Global Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship

Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

The majority of people in western Kenya live in rural settings. This area is very poor, has a high incidence of HIV (13%), TB and Malaria. Kiswahili is the most common language used in Kenya, yet medicine is mostly conducted in English.

This fellowship program is the first fellowship in any medical field approved by Moi University. There are seven gynecologic oncologists in Kenya and five were trained in this program. To date, six gynecologists have successfully completed the fellowship; three remained in Eldoret, one is in Kisumu, one is in Garissa and one relocated to Kampala, Uganda where she started a new fellowship training program.

This fellowship is recognized by the Kenyan Medical and Dental Society which licenses physicians in Kenya. The Gynecologic Oncology program is part of a larger program called AMPATH which is led by Indiana University. The program initially started with cervix cancer screening and to date over 75,000 women been screened. This gynecologic oncology program is academic with tripartite focus on clinical care, teaching and research. Over the past 8 years this group has secured over 6 million USD for research, primarily on cervix cancer and has over 15 publications.

Local Supervisors

Dr. Tonui P. Kipkirui

Dr. Kipkirui is a Medical Council certified Gynecologic Oncologist with over two decades of experience in medical practice. Tonui earned his medical degree from Moi University in Eldoret and did his residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Nairobi and Clinical Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Moi University. He is a Senior Lecturer and currently serves as the Chair of Department of Reproductive Health at Moi University’s School of Medicine. His clinical interest is in the treatment of gestational trophoblastic diseases in resource-limited settings and his research focus has been on HIV-related cervical cancer and the role of aflatoxin exposure as a co-factor in cervical carcinogenesis.

Dr. Tonui is a member of Kenya’s Obstetrical and Gynecologic Society (KOGS) and board member representing sub-Saharan Africa in the International Society for the Study of Trophoblastic Diseases (ISSTD).

Dr. Peter Itsura

Fellows

Dr. Eliazaro Gabriel Ouma

Dr. Gabriel Ouma is a 2023-2025 IGCS Fellow at Moi University in Eldoret. He graduated from Egerton University Medical School in 2014 and subsequently worked as a medical officer at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu. Dr. Ouma later pursued and earned a Master of Medicine in Reproductive Health from Moi University School of Medicine. Afterward, he returned to Kisumu, where he was confronted with the high burden of cervical cancer and the lack of specialists in the region to screen and treat women with gynaecological cancers. This experience motivated him to pursue the IGCS fellowship program.

With a strong interest in gynaecologic oncology and pelvic surgery, Dr. Ouma is dedicated to applying the knowledge and skills gained through his fellowship to increase gynaecological cancer awareness and improve prevention and treatment strategies.

Dr. Geoffrey Wahome Kanguru

Dr. Geoffrey Wahome graduated with MBchB from University of Nairobi Medical School in 2005 and did his internship at Provincial General Hospital in Nyeri County, Kenya. He has worked as a medical officer in various hospitals in Kenya including Voi, Mukurweini and Nakuru before proceeding for his masters in obstetrics and gynecology at Makerere University. He graduated with mmed in obstetrics and gynecology from Makerere University, Uganda in 2014 and returned to Nakuru. He has been practicing obstetrics and gynecology at Nakuru Level 5 Hospital since 2014. He is an employee of Egerton University as their Chief Medical Officer and does part time lecturing at Egerton University Medical School. He enrolled for clinical fellowship in gynecology oncology in 2023 at Moi University and he is currently in his 2^nd year of fellowship.

Dr. Geoffrey intends to return to Nakuru county to offer gynecology oncology services to residents of that county after completion of his studies. He is proud to be associated with IGCS due to the great mentorship offered by both local and international mentors.