Name: DR. ROBERT M. MUGO
Title/Qualification: PAEDIATRIC SURGEON
Department: SURGERY
Designation/Position: HONORARY LECTURER
Contact Address: P.O. BOX 67174-00200 NAIROBI
Area of Specialization: PAEDIATRIC SURGERY
Research Interests: PAEDIATRIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY, NEONATAL SURGERY
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Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor's of Medicine and Bachelor’s of Surgery (UON)
  • Master’s of Medicine in Paediatric Surgery (UON)
  • Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery (COSECSA)

 Employment History

  • Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Kiambu County Referral Hospital, Kiambu County
  • Honorary Lecturer, Kenyatta University

Achievements

  • Recipient of the Young Investigator Award for
  • “Clinical presentation, intervention and outcomes in children with posterior urethral valves as seen at AIC Kijabe Hospital”
  • Surgical Society of Kenya Annual Scientific Conference, March 2015

Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers

Conference Papers

  • Clinical presentation, intervention and outcomes in children with posterior  urethral valves as seen at AIC Kijabe Hospital (SSK 2015)
  • Gynecologic Considerations in Anorectal Malformation (KAPS 2019)
  • Valve Bladder Syndrome (KAUS 2020)
  • -Post- Operative pain management in Neonatal Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital (KAPS 2023)
  • Comparative report of two cases of Omphalomesenteric duct remnant in children (KAPS 2023)
  • Paediatric Laparoscopy in Kiambu County Referral Hospital (KAPS 2024)
  • Urethral Prolapse in Pre-Pubertal Females (KAPS 2024)
  • Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy in Adolescents (KAPS 2025)

Workshops Papers

  • Energy Devices in Paediatric Laparoscopy

 Seminar Papers

  • Simulation training for laparoscopic surgery

Student Co-authored Publications

  •  Urethro-cutaneous fistula after hypospadia repair: a single institution study Jumbi, S. Shahbal, R. Mugo, F. Osawa P. Mwika J. Lessan Published in the Annals of African Surgery Vol. 16 No. 2 (2019)
  • Outcome of gunshot abdominal injuries at the Kenyatta National Hospital Neville Mengjo Bonko, R. Mugo, Maryam Badawy, Sandra Kimani et al Published in the Annals of African Surgery, Vol. 17 No. 1 (2020)
  • Newborn Survival At A Level 3 Nursery in a Rural African Referral Hospital: 3 Year Retrospective Study. Muma S, Mugo R, Barasa I, Myhre J, et al. Presentation at Kenya Paediatric Association conference, April 2015

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Attended

Conferences Attended

  • Kenya Association of Paediatric Surgeons Annual Conference
  • Nairobi Gastro International Conference (2024)

Workshops Attended

  • Basic laparoscopy Training (NSSC)
  • Intermediate laparoscopy Training (NSSC)
  • Advanced Paediatric laparoscopy Training (IRCAD Africa)

Seminars Attended

  • European Paediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Kenya School of Management Senior Management Course

Community Service and Other Engagements

  • KAPS Outreach Paediatric Surgery camps
  • KAUS Outreach paediatric Urology camps
  • Health educator on Paediatric Surgery on Health TV

Affiliation of Professional Bodies

  • Kenya Association of Paediatric Surgeons (KAPS)
  • Kenya Association of Urological Surgeons (KAUS)
  • Surgical Society of Kenya (SSK)

Chairperson General Surgery

Dr. John Masasabi Wekesa,

Department of General Surgery