Dr Samuel Nguku is a consultant in radiology and nuclear medicine at Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi.

He has a master’s degree in Radiology from Aga Khan University and fellowship in Nuclear medicine from Imperial College London.

He was integral in setting up of the first PET CT service in Kenya at the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi.

He has great passion in improving cancer imaging in the country and integrating molecular imaging in management of cancer patients.

Dr. Wambui Kung’u is a Clinical Oncologist at Kenyatta University, Teaching, Referral, and Research Hospital. She holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine from Alexandria University, Egypt.

She is a member of the Kenya Society of Hematology and Oncology (KESHO), African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

Her main areas of interest are Head and Neck cancers, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and gastrointestinal cancer.

Gladys is Palliative care Nurse/Counselor, she holds a bachelor of science in palliative care from Makerere university- Uganda and a post graduate diploma in palliative care from Cardiff University- UK. She owns a higher diploma in counseling psychology in medical health from Kenya Institute of psychological Counseling and a certificate in trainer of trainers (TOT) in End-of-life Nursing Continuum, Trained by the ELNC- USA.

Gladys has a vast amount of experience in palliative care and counseling after working in different departments of KNH.

She currently coordinates Palliative Care Services in the busy Pain & Palliative Care Unit, KNH after previously being involved in establishing and coordinating the successful Patient Navigation Program at Cancer Treatment Center -KNH, a program initiated by the American Cancer Society in partnership with KNH and has greatly improved patients experience and quality of life as they undergo cancer treatment.

Gladys is a co-founder and a former National treasurer of The Oncology Nurses chapter-Kenya.

Dr. Njoki Njiraini is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

She has been key in instituting multidisciplinary meetings, problem oriented research in the department, and streamlining patient care within the oncology clinics in the public and private sector.

Dr. Njiraini holds a bachelors degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi, a Masters Degree in Radiation Oncology from the University of Cape Town, is a Fellow of the College of Radiation Oncology (FCRO) South Africa and a graduate of the Harvard POETIC Fellowship programme.

Chief Medical Specialist MTRH 2 Clinical & Radiation Oncology
Director: Hemato-Oncology Directorate, Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Eldoret Kenya

Positions and Honors

2006 – 2007 Medical officer intern at Kitale District Hospital

2008 – 2010 Medical Officer Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

2010 – 2015 Residency training in Clinical and Radiation Oncology – University of Stellenbosch, and Fellowship of the College of Radiation Oncologists of South Africa.
2015 – Date Medical Specialist MTRH 4, Consultant in Clinical and Radiation Oncology at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).

2017 November to Date: Director- Directorate of Hemato-Oncology MTRH 2019June: Senior Medical Specialist MTRH 3

2022 September: Chief Medical Specialist MTRH 2

Peer-reviewed Publication

Results of Radioactive Iodine (131I) Therapy in Well Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study from the Tygerberg Hospital.
D. Acullu 1* A. E. Fourie 2, K. Baatjes 3 and E. J. Opakas 4 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283708956_Results_of_Radioactive
_Iodine_131I_Therapy_in_Well_Differentiated_Thyroid_Carcinoma_A_Retrospe ctive_Study_from_the_Tygerberg_Hospital

Radiotherapy in the management of carcinoma of the vulva in HIV positive and negative patients : an institutional experience; Jesse Elungat Opakas https://www.academia.edu/66075078/Radiotherapy_in_the_management_of_ carcinoma_ of_the_vulva_in_HIV_positive_and_negative_patients_an_institutional_experie nce 2015

Aggrey began his career as a Radiation Protection Officer with the Government of Kenya before moving to Kenyatta National Hospital as a Medical Physicist. He is currently the Chairman of Association of Medical Physicists of Kenya (AMPKen) and has been a part-time Lecturer at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK)

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from the University of Nairobi Kenya, and Master of Science in Medical Physics from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom where he was awarded Hounsfield Prize for the best dissertation in Medical Physics program at the University of Surrey, UK

He received his Clinical training in Medical Physics from the Royal Surrey County Hospital and has been a fellow of Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He has attended several short trainings organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Kenya, South Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Austria and USA

He serves on the Cancer Project Implementation team for Kenyatta National Hospital and sits on the Technical Advisory Committee of the National Cancer Institute. He is also a member of the Kenya Research Reactor Project team.