Professor Eric Kwasi Ofori was born on the 6th of March, 1966 at Kyebi in the Eastern Region, Ghana. He holds PhD in Health Sciences (Diagnostic Imaging) from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom., MPhil in Diagnostic Imaging from the City University, London, Certificate in Agricultural Mechanization from Tsukuba International Center (TBIC), Japan and BSc (Honours) Agricultural Engineering, from the University of Science and Technology (UST) Kumasi (now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology).
Professor Ofori was appointed a Professor of Medical Imaging in the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS), UHAS, effective April 26, 2021, an Associate Professor in February 2017 and the Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS), UHAS on August 1, 2017. His appointment as Dean of SAHS was renewed for a second term of 3 years, effective August 1, 2020 to July 31, 2023. Apart from his primary appointment as Professor and Dean of SAHS, Professor Ofori is also a Coordinating Dean for the School of Sports and Exercise Medicine in UHAS since August 2020. Prior to joining UHAS, Professor Ofori was a Senior Lecturer and Lecturer at the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana from June 2013 to December 2016 and April 2010 to May 2013 respectively. He also taught at the School of Nursing and School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana on part-time basis between June 2012 and December 2016. Professor Ofori is involved in the teaching and supervision at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the School of Allied Health Sciences. He is currently supervising five PhD and four MPhil students. Previously, he had supervised one PhD, two MPhil, four MSc and over sixty undergraduate theses and dissertations.
Professor Ofori has authored over 38 peer reviewed journals articles. He has also produced one book and one book chapter. He has several conference presentations to his credit. Professor Ofori’s areas of research interest include quality assurance issues in diagnostic imaging and radiology, patient radiation protection in diagnostic imaging, development of quality standards for diagnostic imaging, development of diagnostic radiation reference levels for diagnostic imaging among others.
