DR.BEATRICE MUTHONI KABERA.

(MMED-Aga Khan University, MB; ChB-Moi)

Medical Specialist

Consultant Clinical Pathologist

CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFESSIONAL GOAL

To get acquainted with inherent competencies and continually equip myself with the

current medical knowledge and skills.

PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION:

The realization that work is an opportunity for personal growth and a form of service to

humanity.

That there is need to surpass personal limitations to meet new challenges and new

opportunities.

STRENGTHS

Good interpersonal skills

Team player

Computer literate

Strong analytical skills

Proactive

PERSONAL DETAILS AND CONTACT INFORMATION:

SURNAME : KABERA

OTHER NAMES : BEATRICE MUTHONI

NATIONALITY : KENYAN

GENDER : FEMALE

DATE OF BIRTH : 24TH JUNE, 1976.

PLACE OF BIRTH : NYERI.

TEL-NO : 0721 – 203 153/ 0770 433385

ADDRESS : 248-00202 (NAIROBI)

EMAIL ADDRESS : beatskaf@yahoo.com

ID.NO : 20002996

Registered and licensed to practice Medicine in the Republic of Kenya by the Medical

Practitioners and Dentists Board of Kenya- Specialist recognition in Clinical Pathology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES.

(I)CLINICAL PATHOLOGIST: Gertrude’s Children Hospital (Dec 2010- To date)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provision of specialized clinical laboratory services and supervision of medical

laboratory technologists and phlebotomists.

Educate other health professionals and communities in the effective utilization of

laboratory diagnostic services for management of child health and pediatrics

Undertake relevant medical research and audit, to improve laboratory diagnostic

services.

Provision of leadership and direction in delivering of laboratory services.

Perform laboratory procedures on patients including bone marrow aspirates and

assist in the management of patients with relevant conditions, where appropriate

and as agreed with such clinician’s patients and the hospital.

Participate in priority and budget setting of the laboratory as well as development of

Annual Departmental plans.

Participate in planning and management of hospital clinical programs.

Lecturer in Clinical Pathology Department; Aga Khan University Hospital (January

2011-to-date).

(2)RESIDENT CLINICAL PATHOLOGY; OCT 2006 TO OCT 2010

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preparation and delivering lectures and tutorials for case based learning topics as per the

curriculum.

Rotations on all the clinical laboratory benches and trouble shooting on the different

analyzers and solving bench problems.

Monitoring and evaluating the Quality Assurance process in the laboratory sections and

carrying out different audits.

Processing specimens for analysis and reporting blood films and bone marrow slides in

the Hematology Laboratory including immunophenotyping of hematological

malignancies.

Clinical Liaison with other health professionals and discussing better health management

of patients.

Providing consultancy and follow-up for hematological conditions in the hematology

clinics on a weekly basis.

Presentation and discussion in weekly Journal clubs.

Formulation of research proposal and execution of thesis study.

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Metallo-b-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a

Large tertiary centre in Kenya Clin Microbiol Infect 2008; 14: 755–759.

2. Immunophenotypic profile of Acute leukemia in Nairobi .EAMJ 2013,90; issue 3,

page82-85.

(3) MEDICAL OFFICER; OCT 2004 TO OCT 2006

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working as a Medical Officer in Karatina District Hospital by running of the Medical

/Surgical Wards and out patient Special Clinics.

Pioneered in setting up a comprehensive care centre for HIV/AIDS patients in November

2004.

Daily care of the HIV/AIDS patients on follow-up in the comprehensive care centre.

Pioneered in setting up and starting the pediatric comprehensive care centre for children

living with HIV/AIDS – Sept 2005.

Member of the comprehensive care committee as a Vice Chairperson.

A.R.T Officer and advisory to the hospital administration on issues related to A.R.T care/

and management.

Working as an ART care facilitator and trainer of other healthcare workers in the

Province i.e.

(i) Facilitated in a training of health workers at Batian grand Hotel – September 2005.

(ii) Facilated in a training of health workers at Kieni East Division – April 2006.

(iii) Facilitated in a training of PMTCT health workers at Nyeri – May 2006.

(4) MEDICAL INTERNSHIP- Medical Officer -Intern, Provincial General Hospital, Nyeri.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participated in patient’s management and learning during ward rounds in Surgical,

medical, Paediatric and reproductive Health departments.

PROFESSIONAL COURSES/CONFERENCES

2012 -Association of Clinical Pathologists from East, Central and Southern Africa

(ACPECSA) congress in Cape Town ,South Africa.

2010-APECSA International Conference in Kampala, Uganda.

2008- Attended a Workshop in Molecular Methods of HIV Analysis (PCR-based

methods).

2008-Qualified in a course on Molecular Mechanism of Disease

2005 – Attended and awarded a certificate in Antiretroviral drugs use and management of

HIV/AIDS in children (NARESA)

2004 – Attended and awarded a certificate in Antiretroviral drugs use and management of

HIV/AIDS in Adults (NASCOP).

2003 – Graduated with a degree in MBch.B from Moi University.

2003 – Awarded certificate in advanced life support in Trauma patients.

2002 – Awarded a certificate in Urology – Orientation and research in Maastricht

University Hospital, The Netherlands.

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

(A)MASTERS OF MEDICINE IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (2006-2010)

(B) BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY

Faculty of Health Science, Moi University (1997 – 2003)-Graduated with a degree certificate in

MBch.B – November 2003.

(C) SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

Qualified in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) Examination in 1995,

graduated with Overall A- (minus) grade.

From 1992 – 1995: Naromoru Girls High School

P.O BOX 20, Naromoru

Tel: 11, Nyeri

(D) PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION

Qualified for Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination (K.C.P.E), graduated with

Overall A- (minus) grade.

From 1984 – 1991: Ruirii Primary School.

P.O BOX 178, Mweiga.

LANGUAGES

English (Fluent), Swahili (Fluent)

HOBBIES

Traveling and hiking, reading, movies, music

REFEREES

1. Dr. Riyat Malkit S.

Associate Professor and consultant hematologist

Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi

P.O. Box 30270, 00100, NAIROBI.

TEL: 0722 – 512110

2. Prof. Peter J.Ojwang

Professor and Chair Department of Pathology, Consultant Chemical pathologist

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

P.O. Box 30270, 00100, NAIROBI.

TEL: 0735-720084

3. Prof. Macharia William

Professor and Chair Department of paediatrics and child health, Consultant pediatrician and

clinical epidemiologist.

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

P.O. Box 30270, 00100, NAIROBI.

TEL: 0733-627077

3. Wilson Nganga Kuria

P.O Box 248-00202 Nairobi TEL: 0722-350452