Rheumatology Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
Dr Fredrick Owuor Otieno, MBChB, MMed
Assistant Professor and Section Head
Dr Otieno received his MBChB degree in 2002 and his MMed degree in Internal Medicine in 2010, both from the University of Nairobi. He later pursued a fellowship in Rheumatology from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 2015. Previously, Dr. Otieno was a consultant physician and rheumatologist at the Nairobi Arthritis Clinic and served as Director of Clinical Services Delivery at Kenya Episcopal Conference’s Kenya AIDS Response Program (KARP).
He has also worked at the University of Maryland’s Institute of Human Virology as a Senior Technical Advisor for its Partnership for Innovative Medical Education in HIV (PRIME). He has taught at Kenyatta University as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Medicine and was the pioneer District Medical Officer of Health in charge of Makadara District in Nairobi.
His current research interests include the epidemiology of rheumatic diseases in developing countries and clinical correlates of patients with common rheumatic conditions. Dr. Otieno is the current Secretary General of the Arthrheuma Society of Kenya and Uwezo Rheumatology Foundation of Kenya. He is also an active member of both the British Society of Rheumatology and American College of Rheumatology.
Dr Otieno is also a Consultant Rheumatologist at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Read more about him HERE
Publications
Zhao S,
Otieno F.O, Akpan A, Moots R. J. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Considerations for the Pharmacological Management of Elderly Patients. Drugs and Aging 2017; 10.1007/s40266-017-0443-
Genga E K, Omondi G O, Moots R J,
Otieno FO. Building a Rheumatology Team for East Africa- Editorial. Rheumatology 2017;10:1093.
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Dr Naomi Mumo Malombe, MBChB, MMed, Clin Rheum (SA)Senior Instructor
Dr Naomi Mumo is currently a full-time faculty at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Department of Medicine (Section-Rheumatology). Her journey in medicine began at the University of Nairobi where she pursued her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree. Subsequently, she undertook her Master's Degree in Internal Medicine at the same institution which she completed in 2013. As part of her training, she has had an opportunity to do an elective training at the University Hospital of Wales (UK), Internal Medicine Department Recently, she became a fellow of the East, Central and South African College of Physicians ECSACOP.
Dr Mumo's rheumatology career started with a certificate course on rheumatic diseases from 2016 to 2018 by EULAR (European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology). The following year, she was selected for the 2019 ACR/AFLAR (American College of Rheumatology/African League of Associations For Rheumatology) scholarship program in Atlanta, Georgia, which she successfully completed. She then undertook a clinical training in Rheumatology at the Stellenbosch University/Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa from 2021 to 2022.
Her work experience spans over a decade starting at Nakuru Provincial Hospital where she worked as a Medical Officer. She was a locum doctor at Nakuru War Memorial Hospital. She then proceeded to Kenyatta National Hospital to work as a registrar. Thereafter, she served diligently at Karatina Subcounty Hospital as a physician where she became Head of the Internal Medicine Department. Additionally, she has worked as a part-time lecturer at Kenyatta University.
In the field of rheumatology, Dr Mumo joined the Nairobi Arthritis Clinic in 2016 as an associate under the mentorship of one of Kenya's first rheumatologists, Professor Omondi Oyoo. She delights in seeing rheumatology patients access both conventional and newer therapies available in the country.
Her main interests are in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Fibromyalgia. She is also passionate about issues surrounding women's health in connective tissue diseases. Dr Mumo was elected as treasurer of the Arthrheuma Society of Kenya (ARSK) in 2018, a role which she holds to date. In February 2023, she was also elected as treasurer of the African League of Associations for Rheumatology (AFLAR). Her other memberships include the Kenya Association of Physicians (KAP) and Kenya Medical Association (KMA).
Publications
NM Malombe, GO Oyoo, MC Maritim,J Kwasa. Prevalence of fibromyalgia in ambulatory HIV positive patients with musculoskeletal pain at Comprehensive Care Clinic, Kenyatta National Hospital. African Journal of Rheumatology. 2013; 1(1):70-75
G.O. Oyoo, P Simani, F.O. Otieno, E.K. Genga, C Syokau, P Etau, B Ganda, N Mumo, S Nakitare, L.O. Owino, A Migowa. Arthrheuma Society of Kenya consensus report: Recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. African Journal of Rheumatology. 2018; 6(2); 58-72
N.M. Mumo, G.O. Oyoo. Fibromyalgia: Reviewing the epidemiology and gender-based differences in Africa. African Journal of Rheumatology. 2021; 9(1):3-7
Dr Malombe is also a Consultant Rheumatologist at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. Read more about her HERE
