[CURRICULUM VITAE] January 28, 2013 NAME: PROF. LAWRENCE NDEGWA GAKUU DATE OF BIRTH: 20TH JULY 1950. MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED WITH FOUR CHILDREN NATIONALITY: KENYAN ADDRESS: UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI. DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY P.O. BOX 19676 - 00200. NAIROBI - KENYA PRIVATE ADDRESS: P.O. Box 55164 CODE 00200 NAIROBI - KENYA TELEPHONE: OFFICE: + 254-2-720940 + 254-2-726300 EXT.43590 RESIDENCE: + 254-0722522218 FAX:- + 254-2-3875323 E-Mail:- [email protected]. EDUCATION UNIVERSITY POST UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP 1999 - Fellow – College of Surgeons East, Central and South Africa (COCECSA) FCS (ECSA). 1985 – 1986. - University of Birmingham (U.K) – Diploma in orthopaedics and Accident Surgery. 1984. - University of Ulm. – West Germany, Certificate in Traumatology. 1977 – 1980 - University of Nairobi – Master of Medicine in Surgery. - (M.Med. Surg.) 1971 – 1976 - University of Nairobi – MBCHB. PRE – UNIVERSITY 1969 – 1970 - High School Certificate ( 3 principles) – Alliance High School – Kikuyu 1965 – 1968 - School Certificate( “O level) 1st Division – Thomson’s Falls High School. 1958 – 1964 - Certificate of Primary Education (C.P.E) – Muruguru Primary School. Page 1 INTERNSHIP TRAINING At Kenyatta National Hospital from July 1976 to July 1977. Rotated in the following disciplines: - Paediatrics 6 months - Orthopaedic Surgery 3 months - General Surgery 3 months SENIOR HOUSE OFFICER TRAINING IN GENERAL SURGERY FOR M.MED DEGREE IN SURGERY: At Kenyatta National Hospital from July 1977 to August 1980. Rotated in the following disciplines: - Surgical Human Anatomy 12 months - General Surgery 6 months - Orthopaedic Surgery 9 months Special subjects: - Cardiothoracic Surgery 2 months - E.N.T. Surgery 2 months - Neurosurgery 3 months - Casualty 3 months EMPLOYMENT Nov. 2012 To date - Professor, Dept. of orthopaedic Surgery. 1996- to date - Associate Professor in Orthopaedic & Traumatology. University of Nairobi, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery 1987 to 1996: - Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. University of Nairobi, Kenya. - Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Kenyatta National Hospital - Nairobi, Kenya PAST: April 1981-1987: Employed by University of Nairobi as a Lecturer - Department of Orthopaedic, Surgery based at Kenyatta National Hospital. Aug. 1980 - April 1981: - Provincial Government Surgeon in North Eastern Province based at Garissa, as in-charge of all surgical services covering three districts i.e. Garissa, Mandera and Wajir. Sept. 1977-Aug. 1980: - Senior Registrar Department of Surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital. Enrolled as Post-graduate student at University of Nairobi for Master of Medicine Degree in Surgery (M.Med Surg.) The first year was spent at the Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi, as a demonstrator in Department of Human Anatomy teaching first year medical students. July 1976 - August 1977: Medical Officer - intern, at Kenyatta National Hospital. Rotations in General Surgery, Paediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery. 2 SPECIALITY TRAINING Jan.23-25.2011 - 3rd ATLS course – College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi Jan. 26-27 2010: - Cadaver based spinal anatomical approaches course- Chiromo Campus- College of Health Sciences., University of Nairobi January 2010: - 2nd ATLS course – College of Health Sciences – University of Nairobi. Nov.14th 2009 - Spine workshop -Anterior cervical interbody fusion (ACIF)- College of Health Sciences, Kenyatta National Hospital. Aug. 22nd 2009 -Current trends in femur and distal radius fracture management workshop College of Health Sciences at Kenyatta National Hospital. January 2009 - 1st ATLS course – College of Health Sciences – University of Nairobi. September. 2008 - Arthroplasty course at Writington – United Kingdom. December 2007: - A.O. – Course at Serena Hotel, Mombasa, - Faculty member as pre- conference convenor – (COSECSA). August. 2007 - Arthroplasty none cemented hips course – Annecy – France. February 2007 - Osteosynthesis course at Vienna – Austria. November 2006. - Arthroscopy course – Advanced at the Nairobi Hospital. December 2005 - Hands on Cadaver Labs at University of Cape Town – S.A. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. November 2005 - Hands on workshop – Flap Rotations – University of Beirut – Lebanon August 2004 - Workshop on spinal infections at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong April 2004: - Arthroplasty Residency at Shalby Hospital – India August 2003: - Arthroscopic course as Faculty – Makerere University – Kampala, Uganda. - Introduced arthroscopy to Uganda. March 2003: - Interlocking of forearm bones, femur, tibia – Hands on workshop at Pan Africa hotel, Nairobi and theatre on patients at Kikuyu Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Hospital, Kikuyu. February 2003: - Arthroscopy – shoulder – Cape Town - Prof. Debeers Unit. November 2002: - Hands on workshop on Advanced arthroscopy – knee and shoulder at Serena hotel – Nairobi – Faculty from University of Nairobi, followed by Surgery on ten patients at Nairobi hospital. 3 September 2002: -Hands on workshop - spinal surgery at Dubai. August 2001: -Hands on workshop on Limb Length Discrepancy at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Baltimore – U.S.A. Sept. 2000. -Hands on workshop on polytrauma patients at the Annual Edinburg course – University of Edinburg – Scotland – UK. April 2000: - Hands on Workshop on Hand Surgery At University of Cape Town - South Africa. Dec. 1999: -A.O. course – Basic – Faculty at Grand Regency Hotel at 50th AGM of ASEA. Dec. 1998: -Management of Long Bone Fractures by Interlocking K-Nailing Arthopedic Surgery at Port Elizabeth General Hospital - South Africa. March 1998: -The Hands on Course Workshop an External Fixations at Harare- Zimbabwe. August 1997: -The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) course as member of Faculty with others from St. Emmanuel Hospital Portland - Oregon, U.S.A. at Nairobi Hospital, Kenya. 1997: -ASEA meeting at Cutty Sark Hotel – Zimbabwe Dec. 1996: -British Orthopaedic Association course on Arthroscopy of the knee and shoulder at University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. Sept. 1996: -Knee Replacement course, of Howmedica International, Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. May 1996: Course on Standards and Advances in Lumbar Spinal Surgery. Hands-on Workshop in Spinal Fixations, Discectomy and Spinal Fusion at St. Joseph University Hospital, Bochum, West Germany. Dec. 1995: -British Orthopaedic Association Course on Spinal Trauma and Flap Rotations at Makerere University - Mulago, Teaching Hospital,Kampala, Uganda. March 1995: Course on spinal update and hand surgery. Hands-on workshop on spinal fixation at University of Cape Town, South Africa. 1995: -ASEA meeting at Grand Imperial Hotel – Kampala – Uganda. Course on I.T. – The Canadian library. Dec. 1994: British Orthopaedic Association Course. Hands-on workshop on External Fixators at University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.) Lusaka - Zambia. 1994: -ASEA meeting at Lusaka Hotel – Zambia Course on flap rotations. 4 1993: -ASEA meeting – Lake Victorial Hotel – Entebbe-Uganda. Course on Dry-labs incisions. 1992: -ASEA – AGM – Nyali Beach Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. Course on skin flaps. October 1992: -Management of foot deformities. Operation Smile Education Conference Inter-Continental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. Dec. 1986: -ASEA conference held at Lusaka – Zimbabwe. Course on external fixations. June 1986: -ASEA conference held at Mutare – Zimbabwe. Hands on course of basic dissections. June 1985: - The British Hip Course at the Institute of Orthopaedics, Oswestry U.K. March 1985: -Advanced A.0. Course - University of Birmingham - Institute of Orthopaedics - Shropshire, U.K. Dec. 1984: -British Arthroscopy Course at Oswestry,Shropshire, U.K. April 1984: -Ulm - Course on Dynamic Hip Screw (DHS) & A.0. Fixations - University of Ulm - West Germany. March 1984: - International Symposium on surgery and trauma, Essen, West Germany. 1984 - 1985: -Proceeded as a British Council Scholar to University of Birmingham, U.K where I was based at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at Oswestry. I covered the following courses as a trainee Registrar in Orthopaedics and Accident Surgery: - The Oswestry symposiums on various topics on trauma, spine and paediatric surgery. - Arthroscopic courses in Oswestry and Wrexham District Hospitals. - AO Course at Oswestry by Faculty from Barnes Switzerland - covering both basic and advanced AO courses. - The Oswestry knee athroscopy course. - Rotation in Paediatric Orthopaedic, units at Oswestry and Wrexham Hospitals covered spinal deformities, congenital abnormalities, paediatric trauma and paediatric surgery. 5 - Rotations in Spinal Unit at the Midlands Spinal Injury Centre in Shropshire. - Special courses on Pathology, Anatomy, Biomechanics, Radiology and prosthetics at the Oswestry Research Centre. - Orthopaedic Radiology at Oswestry x-ray Department. Covered all aspects of Orthopaedic radiology in formal lectures, demonstrations and special x-ray sessions. - Trauma Orthopaedics at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic centre and Wrexham District Hospitals, North Wales 1984: - Proceeded as a DAAD Scholar to University of Ulm, West Germany, where I undertook a course in "current management of trauma." 1981-1984: - Lecturer in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nairobi. Started subspecialty training in Orthopaedic Surgery. Gained formal experience in trauma surgery and other aspects of orthopaedics. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION: 1. Faculty member – COSECSA Training on Arthroplasty – September 2011 2. Trauma course – Nairobi Hospital – 24th September