Infectious Diseases and HIV Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Dr Felix Riunga, MBChB, MMeD Senior Instructor and Section Head
Dr Felix Riunga is the Section Head of Infectious Diseases at Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa. He earned his medical degree from the University of Nairobi in 2006, and his Masters in Medicine from the Aga Khan University, Nairobi in 2014. He later pursued specialty training in Infectious Diseases at the Aga Khan University, Nairobi. Currently Dr Riunga serves as an Infectious Diseases consultant at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.
Dr Riunga is the recipient of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Trustee Fund Award, Chandaria and Kamala Memorial Awards from the University of Nairobi. In addition to teaching medical students and residents, Dr. Riunga’s interests include ICU-related infectious diseases and HIV associated cryptococcal meningitis. He is an active member of the HIV Clinicians Society of Kenya.
Dr Riunga is also the Section Head, Infectious Diseases and Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Read more about him HERE
Prof Reena Shah, MSCID, MRCP, FRCP (Edinburgh) FRCP (London)
Professor and Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
Prof Reena Shah is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and the Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa. She is an exceptional and highly respected Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist.
Prof Shah has been instrumental in setting up the infectious disease clinical service at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi which benefits the local population and is recognized as a tertiary referral centre for patients from sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Prof Shah's focus centres on diseases including HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, pneumonia and Hepatitis B which are of prime public health importance in Kenya and the region.
As a Professor at the Aga Khan University, she had the distinct challenge of being the first Department of Medicine PGME Director, working with the Chair to lay the Foundation for what is now an outstanding programme recognized internationally for quality. She also spearheaded the task force that has set up the Infectious Diseases fellowship program at AKUHN. This is the first fellowship for Aga Khan University in East Africa which started in January 2016.
The curriculum has been adapted to meet local context and is one of the first programs of its kind in sub–Saharan Africa, allowing increase in numbers of much needed infectious disease specialists in the region. She established the first Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme. Prof Shah is passionate about clinical and medical applied research, development of improved diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, development of guidelines and contribution to national policy.
Prof Shah is the Chair, Department of Internal Medicine and Consultant Infectious Diseases at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Read more about her HERE
Publications
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Shah R, Nabiswa H, Okinda N, Revathi G, Hawken M, Nelson M. Prevalence of HLA-B*5701 in a Kenyan Population with HIV Infection. YJINF3981. Journal of Infection Corresponding. 4-OCT-2017 DOI information: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.09.007
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Juma FO,
Yonga G, Waweru P, Revathi G, Nelson M,
Shah R. The Diagnostic Accuracy of Determine™ TB LAM Antigen in Detection of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB). J Infect. 2017 Dec;75(6):583-586.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2017.08.011. Epub 2017 Sep 4.
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Gitau SN, Vinayak S, Silaba M, Adam R,
Shah R. High Prevalence of Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Monoinfection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hepatitis ‑ B Co‑infection as Assessed by Shear Wave Elastography: Journal of Clinical Imaging Science 2016;6:1-6.
Dr Adil Salyani, MBChB, MMeD, FCP (ECSA)
Senior Instructor Dr Adil Salyani is a Senior Instructor and Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa.
Dr Salyani graduated from the University of Nairobi with a MBChB degree in 2008 and earned his MMed degree in Internal Medicine from Aga Khan University in 2020. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Disease at Aga Khan University in 2023.
Dr Salyani is a member of the Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP) and the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP). His areas of interests include antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, hepatitis B and infections in immunocompromised hosts.
Dr Salyani is also a Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Read more about him HERE
