Dr. Mwambu Tom Philip

Dr Mwambu Tom Philip is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon working with the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Kampala. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery (MB.CH.B) degree from Makerere University, Kampala in and thereafter proceeded to attain a Master of Medicine (M.Med.) in General surgery from the same University.  He is a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases  ICVD) Madras, India where he attained training in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. He was at the lead of revamping open-heart surgery in Uganda in 2007 and has since facilitated training of more surgeons in the same field.  He completed a scientific fellowship of the Lee Jong-wook Fellow in Aortic and Heart Valve surgery (South Korea)  and has presented many scientific papers in cardiovascular surgery at International fora. In Uganda he is among the leading surgeons in AV Fistula surgery for haemodialysis access and performs some of the most complex interventions. At UHI he is the head of the Adult Cardiovascular Surgery Division. In addition, he is an honorary lecturer at the College of Health Sciences, Makerere University.