Clinical Oncology Specialist

Dr. Catherine Nyongesa

Personal Info

I am a Clinical and Radiation Oncologist currently practicing at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, with over two decades of experience managing inpatient and outpatient cancer patients. My educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi, a Master of Medicine in Radiation Oncology from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and a Fellowship (FC Rad Onc) in Radiation Oncology from the College of Radiation
Oncologists of South Africa. I am an active member of professional organizations such as the American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), KESHO, and ESMO. I am proud to be the first female Radiation Oncologist in Kenya. I am also happily married and have three children

My professional goals include promoting personal and career development. Refining skills, and preparing for various challenges. I am committed to advancing accessibility to affordable, high-quality cancer treatment and research, actively engaging in free cancer screening initiatives, and raising awareness about the disease.

Specially :

Clinical and Radiation Oncologist

Degrees :

Higher Education Loans Board scholarship for Bachelor of
Medicine & Surgery (MBChB)/MMed Thesis Awarded with Distinction (The University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)

Experience :

Over 18 years

Special Awards

1990

University of Nairobi, Kenya

Higher Education Loans Board scholarship for Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBChB)

2002 - 2005

Training scholarship in Radiation Oncology

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

2005

The University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

MMed Thesis Awarded with Distinction

2008

Employment Excellence Award

Kenyatta Hospital

2008

IGCS Travelling Scholarship Award

International Gynaecologic Cancer Society

2009

IDEA (International Development Award - ASCO)

Annual Meeting Passport to the World of Oncology Program

2011

Conquer Cancer Foundation 2011 ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)

Annual Meeting Passport to the World of Oncology Program

2018

Emerging Woman Category

I Finalist in the EY (Ernst & Young) East Africa Entrepreneur of The Year Award

2023

IESTRO-CARO-RANZCR Course on Foundations of Leadership in Radiation Oncology

Kenyatta Hospital

2023

Cancer Care in the U.S. project

IVLP (International Visitors Leadership Program) on Demand

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