Sleep Medicine
OVERVIEW OF DEPARTMENT
The Sleep Medicine Department at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) provides specialized evaluation, diagnosis, and management of sleep-related disorders affecting adults and children. The department focuses on improving patients’ sleep health and overall wellbeing through comprehensive assessment, advanced diagnostic services, and individualized treatment plans.
Sleep disorders can significantly affect physical health, mental wellbeing, productivity, and quality of life. The department provides expert care for patients experiencing sleep difficulties, breathing-related sleep conditions, and other disorders affecting normal sleep patterns. Through a multidisciplinary approach involving physicians, sleep specialists, respiratory care professionals, and other healthcare providers, the department delivers evidence-based care aimed at improving sleep quality and long-term health outcomes.
NAME OF HEAD OR AG. HEAD
Dr. R. Obo Addy, Diplomate, American Board of Sleep Medicine.
TEAM MEMBERS
1. Dr. Freda Dodd Addy
2. Dr. Vishnu Nene Limon Abayateye
3. Engr. Elisha Amaglo
4. Engr. John Kojo Salifu
5. Engr. Desmond Andrews Aryee
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
1. Comprehensive Sleep Health Service that includes (or encompasses) the following:
2. Assessment, diagnosis and management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and other Sleep-related Breathing Disorders
3. Insomnia assessment and management
4. Circadian rhythm disorders diagnosis and management
5. Excessive daytime sleepiness or Hypersomnolence diagnosis and management
6. Sleep-related movement disorders diagnosis and management
7. Abnormal or unusual behaviors during sleep (parasomnias)
LIST OF SEFRVICES
1. Clinical consultations and evaluation of all sleep disorders
2. Overnight Diagnostic testing for sleep disorders:
(i) The limited study for obstructive sleep apnea
(ii) The more comprehensive full polysomnogram (PSG) for other sleep disorders
3. Daytime studies for the diagnosis of excessive daytime sleepiness conditions such as narcolepsy
4. Institution and ongoing management of CPAP use for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
5. Ongoing, longitudinal management of sleep disorders
APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE
Appointments should be booked online at ugmedicalcentre.org or call 030255043–5.
WORKING HOURS
Wednesdays & Fridays
02:00PM – 06:00PM
CORPORATE EMAIL
info@ugmc.ug.edu.gh
DEPARTMENT INTERCOM
13033/32