Jessica Ohemeng-Dapaah, MD joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in July 2025. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from the University of Science and Technology in Ghana, West Africa, in 2011. She then completed her medical degree, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, in 2014. Ohemeng-Dapaah later relocated to the United States to pursue a career in Internal Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Her clinical interests lie in internal medicine, with a special focus on hematologic conditions and cancer care. Ohemeng-Dapaah is passionate about reducing healthcare disparities and working to bridge the socioeconomic gaps that impact patient care. In addition to her clinical work, she is actively engaged in research and has published several peer-reviewed articles in medical journals.
Education
- BS, Human Biology: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2011)
- MBBS: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2014)
- Residency, Internal Medicine: SSM St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO (2025)
Clinical Interests
Internal medicine, hematologic conditions, research
Publications
Patel, Rushin and Patel, Mrunal and Patel, Zalak and Kavani, Himanshu and Onyechi, Afoma and Ohemeng-Dapaah, Jessica and Gadhiya, Dhruvkumar and Patel, Darshiland Yang, Chieh (2024) Present State and Recent Developments of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Gastric Cancer Diagnosis and Prognosis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Cancer and Tumor International, 14 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2454-7360
Patel, R., Patel, M., Patel, D., Yang, C., Onyechi, A., Ohemeng-Dapaah, J., Patel, Z., & Shaikh, S Impact of Palliative Care Utilization among Kidney Cancer Patients in US Hospitals: A National-Scale Analysis. (2024). Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL, 11(1), 24-32. https://doi.org/10.15586/jkcvhl.v11i1.314
Patel, R., Patel, D., Patel, M., Ohemeng-Dapaah, J., Onyechi, A., Patel, Z., Yang, C., & Shaikh, S. (2024). Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Patients: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes and Healthcare Burden in US Hospitals. Turkish Journal of Hematology: official journal of Turkish Society of Hematology, 41(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.4274/tjh.galenos.2024.2023.0479
Onyechi A, Ohemeng-Dapaah J, Patel R, et al. Metaxalone-induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2023;13(5):86-89. Published 2023 Sep 2. doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1236
Onyechi A, Ohemeng-Dapaah J, Shaba W, et al. Needle in a Haystack: Acute Intermittent Porphyria, an Often-missed Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2023;13(5):82-85. Published 2023 Sep 2. doi:10.55729/2000-9666.1232
Mullangi, S., Keesari, P. R., Zaher, A., Pulakurthi, Y. S., Adusei Poku, F., Rajeev, A., Vidiyala, P. L., Guntupalli, A. L., Desai, M., Ohemeng-Dapaah, J., Asare, Y., Patel, A. A., & Lekkala, M. (2021). Epidemiology and Outcomes of Hospitalizations Due to Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cureus, 13(12), e20089. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20089
Cudjoe GA, Ameley A, Ohemeng-Dapaah J, Bhatt P, Donda K, Dapaah-Siakwan F. National trends in the incidence and management of retinopathy of prematurity in the United States, 2009 -2018. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2022;15(3):553-557. doi:10.3233/NPM-210826
Presentations
Khan, T.A., Govindaram, M.B., Habib, S., Roy, N., Sunny A., Ohemeng-Dapaah, J., Poku, F.A., Asare,Y., Mistry, S.,& Parmar, N. (2021, October 08). Prevalence, Trends, and Outcomes of Cannabis Use Disorder in Adolescent Hospitalizations with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome in the United States, 2007-2017 [Poster presented]. American Academy of Pediatrics 2021 National Conference and Exhibition Meeting (Virtual)/Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Umscheid, J., Khan, T.A., Govindaram, M.B., Poku, F.A., Roy, N., Habib, S., Sunny, A., Mistry, S., Ohemeng-Dapaah, J., Vasudeva, R., Asare, Y. & Parmar, N.. (2021, October 08). Trends and Outcomes of Cannabis Use Disorder among Adolescents Hospitalizations with Asthma [Poster presented]. American Academy of Pediatrics 2021 National Conference and Exhibition Meeting/Philadelphia, PA, USA.