutor and examiner for various institutions since 2018.

He has many academic publications including several peer-reviewed publications, some of which are cited below.

1. Pattern of trauma due to motorcycle accidents presenting to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra; Jan-March, 2011
2. Systems Improvement for health management, West African College of Surgeons conference, 2014
3. Ivers RQ, Chuan SL, Moroz P., Jagnoor J., Konadu Yeboah D., Ativor V., International Orthopedic Multi-Centre study (INORMUS) in fracture care: Protocol for a large prospective observational study. Journal of Orthopedic Trauma. October 2015
4. AOAF Pediatric Fracture Solutions for Ghana, Trauma Registry, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital; January 2017-Janurary 2019
5. Hip Fracture Accelerated Surgical Treatment and Care Track; March 2017
6. Treatment outcomes of open tibia fracture at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. January 2020
7. Epidemiology of Hip and Knee Joint Arthroplasty in the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital: A retrospective study 2012-2019
8. Browner B, Jupiter, Krettek C, Anderson P: Skeletal Trauma, 6th edition. Chapter 3: The challenges of Orthopedic Trauma Care in the Developing World, contributing Author, Elsevier Inc., Saunders, Philadelphia, USA, 2019.
9. Global Hand Surgery Book, Contributor: Learning and Contributing in Low-and Middle Income Countries. November 2019
10. A case report on Multidisciplinary management of a six-year-old involved in polytrauma with severe crushed injuries of both lower limbs
11. Limb replantation; A case report on a 22year old with near amputation of the right leg. Ghana Medical Journal, 2019
12. Patient Satisfaction among clients with musculoskeletal injury presenting at a teaching Hospital. July 2020

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