Shitsama Nyamweya

Sylvia Shitsama Nyamweya (née Sylvia Shitsama), is a Kenyan consultant neurosurgeon at the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital.[1] She is one of a handful of female neurosurgeons in the country.[2]

Shitsama Nyamweya
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Kenya
NationalityKenya
CitizenshipKenya
EducationUniversity of Nairobi
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
(Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery)
OccupationConsultant Neurosurgeon

Background and education

She was born in Kenya circa 1985,[1] and attended Kenyan schools for her elementary and secondary education. She was admitted to the University of Nairobi, where she studied human medicine, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree. Later in October 2008, she was admitted into the neurosurgery residency program at Kenyatta National Hospital, operated by the University of Nairobi. The program, lasting at least six years, leads to the award of a Master of Medicine (MMed) degree in Neurosurgery. She graduated with her MMed degree in February 2015.[1][3]

Work experience

Since her graduation from the MMed program, she was appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon at Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest referral hospital in the country, which also serves as the teaching hospital of the Nairobi Medical School.[1] Effective January 2016, she concurrently serves as a lecturer at the College of Health Sciences at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). In June 2017, she began to offer her services at Sage Brain and Spine Clinic, located at the Kenya Medical Association Centre in Nairobi.[2][4] She is reported to be seeking funding to sponsor residents enrolled in the neurosurgery Master of Medicine programme to increase enrollment and output of specialist neurosurgeons.[2]

Other considerations

Dr. Sylvia Shitsama has at some point served as a board member of the Kenya Medical Association Sacco (KMA), responsible for member credit issues.[5] In 2017 she was named among the "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya", by the Nation Media Group.[1]

See also

References
  1. Business Daily Africa (2017). "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" (PDF). Nairobi: Nation Media Group. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. Nyambega Gisesa, and Abigael Sum (22 November 2014). "Why there are only 17 neurosurgeons in Kenya". Nairobi: SDE Kenya. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. Sylvia Shitsama (22 November 2017). "Sylvia Shitsama, Consultant Neurosurgeon". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. Ndonga, Simon (21 July 2017). "Relief for patients as neurosurgery clinic opens in Nairobi". Nairobi: 98.4 Capital FM. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. KMASACCO (22 November 2017). "Kenya Medical Association Sacco: Board of Directors". Nairobi: Kenya Medical Association Sacco (KMASACCO). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
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