He had his secondary education at Kumasi Academy, and proceeded to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Human Biology.

[1][2] He later entered the Howard University Hospital where he had his medical residency in family medicine.

[1][2] Bawuah-Edusei worked as a medical practitioner and an entrepreneur prior to his ambassadorial appointment.

He was the head of Educe Medical Center, a hospital he founded in Alexandria, Virginia.

[5][6] He served in this capacity until 2006 when he was appointed Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America.