Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga
Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga | |
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Born | Pediatric Neurosurgeon |
Years active | 2019–present |
Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga is a physician from Uganda, who is the country's first female neurosurgeon.[1][2][3][4][5][6] As of 2021 she was one of only thirteen neurosurgeons in Uganda.[7] As of 2018 she was employed by Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala.[1][8]
Background and education
She is Ugandan by birth. Her father is the late Professor Sekabunga, a well-known pediatric surgeon, who practiced at
She went on to study medicine at Mbarara University, followed by internships at the same institution, and at Lira Regional Referral Hospital.[1] She returned to Mbarara University to pursue a Master of Medicine degree in Surgery, the first woman to do so.[9] She was then admitted to Makerere University to pursue a neurosurgical residency at Mulago National Referral Hospital, graduating in 2018. She then spent a year specialising in paediatric neurosurgery at The Hospital for Sick Children, the teaching hospital of the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, in Toronto, Canada.[3] One of her Ugandan mentors was the late John Baptist Mukasa (1967 - 2021).[7][10]
Career
Following the completion of her neurosurgery fellowship in Toronto, Canada, she returned to Uganda and took up employment at
See also
References
- ^ S2CID 29163841.
- ^ Kizito, Francis (12 September 2018). "Uganda's first female neurosurgeon is Dr. Nalwanga Juliet Sekabunga". MBU. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Global Neurosurgery Twinning: Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology's experience in Uganda | WFNS". www.wfns.org. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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- ^ "DGHI's Michael Haglund Recognized for Global Neurosurgery Achievements". Duke Global Health Institute. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b "'A great blow to Uganda': surgeon John Baptist Mukasa dies of Covid". The Guardian. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "List Of Neurosurgeons in Uganda". 2022/2023. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b Theresa Williamson, MD (28 January 2018). "Two Firsts for Black Women in Neurosurgery". Opmed.doximity.com. United States. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Adela Wu (7 July 2021). "Pandemic Loss: Pioneering Ugandan Neurosurgeon Was A 'Servant Of The People'". Washington, D.C., United States: NPR. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Pauline Luba (14 February 2023). "UCU student meets medical idol: "She is my hero"". The Standard (UCU). Mukono, Uganda. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Pauline Luba (30 March 2023). "Nalwanga: Uganda's first female neurosurgeon". Uganda Partners. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 2 March 2024.