Global InformationSylvia Shitsama Nyamweya information
Shitsama Nyamweya | |
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| Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Kenya |
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Citizenship | Kenya |
| Education | University of Nairobi (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) (Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery) |
| Occupation | Consultant Neurosurgeon |
| Website | https://drsylviashitsama.com |
Sylvia Shitsama Nyamweya (née Sylvia Shitsama), is a Kenyan consultant neurosurgeon at the Kenyatta National Referral Hospital.[1] She is the first female neurosurgeon in Kenya[2] and one of a handful of female neurosurgeons in the country.[3]
- ^ "Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya" (PDF). Business Daily Africa. Nairobi: Nation Media Group. 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Muchangi, John (10 November 2022). "Story of Kenya's only four female neurosurgeons". The Star. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Nyambega Gisesa, and Abigael Sum (22 November 2014). "Why there are only 17 neurosurgeons in Kenya". Nairobi: SDE Kenya. Retrieved 22 November 2017.