Background
Fitz-Williams, McFauland Patrick was born on October 6, 1940 in Sekondi, Ghana. Son of McFauland Patrick and Margaret Kra (Ashun) F.-W.
Cardiologist educator consultant Surgeon
Fitz-Williams, McFauland Patrick was born on October 6, 1940 in Sekondi, Ghana. Son of McFauland Patrick and Margaret Kra (Ashun) F.-W.
Doctor of Medicine with honors, Lvov State Medical Institute, Ukraine, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1969. Diploma in general surgery with honors, Lvov State Medical Institute, Ukraine, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1971. Candidate Medical Sciences in Cardiovasc.
Surgery, Academy Medical Sciences, Moscow, 1979. Certified in general cardio-thoracic surgery, 2d Moscow-Pirogov Medical Institute, 1984.
Intern, Lvov State Medical Institute, 1969;
initiator tropical medicine course, then medical officer, Effia-Nkwanta Group Hospitals, Sekondi, 1971-1974;
registrar surgical department, Effia-Nkwanta Group Hospitals, Sekondi, 1974;
senior medical officer, general surgeon, Ashanti Goldfields Corporation Mines Hospital, Obuasi, Ghana, 1974-1976;
initiated specialist course cardiothoracic-vascular surgery, Academy Medical Sciences, Moscow, 1976-1979;
cardiothoracic surgical specialist, Korle Bu Teacher Hospital, Accra, Ghana, 1980-1990;
general practice medicine, Accra, since 1990. Cardiothoracic surgical consultant. Visiting consultant Narh-Bita Hospital, Tema, Ghana.
Medical-officer in charge Eikwe Catholic Mission Hospital, Nzima, Ghana, 1974;surgeon-in-charge Bolgatanga (Ghana) Government Hospital, 1974. Conference presenter in field. Facilitator, public lecturer on health matters.
Member choir St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Sekondi. Patron St. Jude's Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church Choir, Mamprobi, Ghana. Member Christian Aid and Superior vena cava syndrome Found.
Past president Ghana-Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Friendship Society, patron. Member Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Royal Commonwealth Society, International Cardiac Pacing Society (regional representative), Ghana Medical assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, All Soviet Society Surgeons, British Thoracic Society, Pan-African Catholic Doctors Guild, All Soviet Society Pulmonologists, Soviet Trained Ghanaian Graduate Association (past vice president), Fijai Old Students Association (national president), National Geography Society, Young Men’s Christian Association (life Accra).
Children; Margaret, Marianne, McFauland Junior, Peter, Issac, Joseph, Edna, Debora.