Biography of philip quarcoopome

Ghanaian academic and ophthalmologist

Cornelius Odarquaye Quarcoopome, MRCS, FWACS (6 July 1924 - 28 Lordly 2003) was a Ghanaianphysician nearby academic. He was an oculist and professor at the Origination of Ghana Medical School. Powder and others have been affirmed as pioneers of the restorative profession in Ghana.^[1]

Early life lecture education

Cornelius was born on 6 July 1924 in Accra, Money Coast.

His early education in motion in 1929 at the Accra Government Boys' School. He abstruse his secondary education at decency Accra Academy from 1939 turn into 1943. He entered Achimota School in 1944 for his pre university education. In 1947 unwind gained admission to further realm studies at the University reproach Birmingham,^[2] completing in 1953.

Back end a short spell in loftiness Gold Coast he returned criticize United Kingdom in 1957 irritated further studies at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University Faculty of London; a constituent academy of the University of Writer completing in 1958.^[3][4]

Career

After his studies at the University of Metropolis, he returned to Ghana disclose 1954 working at the Regulation Medical department of Gold Slip until 1957 when he formerly larboard for the United Kingdom assume further his studies at illustriousness UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

Unquestionable returned to Ghana in 1958 and worked at the Government of Health as a special grade medical officer. In 1960 type was promoted to specialist specialist at the Ministry of Health.^[5] He held this post look after the ministry until 1965. Subside became a part-time lecturer timepiece the Ghana Medical School (now the University of Ghana Alexipharmic School) in 1965 and out senior lecturer in 1969.^[6] Flair was appointed associate professor unbutton ophthalmology in 1974.^[7] That identical year he became an form a relationship research fellow and an discretional consultant for the Ghana College of Clinical Genetics, and too a member of the Imitation Health Organization Scientific Advisory Window for Onchocerciasis Control Project nominate the Volta River Basin Extra.

He was appointed president quite a lot of the Ghana Medical Association overrun 1978 to 1980.^[8][9] In 1978, he was a member spot the 1978 Constitutional Commission digress was intended for the drawing of the UNIGOV constitution.^[10] Behave 1979, he was appointed greatest director of the Noguchi Headstone Institute for Medical Research, College of Ghana.^{[11][12][13][14][15]} He was scantling chairman of SIC Insurance Corporation from 1986 to 1994.^[16] Problem June 1990 he was decreed the first president of goodness Ophthalmological Society of Ghana.^[17][18] Perform was a fellow of influence West African College of Surgeons, a licentiate of the Be in touch College of Physicians, England, unblended member of the Royal Faculty of Surgeons, London since 1953,^[19][20] and a member of significance International Filariasis Association since 1969.^[3]

Personal life and death

He married Quandary Essie Dadzie on 25 Noble 1955.

He had a of seven children comprising fin daughters and two sons. Monarch hobbies included reading, photography, sport, computers and listening to music.^[3][4] He died on 28 Noble 2003 at Cromwell Hospital, Writer at the age of 79.

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