SPEAKER PROFILES:

Dr Gladwell Kiarie

Gladwell Kiarie graduated with MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) degrees from The University of Nairobi and went head to receive her post-graduate degree in Internal Medicine from the same institution. After receiving her undergraduate degrees, she did her internship at the Kenyatta National Hospital before proceeding to pursue her fellowship in Medical Oncology in London, England.

After sub-specialization in Medical Oncology, she returned to Kenya where she was one of the founding members of the Oncology Unit at the Aga Khan University Hospital and was also part of the team that set up the first Kenyatta National Hospital Tumor Board in 2007 that involved multiple personnel from surgical and medical departments.

She then joined the University of Nairobi in the Clinical Medicine Department as a Senior Lecturer. Soon afterwards, she enrolled in a PhD program with the Bart’s Cancer Institute under the supervision of Professor John Gribben. She recently received Fellowship to the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCPE).

She currently runs a private practice at The Nairobi Hospital and also reviews patients at other leading hospitals in Nairobi and Nakuru including The Aga Khan University Hospital, MP Shah Hospital, and Avenue Hospital. She also serves in the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board since her appointment in 2015 to the Regulatory Department of the Board.

She is a member of the Kenya Society of Haematology and Oncology (KESHO) where she also served as the treasurer in 2004 and is also a full member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) as well as European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

She continues to be an advocate for early diagnosis of cancer and is greatly involved in programs that focus on providing easy access to basic screening services to the underprivileged including setting up oncology services at the county level. In recognition of this, she won the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in 2014 for screening in poor settings.

Prof Mohsen Mokhtar

Mohsen Mokhtar is a Professor of Clinical Oncology in Al-Kasr Al-Aini Medical School and Cairo University, Cairo Egypt. Prof Mokhtar assisted in developing the syllabus and course structure at Al-Kasr Al-Aini, as well as, supervised several research programs and theses.

Prof Mokhtar is the Managing Director of Cairo University Center of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine NEMROCK and the President of CANSURVIVE.

Prof Mokhtar has published more than 50 articles in several regional magazines in topics including breast, lung, pediatric, colorectal, ovarian malignancies NHL, and hematologic malignancies. Professionally, he has more than 20 years of experience in hospital management. He is currently the chief medical director in Elaj group covering the clinical and medical audit of group facilities.

Dr James Mbogo (Moderator)

James Mbogo is a Clinical Oncology Consultant based at Avenue Hospital, 1st Parklands where he is the Head of Oncology Department.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi and a Master’s Degree in Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine from Alexandria University, Egypt.

He has training, knowledge, and experience in managing the common cancers found in Kenya such as cancers of the breast, cervix, prostate, esophagus, head and neck, and colon with both systemic therapies (cytotoxic chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy) and radiation therapy (three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity modulated radiotherapy and brachytherapy).

In addition to his clinical practice, he is also passionate about clinical research and patient education, especially on risk factors, early signs and symptoms, and screening.

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