Kwasi Agyen-Mensah is Associate Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, and Consultant Neurosurgeon at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, where he is the founding Head of the Neurosurgery Unit. He is the immediate past Head of Surgery at both the hospital and the School, and a member of the Academic Board and Faculty of Neurosurgery of the Ghana College of Surgeons.
He trained in neurosurgery at the University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, where he was the first black African to qualify as a neurosurgeon, and holds subspecialty fellowships in neuro intervention and spine instrumentation from Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, South Korea. His work focuses on strengthening neurosurgical, spine and neurological care and training in Ghana and West Africa.
Qualifications
- FC Neurosurg (South Africa)
- MMed Neurosurgery, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Fellowship in Neurosurgery, Ghana College of Surgeons
- Fellowships in Neuro Intervention and Spine Instrumentation, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, South Korea
- MBChB and BSc Human Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Appointments
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast
- Consultant Neurosurgeon and founding Head, Neurosurgery Unit, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
- Head of Surgery, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital and School of Medical Sciences (immediate past)
Research interests
- Neurosurgery and spine surgery, including spinal instrumentation and neuro intervention
- Neuroimaging of stroke and intracranial haemorrhage
- Epilepsy: public knowledge, stigma and patient experience in Ghana
- Brain infection, including atypical brain abscess
- Neurosurgical training and service development in West Africa
Selected publications
- Appiah A, Agyen-Mensah K, Karikari AA, Egbenya DL. Lived experiences of young people with epilepsy in a resource constraint setting: contemporary findings from Cape Coast, Ghana. Epilepsy and Behavior Reports. 2026;35:100879. DOI
- Otabil NAO, Ussif AM, Djankpa FT, Agyen-Mensah K, Egbenya DL. Prior knowledge of epilepsy predicts positive attitudes and practices toward persons living with epilepsy. Brain and Behavior. 2026;16(1):e71161. DOI
- Edzie EKM, Dzefi-Tettey K, Gorleku PN, et al (including Agyen-Mensah K). Computed tomography patterns of intracranial infarcts in a Ghanaian tertiary facility. Ghana Medical Journal. 2022;56(1):28-37. DOI
- Edzie EKM, Dzefi-Tettey K, Brakohiapa EK, et al (including Agyen-Mensah K). Computed tomography features of spontaneous acute intracranial hemorrhages in a tertiary hospital in Southern Ghana. Pan African Medical Journal. 2021;40:226. DOI
- Edzie EKM, Dzefi-Tettey K, Gorleku PN, Agyen-Mensah K, Kusodzi H, Quarshie F, et al. Craniolacunia in a neonate: a clinical and CT scan illustrative case report. Clinical Case Reports. 2021;9(7):e04501. DOI
- Edzie EKM, Dzefi-Tettey K, Gorleku PN, et al (including Agyen-Mensah K). Evaluation of the clinical and imaging findings of breast examinations in a tertiary facility in Ghana. International Journal of Breast Cancer. 2021;2021:5541230. DOI
Book: Agyen-Mensah K. Imaging Appearances, Diagnosis and Treatment of Atypical Brain Abscess.
Contact
Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery
School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast
Email: k.agyen-mensah@uccsms.edu.gh