I was appointed as a Lecturer in the department of surgery at 海角破解版in October 2021. I have a twelve year experience in the practice and teaching of general surgery, with interest in minimally invasive upper abdominal surgery and endoscopic surgery.
I played a leading role in the establishment of endoscopy services at various hospitals. I pioneered minimally invasive surgery at St Joseph Rift Valley Hospital. I have actively participated in entrenching advanced laparoscopic surgery at the Nakuru Level 6 Hospital which is a teaching partner to Egerton University. I have been at the center of advancing general surgical minimally invasive in Nakuru region as a whole. My experience spans not just in the performing but also in teaching colleagues in minimally invasive surgery.
I play various roles in matters teaching at the department. I offer lectures, bedside teaching and real case surgery teaching to the medical students at the university i.e. Bachelors of Medicine and the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Medicine. I also offer teaching service to our collaborating partner The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa.
I have served as Chief of surgery at Embu Children Hospital (2018-2020) where I streamlined endoscopy and surgical services to run daily. I am honorary head of surgery at St Joseph Rift Valley Hospital. I am the departmental web champion tasked with enhancing the website and improve our webometric ranking. I am the Nakuru region Champion of gasless laparoscopy, spearheaded by the Operating Technicians practitioners Association of Kenya (OTPAK).
My research interests are in endoscopy, minimal access surgery, breast surgery and urology. I have authored papers that describe upper gastrointestinal diseases in Nakuru and Nairobi counties published in the Annals of African Surgery. I presented a winning paper in the Surgical Society of Kenya Conference 2009 profiling breast cancer in a private hospital.
I am currenty a reviewer in several local and international journals, mainly the Annals of African Surgery, the Principles and Clinical Practice, Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health, and the Asian Journal of Research & Case Reports in Gastroenterology.
I have attended all annual Surgical Society Conferences since 2009 to date, I have presented papers in several of them on fields of breast cancer, urology, chest tubes, profile of gastrointestinal illness, palliation of esophageal cancer, colocutaneous fistula and urethral strictures (this was featured in the ).
I have done several radio and television presentations mainly on upper gastrointestinal diseases.
My interest in minimal access surgery was inspired by the need to decentralize laparoscopy which has been for long considered a rich man surgery domiciled in Nairobi. In my work, I have managed to offer this surgery at a cost that is within reach of areas as rural as Gilgil in Nakuru county.
As mentioned, I have collaborated with Nakuru Level 6 Hospital, OTPAK Kenya and COSECSA.
I am a member of the Surgical Society of Kenya and the Kenya Medical Association. I am also an associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
