SPEAKER PROFILES:

Dr Angela McLigeyo
Angela 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 experiences in hospital and clinical settings.

She is a member of the Kenya Society of Haematology and Oncology (KESHO), European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). She is also a fellow of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians.

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

Dr McLigeyo 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.

Dr Peter Oyiro
Peter Oyiro is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Therapeutics-The University of Nairobi. He also a consultant Physician and Medical Oncologist at the Kenyatta National Hospital Teaching and Referral Hospital, Nairobi. He attended his Research Fellowship in Hematological Malignancies at the West Virginia University Cancer Center (2013) and Medical Oncology fellowship at the University of Nairobi (2018).

He is a member of Kenya Society of Hematologist and Oncologist (KESHO), American Society of Clinical Oncologist (ASCO) and the European Society of Medical Oncologists( ESMO).

Dr. Oyiro main interest is in Research and cancer education particularly in Hematological Malignancies, HIV associated neoplasms and Sickle cell disease as well as newer cancer targeted therapy and immunotherapy.

Dr Caroline Tonio (Moderator)
Caroline Tonio is currently a Consultant Physician and Medical Oncologist at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital in Kenya.