Member Profiles
Member Profiles
MR. Robert Ssentongo
Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Year completed medical school: 1990
Email: crssentongo@yahoo.co.uk
Years of experience in surgery: 24 years
- Makerere University Medical School
- Manipal Academy for Plastic Surgery, India
- Joseph Hospital, Kitovu, Uganda
- Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda
- Soroti Hospital, Uganda
- Kiruddu National referral Hospital
- Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
- Clinical Head and Lead clinician the Plastic and Burns Unit in Uganda for the first 15 years, which team oversaw the establishment of the Unit.
- President Association of Surgeons of Uganda, 2009 to 2011
- Resident Surgeon in North-eastern Uganda based in Soroti
- Hospital Director, Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital
- Foundation Fellow, College of Surgeons of East Central and southern Africa (COSECSA)
MR. Joseph Epodoi
Speciality: Urology
Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery, Soroti University
Year completed Medical School: 1995
Email: cuthjosepodoi@yahoo.com
Year of experience in Surgery: 21 years
- Makerere University Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
- Makerere University Master of Medicine (MMed) in surgery
- Christian Medical College, Vellore India Certificate in Endocrinology
- KCMC Tanzania Master of Science in Urology
- COSECSA(Urology)
- Lwala hospital, Kalaki district
- Mulago National Referral Hospital
- Soroti Regional Referral Hospital
- Recognition for separation of Siamese twins in Uganda by Parliament of Uganda, 2021
- Heroes In Health Awards, Doctor of the year 2021
- Uganda National Heroes Medal
- A Odonga Award of Excellence by Uganda Medical Association
- Integrity Award by Transparency International/Action Aid
- Excellence in Medical Practice, Kyambogo University
- Excellence in Medical Practice, Soroti City
- Fins Medical University, Fort Portal City
Prof. Mwaka Sakakaki Erisa
Specialty: Orthopaedics
Year completed medical school: 1997
Email: erisamwaka@gmail.com
Years of experience in surgery: 24 years
- Makerere University, Uganda
- University of Fukui, Japan
- Nakaseke Hospital
- Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
- Chair, School of Biomedical Science Research Ethics Committee, 2022
- Chair, H3 Africa Ethics and Community working group
Dr. Musinguzi K. Edwin
Specialty: General Surgery
Year completed medical school: 1997
Email: edimuskat@gmail.com
Years of experience in General surgery: 17 years
- Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
- Head of department of surgery
- Chair Infection Prevention and control committee
- Chairperson hospital training committee, Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
- Internship Coordinator and member, National internship committee
- Examiner UAHEB (Uganda Allied Health Examinations Board)
- Coordinator, Annual CUTE PROJECT ONLUS plastic surgery camps since 2011
MR. Lakor Francis
Specialty: Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Year completed medical school: 1994
Email: francisobita620@gmail.com
Years of experience in surgery: 27 years
- Ukranian State Medical University
- Mulago National Referral Hospital
- Head of Department, Dental Department- Mulago National Referral Hospital
- Started the training in oral and maxillofacial surgery (MA Oral and maxillofacial surgery) in Makerere Medical School in 2009
- Honorary Lecturer, Makerere Medical School since 1996
- President, Uganda Dental Surgeon, two times
- Member of International Association of Dental Research
- Member of Uganda Medical board (representing Dentistry)
- Member, Uganda Medical and Therapeutic Committee
Dr. Olivia Kituuka
Specialty: HPB and Upper gastrointestinal surgery
Year completed medical school: 1999
Email: okituuka@yahoo.com/
Years of experience in surgery: 17 years
- Makerere university college of health sciences
Nsambya Hospital
Case hospital
Mulago hospital
Fellow, College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSESCA)
Best Employee Surgery 2010
Best Candidate MCS ECSA 2006
Past President ASOU
Dr. Luyimbaazi Julius
Specialty: Urology
Year completed medical school: 2007
Email: None
Years of experience in surgery: 9 years
- Nyakibale hospital
- Lubaga hospital
Coming soon…
- Fellow, College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSESCA) Urology 2021
Dr. Chung Hyukjun
Specialty: Colorectal surgery, laproscopy and endoscopy
Year completed medical school: 2002
Email: thepursuit12@gmail.com
Years of experience in surgery: 20 years
- Catholic University Medical School, Soul, Korea
- Mulago National Referral Hospital
- 2006 Chief resident of general surgery for general residents of Korea
- 2012 Highest mark pass for examination of colorectal surgery subspeciality in Korea
- 2017-2018/2018-2019 Best performer in surgery at Mulago hospital