Faculty
Institute of Global Health
Rex Wong, DPT, MPH, MS
Director, Bill and Joyce Cummings Institute of Global Health
Chester Kalinda
Assistant Professor
Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi
Assistant Professor
Joseph Kalibbala
Lecturer
Maria Albin Qambayo
Lecturer
Jean de Dieu Oemba Sibomana
Administrative Assistant
Adjuncts
Emily Wroe, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Partners in Health
Phuoc Le, MD, MPH
Associate Professor | Primary institution: University of California: Berkeley
Kaveh Khoshnood, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor | Primary institution: Yale University, School of Public Health
Fredrick Kateera, MD, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Partners in Health
Joel M. Mubiligi, MD
Assistant Professor, Interim Vice Chancellor, UGHE; Executive Director, Partners In Health in Rwanda (PIH/IMB)
Ziad Khatib
Associate Professor | Primary institution: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Security
Anatole Manzi, PhD, MPhil, MPH
Assistant Professor | Primary Institution: Partners In Health
Lisa Hirshhorn, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Sabin Nsanzimana, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCP
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Rwanda Biomedical Centre
Emmanuel Manirakiza, MD
Adjunct Faculty | Primary institution: King Faisal Hospital
School of Medicine
Basic Medical Sciences
Abebe Bekele, MD, FCS (ECSA), FACS
Dean of the School of Medicine
Daniel Melka Seifu, PhD
Associate Professor
Charles Okot Odongo
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Pharmacology
Robert Ojiambo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chair, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Head of Physiology
Patrick Orikiriza, PhD
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Microbiology
Abebe Muche, PhD
Associate Professor and Head of Human Anatomy
Deogratias Ruhangaza, MD, MMed (Path)
Assistant Professor, Pathology
Carine Nyampinga, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology
Jean Paul Ndayizeye, MD
Lecturer
Arlene Nishimwe, MD, MSc
Lecturer
Nicole Kanyana, MD
Lecturer
Jean Baptiste Niyibizi, MSc
Lecturer, Laboratory
Samuel Ntaganira
Administrative Assistant
Leslie Kanyana
Administrative Assistant
Clinical Medicine
Abebe Bekele, MD, FCS (ECSA), FACS
Dean of the School of Medicine; Professor, Department of Surgery
Agnes Binagwaho, MD, M(Ped), PhD
Retired Vice Chancellor; Professor, Pediatrics
Tomlin Paul, MB BS, MPH, DFPHM, FAcadMEd
Associate Professor
Barnabas Alayande, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Olana Wakoya Gichile, MD, MSc
Lecturer and Medical Education Coordinator
Zohray Talib, MD
Professor, Head, Department of Internal Medicine
Robert Riviello, MD, MPH
Professor, Head, Department of Surgery
Rahel Gebre
Professor, Head, Department of Ob/Gyn
Natalie McCall, MD
Associate Professor, Chair of Division of Clinical Medicine
Cyprien Shyirambere, MD
Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Medicine
Oscar Nsanzimana
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Louis Mujyuwishi, MD, MMED, Pediatrician
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Jean Paul Majyambere, MD
Assistant Professor, Surgery
Pascal Bihizimana, MD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Fred Mugabo, MD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
Nicaise Nsabimana, MD
Assistant Professor, Oncology
Simon Pierre Bigirimana, MD
Lecturer
Gabriel Makiriro, MD
Lecturer, Medical Education Track, Division of Clinical Sciences
Sam Muhanguzi
Administrative Assistant
Adjuncts
Madhu Varma
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: California University of Science and Medicine
Dhammika Atapattu
Professor | Primary institution: California University of Science and Medicine
Harmut Schmit
Associate Professor
Torsten Schoneberg
Professor | Primary institution: University of Leipzig
Yohannes Gamechu
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: University of Leipzig
Gordon Green
Professor | Primary institution: California University of Science and Medicine
Eric Neilson, MD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: California University of Science and Medicine
Alemayehu Gebremariam
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Catholic Relief Services
Anne Sumner, MD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: National Institutes of Health
Honorable Tharcisse Mpunga, MD, MSc
Lecturer | Primary institution: Ministry of Health
Christopher C. Moore, MD
Associate Professor | Primary institution: University of Virginia
Chandler Villaverde, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Primary institution: University of Washington
Zahir Kanjee
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Harvard Medical School
Amanda Williams
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Indiana Emergency Care
Joe Rhatigan, MD
Adjunct Professor | Primary institution: Harvard Medical School
Kelsey Ripp, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Primary institution: University of Washington
Giuseppe Raviol
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Harvard Medical School
Christopher Calahan, MD
Adjunct Lecturer| Primary Institution: Harvard Medical School
Institute of Global Health Equity Research
Alemayehu Amberbir, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor
Emmanuel Ngwakongwi, MPH, PhD
Head of Research Projects and Training
Patience Oduor, MSc
Head, Clinical Trials Unit
Arsene Hobabagabo, MD, MSc
Lecturer
Sage Marie Consolatrice Ishimwe, MD, MPH
Lecturer
Sade Rwamasirabo
Admin Assistant
Henry Kanoro, MSc
Research Assistant
Angelique Ingabire, MSc
Research Assistant
Center for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS)
Barnabas Alayande, MBBS, PgDTh, MBA, FMCS
Assistant Professor
Derbew Fikadu Berhe, PhD
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
Jules Iradukunda, MD, MSc.
Research Assistant
Pierrette Ngutete Mukundwa, MD, MSc
Lecturer, MGHD/Global Surgery
Educational Development and Quality Center
Daniel Melka Seifu, PhD
Associate Professor, Ag Dean, Research, Innovation, and Quality
Matthew Ames, PhD
Assistant Professor, e-Learning
Olivia Clarke, MSc
Lecturer, EDQC
Anthony Kiuna
Lecturer, Academic Librarian
Ornella Masimbi, MD, MSc
Lecturer, Simulation Centre
Natnael Shimelash, MD, MSc
Lecturer, Simulation Centre
Falida Umutoniwase
Administrative Assistant
Center for One Health
Phaedra Henley, PhD, MES, BMSc
Assistant Professor, Chair, Center for One Health
Janna Schurer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Anselme Shyaka,DVM, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ursin Bayisenge, MD, MSc
Lecturer
Agazi Gebreselassie, MD, MSc
Lecturer
Leila Dusabe
Research Assistant, Center for One Health
Chany Uwase
Administrative Coordinator
Adjuncts
Martin Ntawubizi
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: University of Rwanda School of Veterinary Medicine
Julius Nziza
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Gorilla Doctors
Kelsey Ripp, MD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: University of Washington
Community Health & Social Medicine
Florence Akiiki Bitalabeho, MD
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Community Health and Social Medicine
Sandra Isano, MSc
Lecturer
Denys Ndangurura, MPH, RN
Lecturer
Grace Iliza Ndatinya, MSc
Lecturer
Adjunct
Thomas Albert Ndayisaba
Lecturer | Primary Institution: Partners in Health
Center for Nursing and Midwifery
Judy Khanyola
Lecturer, Chair, Centre for Nursing and Midwifery
Augustine Ndaimani, RN, BScNS (Hons), MScNS, PhD
Associate Professor
Catherine Uwimana, RN, BScNS (Hons), MScNS
Lecturer
Phillisters Ariko
Lecturer
Esther Gaga
Administrative Assistant
The Center for Leadership in Global Health Equity
Anil Kumar Indira Krishna, PhD
Director, The Center for Leadership in Global Health Equity
Mireille Umutesi
Program Manager
Dr.Ernest Tambo
Research Scientist
Ange Gloria Umuhoza
Curriculum and Content Faculty
Michee Nshimayesu
M&E Assistant
Vivian Keza
Admin Assistant
Center for Gender Equity
Tsion Yohannes
Lecturer, Chair, Center for Gender Equity
Tayechalem Moges Girma, MA, LLM, PhD
Assistant Professor
Rashidah Nambaziira, MSc
Lecturer
Deborah Umucyo
Coordinator
Humanities & Social Sciences
Denis Regnier, MSc, PhD
Assistant Professor, Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Anthony Kiuna
Lecturer
Mpinga Rwabuhihi
Academic Admin Assistant
Adjuncts
Matthew Basilico, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Harvard University
Eugene Richardson, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor | Primary institution: Harvard University