SPEAKER PROFILES:

Dr. Anthony Ndiritu
Dr. Ndiritu is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at the Kenyatta National Hospital. His main interests lie in Head and Neck Cancer, CNS, and Gastrointestinal tract malignancies.

Dr. Ndiritu’s research interest is in cancer of the endometrium.

Moderator: Dr. Angela McLigeyo.

Dr. McLigeyo is a licensed Physician and Medical Oncologist practicing in Kenya. She has a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine from the University of Nairobi, a M.Sc. in Clinical Oncology from Ulm University (Germany), and a Fellowship in Medical Oncology from the University of Nairobi. In addition, she obtained a 5-year board certification in Medical Oncology from ESMO in 2019.

She has over 17 years of experience in hospital and clinical settings.

Her core skills are in clinical decision-making in internal medicine and oncology, conducting training, streamlining medical education, and conducting research as well as participation in the development of treatment guidelines and protocols.

She currently provides comprehensive oncology healthcare at both public and private health facilities, conducts research in oncology and internal medicine when opportunities arise and is engaged in teaching internal medicine and oncology at the Kenyatta University. She has authored several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented abstracts at several conferences.