PROF SAMPSON ANTWI BSc, MB ChB, Dip PDM ( (Liverpool), MPhil (Cape Town), FWACP, FGCP, Cert Nephrol (CMSA), IPNA Fellow

I am a Professor of Child Health and Paediatric Nephrology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana.

My clinical expertise is in three (3) areas: 1) Paediatric nephrology 2) Paediatric HIV 3) Nutrition and Malnutritional disorders in children

I established the paediatric nephrology unit, the pediatric HIV clinic and the malnutrition unit in my institution.

In terms of service, I have established comprehensive acute peritoneal dialysis programme in Ghana since 2012 and have carried out nationwide training of district doctors (non-nephrologists) in the performance of acute peritoneal dialysis in emergencies. To date, my center has performed over 300 peritoneal dialysis for AKI with close to 70% survival rate.

I have been involved in various capacities in several research into malaria, kidney diseases, HIV & TB, and childhood malnutrition.

I to the first ever ISPD guidelines for peritoneal dialysis in acute kidney injury: 2020 Update (paediatrics).

I am a member of the H3Africa Research Consortium.

Currently, I am the Kumasi site Principal Investigator for the Amplitude Clinical Trial of Inaxaplin on APOL 1-mediated Proteinuric Kidney Disease in Adults and Paediatrics.

Previous Positions held:

• Ghana Kidney Association: Foundation Secretary, Vice President and President
• ISN: Member of African Dialysis Committee
• ISPD: Co-Chair of African Chapter
• IPNA: Chair of Special Project Committee

Current Positions:

• Co-chair the AFRAN PD committee.
• AFRAN Board Member

Publications

I have over eighty (80) publications in scholarly journals in diverse field of paediatrics.

Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=antwi+s   

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0957-6105