Dr Thikra Sharif
Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- MBChB (Baghdad University, Iraq) 1987
- MMed (Baghdad University, Iraq) 1991
- GDPM (University of Sydney Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia) 2002
- MSc in Pain Medicine (University of Sydney Pain Management and Research Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia) 2004
Areas of interest
- Neuromodulation services
- The rhino model in pain education
- Founder of the first multidisciplinary neuroscience-based pain management unit in East, Central and Southern Africanregion.
Professional associations
- International neurosurgical Missions
- National Neurosurgical Missions
- Faculty of Medicine, the University of Sydney, Australia (Honorary)
- International Association for the Study of Pain.
- International SPIN Doctors, UK
Dr Thikra is also an Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about her HERE Dr Rajpreet Bal
Consultant Anaesthetist and Pain Management Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- BSc, MD (North Eastern Ohio University College of Medicine, USA) 2002
- MSNA (New York University, New York) 2006
- DABA (Cornell University, Memorial Sloan Kettering and Hospital) 2007
Areas of interest
- Obstetric anaesthesia and labour epidurals
- Joint and spine pain
- Cancer pain management
Professional associations
- American Society of Anaesthesiology and American Society of Regional Anaesthesiology
- Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
Dr Bal is also an Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about her HERE Dr Angela Ongewe
Consultant Anaesthetist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- MBChB (UoN) 2009
- MMed Anaesthesiology (AKU) 2016
- FAPCA (Fellowship of Adult and Paediatric Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia, University of Cape Town) 2018
Areas of interest
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia
- Perioperative Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Regional Anaesthesia
- Medical education and training for clinical teaching
- Simulation training
Professional associations
- Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Fellow of the College of Anaesthesiologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (CANESCA)
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Dr Vitalis MungayiConsultant Anaesthetist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- MBChB (UoN) 1990
- MMed (UoN) 1998
- Cert ICM (University of Tel Aviv, Israel) 2002
- FICM (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) 2006
- FCA (ECSA) 2016
Areas of interest
- Perioperative care
- Medical simulation
Professional associations
- Scientific committee of the Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Founding Chair, Critical Care Society of Kenya
- College of Anaesthesiologists of East, Central and Southern Africa
Dr Mung'ayi is also an Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. Read more about him HERE
Dr Wangari Waweru-Siika
Consultant Anaesthetist and Critical Care Specialist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- MBChB (UoN) 1997
- MMed (UoN) 2003
- FRCA (Royal College of Anaesthetists) 2010
- Certificate, Global Clinical Scholars Research Training, Harvard Medical School 2015
- European Diploma in Intensive Care 2017
Areas of interest
- Quality of care in resource-limited countries
- Sepsis
- Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery
Professional associations
- Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Executive Committee member, Critical Care Society of Kenya
Dr Wangui ThangáConsultant Anaesthetist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- MBChB (UoN)1999
- MMed Anaesthesia (AKU)2012
- Fellowships in Paediatric Anaesthesia and Paediatric Intensive Care (UCT, Royal London Hospital - UK,
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -UK)
Areas of interest
- Paediatric anaesthesia,
- Critical care and acute Pain Management,
- Medical Simulation
Professional associations
- Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
- College of Anaesthesiologists of East Central and Southern Africa
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dr Carolyne Muiru
Consultant Anaesthetist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- Cert ICM (WFSA/ Assiut University: Egypt) 2015
- MMed (University of Nairobi) 2009
- MBChB (University of Nairobi) 2006
Areas of interest
- Critical Care Medicine
- Regional Anesthesia
Professional associations
- Kenya Society of Anesthesiologists (KSA)
- Critical Care Society of Kenya (CCSK)
- Kenya Medical Association (KMA)
- Fellow of the College of Anesthesiologist of East, Central and Southern Africa (CANECSA)
- World Federation Societies of Anesthesia (WFSA)
Dr Idris Chikophe
Consultant Anaesthetist at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi
Qualifications
- Certificate in Applied Data Science (MIT) 2021
- Beyond Basic Mechanical (Chinese University of Hong Kong) 2018
- Diploma, Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia (Edith Wolfson, Holon, Israel) 2013
- MMed, Anaesthesia (University of Nairobi) 2010
- MBChB (University of Nairobi) 2005
Areas of interest
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Paediatric Intensive Care
- Medical Simulation
Professional associations
- Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists
- Society for Neuroscience in Anaesthesia and Critical Care
