Gastroenterology​

The section of gastroenterology clinic strives in ensuring excellent patient care and patient safety. We pride ourselves in the services we provide which include:​:

  • An inpatient consult service.
  • Screening and treatment colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures.
  • Pediatric procedures including foreign body removal.
  • Patient and family education and support​​​.
​​To book an appointment, please click HERE​​
Telephone contact: +254 (0) 20 366 ​1270​​

​​Meet our Doctor

Allan Rajula, MBChB, MMed, FSG (South Africa)
Senior Instructor​
 
Dr Allan Rajula is the Section Head of Gastroenterology at Aga Khan University. He graduated from the University of Nairobi with an MBChB degree in 2003 and earned his MMed degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Nairobi in 2009. He completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa in 2014 and is a fellow of the Subspecialty of Gastroenterology of the College of Physicians of South Africa (FSG).
 
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Prior to joining Aga Khan University Hospital, Dr Rajula practiced medicine at the Karen Hospital in Nairobi. He is trained in therapeutic endoscopy procedures including endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), double balloon enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, and pH impendence manometry.
 
Dr Rajula is a member of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA), the Kenya Medical Association, the Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP), the Kenya Gastroenterology Society, and the European Association for the Study of Liver Disease (EASLD). His research interests include the pathophysiology of liver disease, epidemiology and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and improving colon cancer screening in Kenya.