Lily Gloria Tagoe, MBChB is a Pediatric Oncologist at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana, where she is the Lead Physician at the Pediatric Oncology outpatient and daycare unit. She is also the Medical Lead of the Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease Program, KBTH, and the Postgraduate Training Coordinator for the Department of Child Health, KBTH.
Dr Tagoe has a strong interest in the development and implementation of evidence-based interventions to address survival disparities in low-income countries. Her research interests include leukemias, lymphomas, supportive care, particularly in febrile neutropenia, and childhood cancer survivorship.
Dr. Tagoe's journey in medicine began at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana where she completed her undergraduate studies in Human Biology, followed by her medical degree (MBChB) at the same institution. Driven by a passion for pediatric care, she subsequently pursued a residency in Pediatrics at KBTH. During her residency, she was drawn to pediatric oncology, witnessing the marked disparity in survival rates between resource-limited and well-resourced countries. She however recognized the immense opportunity for impact, which led her to undertake a fellowship in Pediatric Oncology with the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in 2023.
She has been the recipient of several awards including the SIOP PODC (now Global Health) scholarship in 2019 and more recently, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) International Development and Education Award (IDEA) in 2024, which recognized her professional achievements as an emerging leader in a low- and middle-income country.
The Masters in Global Child Health will provide her with the necessary framework and skills to translate her passion and clinical experience into impactful research and sustainable programs that will improve outcomes of children with cancer on a global scale. She is committed to dedicating her efforts to improving the childhood cancer journey for African children through the development of tailored interventions that are specifically designed to address their unique needs.
Hometown: Gbese, Accra, Greater-Accra Region, Ghana
Education:
2023 - Pediatric Oncology Fellowship – Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
2019 - Membership in Pediatrics and Child Health – Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
2019 - Membership in Pediatrics – West African College of Physicians
2011 - MBChB – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2008 - BS, Human Biology – Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Awards/Honors/Scholarships:
2024 - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) International Development and Education Award
2019 - SIOP Global Health Scholarship
Publications:
Dei-Adomakoh YA, Segbefia CI, Latham TS, …, Tagoe LG, … & Ware RE. Hydroxyurea for Children and Adults with Haemoglobin SC Disease. NEJM Evidence. 2024. DOI: 10.1056/EVIDoa2400402
Tagoe LG, Amoako E, Bediako Y, Renner LA, Segbefia CI. When you just cannot fit neatly into a box-The quagmire of practicing paediatric oncology in low- and middle-income countries. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Aug 8:e31265. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31265
Tagoe LG, Bonney N A, Amoako E, Amegan-Aho K, Gbadamosi H, Dadzie M-A, Segbefia CI. Unusual Metastatic Patterns of Wilms Tumor: A Case Series. Cureus. 2024; 16(2): e54640. doi:10.7759/cureus.54640
Tagoe LG, Mainsah VS, Afrane AKA, Gbadamosi H, Edusei L, Acquah S, Renner LA, Segbefia CI. Orbital tuberculosis mimicking an ocular malignancy: a case report. HSI Journal. 2023; 4 (2):577-581. https://doi.org/10.4