Association of Surgeons of Uganda

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