Dr. Murphy in Ghana 

 

Since 2007, James P. Murphy, MD has been at Tamale Teaching Hospital in Ghana full time, establishing an ear, nose and throat department in the hospital. He also trains nurses, medical students and young physicians in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.


This ear, nose and throat department in Tamale, the fourth largest city of the country, is the only one of its kind in northern Ghana to provide such services for a population of
over two million. Although there are some otolaryngology facilities 400 miles to the south, most of the patients are too poor to travel there.

  







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  1. • B.S. College of The Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, 1962

  2. • M.D. New Jersey Medical School, 1966

  3. • Ear, Nose & Throat Residency, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1974

  4. • Board Certified - American Board of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery,’74

  5. • Master of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY

  6. • Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

  7. • Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana.

  8. • Otolaryngology Consultant and Head of Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana