Stephen Gboya Gana

Patient-focused medical practitioner with a background in delivering attentive care. Focused on evaluating patients and making accurate diagnoses for proper treatment planning and the training of juniors. Excellent problem-solver skilled at making high-risk decisions under immense pressure. Dedicated Surgeon with experience in achieving tangible results and cross-team collaboration. Proactive and excited to partner with like-minded individuals in a multidisciplinary team.

• Medical Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
• Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
• National Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA)
• Association of Surgeons of Nigeria (ASON)
• African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO)

• Basic Surgical Skills Course, West African College of Surgeons and ABUTH, 12/2009
• Integrated Revision Course In Surgery, WACS/UPTH Port Harcourt, 09/2010
• Annual Research Day, Department of Surgery ABU Zaria, 02/2011
• Safe Surgery Checklist, ABUTH Zaria, 07/2011
• Postgraduate Review Course, NPMCN Lagos, 03/2012
• Master Class on Colorectal Cancer and National Consortium Meeting, 04/2015
• 1st Research methodology Course, WACS/AAS Abuja, 06/2015
• 17th Manuscript Writing Workshop, WACS Abuja, 06/2015
• 5th Health Management and Ethics Course, WACS Ibadan, 07/2015
• Workshop on Management of Wounds, 04/2017
• 21st Scientific Conference of the Society for the Study of Pain in Nigeria, 08/2018
• ESCP Safe Anastomosis Programme in Colorectal Surgery, 02/2022
• Save a life Blood-borne Pathogens Course, 06/2022
• Save a life CPR, AED, and First-aid Certification Course, 06/2022
• Basic Life Support (BLS) NHCPS Certification, 06/2022
• IBreastbook meets Greta: Implants vs Flaps webinar, RCSEd, 06/2022
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) NHCPS Certification, 07/2022
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) ACS Course, 07/2022
• Breast Imaging iBreastBook Webinar Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, 08/2022
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) NHCPS Certification, 09/2022
• Patient Selection and Markings in Oncoplastic Surgery: Part 1 UEA, 09/2022
• The Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery: Pediatric Trauma webinar, 02/2023
• IBreastbook: Risk Reducing Surgery RCSEd, 05/2023
• Introduction of Robotic & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Blk-Max, 06/2023
• Trauma Care: The Realistic Challenges of Military Trauma Simulation, 07/2023
• AAI Cancer Biopsy and Surgical Treatment Digital Training, Bvgh, 09/28/2023 - 11/16/2023
• Computer Application Packages, Iya Abubakar Institute of ICT, 06/2023 - 08/2023
• Statistical Analysis with Excel and SPSS, Iya Abubakar Institute of ICT, 08/2023 - 09/2023
• IBreastbook: Free Flap Reconstruction RCSEd, 09/2023
• Breastics24h Breast Oncoplastics, Virtual Round the clock, 09/2023
• Basic Laparoscopy Course, All-Safe/Paacs/Wacs, 10/2023
• IBreastbook: Survivorship Issues RCSEd, 10/2023
• IBreastbook: The Best of CluBreast RCSEd, 11/2023
• IBreastbook: Rare but Benign RCSEd, 01/2024

• Date of birth: 05/14/79
• Gender: Male
• Nationality: Nigerian
• Religion: Christianity

• Comparative Accuracy and Complications of Palpation Guided Versus Ultrasound Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Palpable Breast Lumps in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria., Dissertation, West African College of Surgeons (WACS), 10/2019
• Routine Sterile Glove and Instrument Change at the time of Abdominal Wound Closure to Prevent Surgical Site Infection (ChEETAh): A Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomised Trial in Seven Low-income and Middle-income countries. The Lancet 400; 19: 12: 2022.
• Nwabuoku SE, Mukoro GD, Daniyan M, Dauda MM, Khalid L, Aliyu HO, Shittu SM, Gana SG et al. Appendiceal Schistosomiasis presenting as an Appendiceal Mass. J West Afr Coll Surg 2022;12:100-3.
• Gana SG, Yusufu LMD, Abur PP, Olarinoye-Akorede SA, Bello N. Comparative Accuracy and Complications of Palpation Guided Versus Ultrasound Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Palpable Breast Lumps in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria. J West Afr Coll Surg 2023; 13:28-36.
• Strategies to Minimise and Monitor Biases and Imbalances by arm in Surgical Cluster Randomised Trials: Evidence from ChEETAh, a Trial in Seven Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Trials, 2023, 24(1), 259
• Routine sterile glove and instrument change at the time of abdominal wound closure to prevent surgical site infection (ChEETAh): a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial in seven low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Glob Health 2024; 12: e235-42.
• The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa. The Lancet 2025; 405: 715-24.
• Gana SG, Bello N, et al. Modified Triple Test Score for Palpable Breast Lumps: The Utility of Breast Ultrasound and Core Needle Biopsy in Resource-Constrained Settings. Med Res Arch 2025:13(4) 1-13.

• Prof Yusufu L.M.D, Professor/Chief Consultant General Surgeon, Breast And Endocrine Unit, Department of Surgery Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, +2348035930547
• Prof Adewuyi SA., Professor/Chief Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Department of Radio-oncology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, +2348069156104

• Music
• Badminton