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“Current Issues in

Medicine and Surgery:

Update 2018”

July 3-4, 2018

Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Addis Ababa

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Welcome from Course Directors

Course Program

Speaker Bios

About EADG, Inc.

Letter from MOH

Ministry of Health Ethio-American Doctors Group Ethiopian Society of OB/GYN

Welcome

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc. (EADG),

we would like to welcome you to this continuing medical

education program, “Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery:

Update 2018”. This program is made possible through

unwavering support from many friends and colleagues in

Ethiopia and abroad. We would like to extend special thanks

and appreciation to the Federal Ministry of Health, Office for

Continuous Professional Development.

At this conference, the theme is broad. We have focused on

updates in the areas of medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and

Ob/Gyn. In addition to high-quality presentations by experts,

we hope that this will provide a great opportunity for

networking between physicians practicing in Ethiopia and

those who live abroad; provide an opportunity for the young

professionals to identify mentors; reconnect friends and

acquaintances; and of course to learn from each other’s

experiences to take better care of our patients. We encourage

all attendees to share ideas, develop plans for collaboration,

and continue to foster friendship.

In advance, we would like to thank all of the speakers and

moderators for their time and willingness to share their

knowledge. We would also like to thank all of you for

attending this course and supporting our efforts; and we

encourage you to provide feedback so we can improve

future programs. We look forward to a discussion at the

closing of the program as we seek to create continuous

professional development programs through

collaboration. We seek to establish an annual program

with the participation of the FMOH and medical

professionals such as yourself. We believe these education

exchanges will lead to further clinical training, joint

research activities, and studies that will advance the

interest and health equity of the Ethiopian population.

Thank you,

Course Directors

Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery:

Update 2018

Ministry of Health

Ethiopian Society of

Obstetrics and Gynecology

In compliance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the

content of the educational activity has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. All reported conflicts are

managed by a designated official to ensure a bias-free presentation. Please see the insert to this program for the complete disclosure list.

Course Director

Girma Tefera, MD – Professor of Surgery, Univ. of Wisconsin

Course Co-Directors

Daniel Shibru, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor of Surgery, Univ. of CA Henock G. Zabher, MD – Associate Prof. of Medicine, LSU

Dawd Siraj, MD – Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Kebede Begna, MD – Assistant Prof. of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

Course Objectives

The course participants will be provided with updates in various areas of surgery and medicine, more specifically:

1. Discuss the basic tenants of ethics and professionalism in medicine.

2. Understand the concepts of screening for cancer; palliative care, and pain management.

3. Learn about trauma care in pediatric patient populations.

4. Updates in infectious diseases, including sepsis in children, HIV, and Hepatitis C and B.

5. Understand critical care issues in the management of acute liver failure, coronary syndrome.

6. Learn about diagnosis and treatment of acute hypoxic conditions in pregnancy.

7. Learn diagnosis and management of acute surgical conditions in children.

8. Understand diagnosis and management of occupational needle sticks.

9. Updates on healthcare system strengthening (includes disaster preparedness and emergency care).

10. Learn about surgical approach to Parathyroid disease, colorectal cancer, and Hepato-Biliary malignancies.

Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and Ethio-American Doctors Group In partnership with the American College of Surgeons, The Ethiopian Society

Of OB/GYN, and TASH’s Departments of Surgery & Pediatrics

“Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2018” VENUE: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

July 3-4, 2018

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10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session II – “Cancer Care”

Kebede Begna, MD, moderator

Alemayehu Gebreyes, MD, moderator

10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Recommended Adult Screening and Prevention Mohammed Nurhussein, MD

10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Cost-effective Care in Cervical Cancer Kunuz Abdella, MD

11:10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Advances in Cancer management: Hopes and Fears Kebede Begna, MD

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pain Medicine and Palliative Care in Resource Limited Countries: Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel Discussion All Speakers

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Session III – “What’s New in Pediatrics”

Getachew Teshome, MD, moderator

Muluwork Tefera, MD, moderator

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Approaches in the Management of Trauma in Children Merertu Temesgen, MD

1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Sepsis in Children: What to watch for Rahel Argaw, MD

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Acute Surgical Conditions in Children Miliard Derebew, MD

2:20 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Panel discussion All speakers

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Session IV – “Critical Care Issues”

Aklilu Azazh, MD, moderator

Elias Ashame, MD, moderator

3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Recent Advances in the Management of Acute Liver Failure Eyob Feyessa, MD

3:50 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Acute Coronary Syndrome: Current Diagnosis and Management Henock G. Zabher, MD, MPH, FSCAI

4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Infection Control is Local Thomas Kerkering, MD




“Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2018”

July 3, 2018 (Day 1 of 2)

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

Welcome, EADG Board Chair Girma Tefera, MD

Opening remarks from Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health H.E. Dr. Amir Aman, Minister

Ministry of Health

8:30 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.

Session I – “Ethics and Professionalism”

Senait Fisseha MD, JD, moderator

8:30 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Introduction to Medical Ethics Senait Fisseha, MD, JD

8:50 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. Ethics and Professional Standards in Ethiopia Dawit Desalign, MD

9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Global and US health care (hospital and health care providers) current and

future challenges and trends

Fitsum Tesfay, MD

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Panel discussion All speakers

Ministry of Health



Ministry of Health





“Current Issues in Medicine and Surgery: Update 2018”

July 4, 2018 (Day 2 of 2)

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Session V – “Updates in OB/GYN”

Abdulfetah Abdulkadir, MD,

Mengistu Hailemariam, MD,

moderators

8:00 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Hepatitis B and C: Implications in Pregnancy Dawd Siraj, MD

8:20 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Girma Tefera, MD

8:40 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Intensive care and pregnancy: general principles of management of

obstetrics ICU patients during pregnancy

Elias Ashame, MD

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Panel discussion All speakers

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Session VI – “What’s New in Medicine”

Henock G. Zabher, MD, MPH, FSCAI,

Yigeremu Abebe, MD

moderator

10:00 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. Diabetes Management: How to navigate the old and newer agents Elias Siraj, MD

10:25 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Management of hypertension in the post “SPRINT” era Yewondwossen Tadesse, MD

10:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. HIV Updates: A Tale of two endings Zelalem Temesgen, MD

11:15 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Occupational Needle Stick Injuries: Challenge for the health care system Dawd Siraj, MD

11:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion All Speakers

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Working Lunch: Transforming Ethiopian Healthcare with Satellite-delivered

Information

Noah Samara, JD

Electron Kebebew, MD

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Session VII – “Surgical Oncology”

Daniel Shibru, MD &

Nebyou Seyoum, MD, moderators

1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Parathyroid Surgery, Diagnosis and Management Adnan Alseidi, MD

1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m. Updates on Colorectal Surgery for Cancer Daniel Shibru, MD

2:10 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Primary and Secondary Hepatic Malignancy: Surgical Approach Adnan Alseidi, MD

Zeki Abdurahman, MD


3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.

Session VIII – “Emergency Disaster Preparedness”

Emmanuel Tolessa, MD &

Janis Tupesis, MD, moderators

3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. Overview of the Ethiopian National Disaster Preparedness in Health Aschalew Abayneh, BS, MPH

3:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m. The Role of Emergency and Trauma Systems in Disaster Response Janis Tupesis, MD

3:55 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Emergency Care in Ethiopia: An update Aklilu Azazh, MD

4:15 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. Lessons Learned from the Ebola Disaster: Readiness for the next crisis Thomas Kerkering, MD

4:35 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. Panel Discussion All speakers

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. High-level strategy discussions with EADG, FMOH, and regional leaders

on next steps for sustainable, Continuous Professional Development plan

Getachew Tollera, MD, MPH

Human Resource Development

Director, Ministry of Health

7:30 p.m. Dinner

Bios arranged alphabetically by first name.

Abdulfetah Abdulkadir, MD

Dr. Abdulfetah Abdulkadir received his medical education at Belgrade University,

Serbia, and attended residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Gynecological-

Obstetrical Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia. He is a registered and licensed expert medical

specialist in obstetrics/gynecology/maternal-fetal medicine and genetics, and was

certified in introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis by Johns Hopkins

University in May 2016. From 2008 until present, Dr. Abdulkadir has been assistant

professor in obstetrics and gynecology at St. Paul Millennium Medical College in Addis

Ababa, Ethiopia.

Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, FACS

Dr. Adnan Alseidi is an Attending Surgeon, Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) & Endocrine

Service in the Department of Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center. His is the

director of the clinical HPB fellowship and is the Associate Program Director for the

general surgery residency. Nationally, he is involved in multiple leadership position

including being on the board of the Association of Surgical Education, The Fellowship

Council, and the Young Fellow Association within the American College of Surgeons. Dr.

Alseidi joined Virginia Mason Medical Center in 2010 and helped develop the endocrine

surgical service and expand the HPB clinical pathways for locally advanced pancreas

neoplasms. He attended medical school at Pennsylvania State University and completed

general surgery residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following, he served in

the United States Navy as a general/Trauma/Thoracic surgeon and was the Co-director

of the surgery department in US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan. Subsequently to his

service, he completed a hepatopancreatobiliary and advanced GI fellowship at

Washington University in St. Louis, MO. His non-clinical interests are in adult education

and leadership and he has completed a Master’s Degree in Adult-Surgical Education at

Southern Illinois University/UIUC.

Aklilu Azazh, MD

Professor Aklilu Azazh is an internist with additional training in critical care and

emergency medicine. Dr Aklilu has been the lead person in the country for the

development of Emergency Medicine Residency program as well as the development of

Emergency Medical Services in the country. He has worked in several administrative

and academic leadership positions including as the associate dean for graduate medical

education. He is a dedicated teacher and has authored several peer-reviewed

publications. He is currently the head of the Emergency Medicine Program at Tikur

Anbessa Specialized Hospital - Addis Ababa University, faculty of Medicine.

Alemayehu Gebreyes, MD

Dr. Alemayehu Asfaw Gebreyes is a consulting hematologist with a focus in hemato-

oncology, laboratory/diagnostic hematology, and general hematology at Inverclyde

Royal Hospital and Royal Alexandria Hospital in Scotland. Dr. Alemayehu received post-

graduate training in the UK, completing Foundation Training and Core Medical Training

in 2010, while achieving a MRCP UK diploma; and then continued specialty training in

the field of hematology, receiving a Certificate of Completion for Specialty Training

(CCT) from JRCPTB in 2017 as well as a FRCPATH fellowship. Previously, Dr. Alemayehu

graduated from Addis Ababa University Medical Faculty in 2003. He was a lecturer and

course coordinator at Defense University College in Addis Ababa until 2004.

Aschalew Abayneh, BS, MPH

Aschalew Abayneh Workineh is a public health specialist, currently working for the

Ministry of Health, Ethiopia as an advisor for public health emergencies to the Minister.

In his current position, he provides technical and managerial oversight and guidance to

EPHI/PHEM and Ministers office regarding health, WASH and nutrition emergencies in

Ethiopia. He is working on consulting and advising the MoH of Ethiopia on emergency

public health problems, financing of nutritional and child health issues, and how to

mobilize resources to fill budgetary gaps. He serves as a liaison between the Federal

Ministry of Health and global, country, and regional health entities in the country. Some

of his previous positions including being a lecturer and research coordinator, a project

coordinator, and a clinical nurse.

Daniel Shibru, MD, MPH

Dr. Daniel Shibru is Board Member and Corporate Secretary of Ethio-American Doctors,

Group, Inc. Dr. Shibru is a Board Certified General and Colon and Rectal Surgeon and a

diplomat in the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colon and Rectal

Surgery. He also works as a Trauma & General Surgeon. His main practice is with The

Permenante Medical Group and Kaiser Permanente, and has a clinical appointment at

the University of California, Davis. He currently serves in the credentialing and privileges

committee at his hospital. He received his BA and MPH from UC Berkeley. Dr. Shibru

received his Medical Degree from University of Illinois, and completed his surgical

residency at UC San Francisco and Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the

University of Minnesota Medical Center.

Dawd S. Siraj, MD, MPH&TM,

FIDSA

Dr. Dawd S. Siraj is a Professor of Medicine and an infectious disease physician at the

University of Wisconsin. He received his medical degree from Jimma University in

Ethiopia. He completed his internal medicine residency training at St. Barnabas

Hospital Bronx, NY. He subsequently completed an Infectious Diseases fellowship and a

Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, at Tulane University, in New Orleans,

Louisiana. He currently serves as the Vice President and Board Member of Ethio-

American Doctors Group, Inc. and People to People (P2P). He has actively participated

in numerous Infectious Diseases and HIV activities in Ethiopia.

Dawit Desalegne, MD

Dr. Dawit Desalegn is currently a faculty in the Department of Obstetrics and

Gynecology at the Addis Ababa University - College of Health Sciences. He is also a

coordinator of the “medical ethics collaborative project” between University of Bergen

and AAU-CHSSOM since 2011 and currently appointed as the head of the “Center for

Medical Ethics & Priority Setting”. He received his medical degree from the University of

Gondar in 1999 and his Certificate in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2006 at AAUCHS-

SOM. Since completing a clinical fellowship in Gynecology Oncology at the Addis Ababa

University in collaboration with University of Michigan and Emory University in 2015, he

has been actively involved with the continuing medical education and with national

professional organizations such as the Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and

Gynecologist [ESOG]. He is currently the fellowship director at the Ob-Gyn department

and pursuing his PhD on medical ethics and priority setting at University of Bergen.

Electron Kebebew, MD

Dr. Electron Kebebew received his bachelor’s degree from UCLA in chemical

engineering. He completed his medical training, surgical residency, and NCI T32 surgical

oncology basic science fellowship at UCSF. From 2012 to 2018, he served as inaugural

chief of the newly-established endocrine oncology branch at the National Cancer

Institute. In March 2018, he became the chief of general surgery at Stanford University.

Dr. Kebebew has published more than 300 articles, chapters and textbooks and has

received awards from the American Cancer Society, American Association for Cancer

Research, American Thyroid Association, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons,

and International Association of Endocrine Surgeons. His current research focuses on

the genetic/genomic changes associated with endocrine cancers with the ultimate goal

of identifying therapeutic targets and novel anticancer agents for endocrine cancers,

and diagnostic and prognostic markers for endocrine tumors.

Elias Ashame, MD

Dr. Elias Ashame is a graduate of Gondar College Of Medical Sciences in Ethiopia. He is

Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He

is a member of American College of Physicians (ACP), American Medical Association and

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and society of critical care medicine

(SCCM). He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Public Health (online) from the

University Of Liverpool, England. He serves as the Controller and Board Member of the

Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc.

Elias Siraj, MD

Dr. Elias Siraj is currently Professor and Chief of Division of Endocrine & Metabolic

Disorders at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS), Norfolk, VA. He is also David L.

Bernd Distinguished Chair for Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Director of Strelitz

Diabetes Center and Director of the EVMS-Sentara Cardiovascular Diabetes Center.

Over the years, Dr. Siraj has been involved in Global Medicine activities and has been

traveling to Ethiopia every year as a Visiting Professor, teaching residents, fellows and

medical students as well as conducting collaborative clinical research projects. In

collaboration with others, he was instrumental in successfully establishing the first

Endocrine Fellowship training program in Ethiopia For his active role in Ethiopia, he

received the prestigious Outstanding Service Award for the Promotion of Endocrine

Health of an Underserved Population from the American Association of Clinical

Endocrinology in 2014.

Emmanuel Tolessa, MD, MPH

Dr. Emmanuel Tolessa is a consulting orthopedist at Al-Ahli Hospital in Qatar. Dr.

Emmanuel received his MD from Kuopio University, Finland, and his MPH from Loma

Linda University, California. With additional training received in the United Kingdom,

Canada, Finland, and USA, Dr. Emmanuel’s fellowships include Orthopedic and

Traumatology, Trauma and Spine, and Joint Replacement and Trauma.

Dr. Emmanuel is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,

European Pelvic and Acetabulum Society, Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec, Royal

College of Physicians and Surgeons, Medical Defense Union, British Medical Association,

Finnish Oromo Society, Finnish Society of Surgeons, and the Finnish Medical

Association.

Eyob Feyessa, MD

Dr. Eyob Feyessa received his medical degree from the Jimma Institute of Health

Sciences, Ethiopia. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Harbor

Hospital in Baltimore where he served as Chief Medical Resident and received the Tah-

Hsiung Hsu, MD director's award. Dr. Feyssa completed his fellowship training in

hepatology at the Sammy Davis Jr National Liver Institute of the University of Medicine

and Dentistry of New Jersey. His main clinical interests include the diagnosis and

management of portal hypertensive complications in cirrhotic patients. He has

presented at regional and national scientific conferences on chronic viral hepatitis,

recurrent disease post liver transplantation, and optimal treatment of acute and acute

on chronic liver failure. Dr. Eyob successfully established one of the largest chronic

hepatitis C treatment programs in the county. Dr. Feyssa has been Director of Viral

Hepatitis Program at the Department of Digestive Diseases and Transplantation of

Einstein Healthcare Network since 2014.

Fitsum Tesfaye, MD, MPH,

FACOG, FACS

Dr. Fitsum Tesfay serves as a Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of

Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. and Alta Hospitals System. Dr. Tesfay was a senior

medical consultant for California Department of Health Service. From 2011-2014, Dr.

Tesfay was Chief of medical staff at the Los Angeles Community and Norwalk Hospitals.

He serves as Vice Chairman of Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc. Dr. Tesfaye obtained

and completed all his premedical school, medical school, business, and public health

degrees in the United States in addition to his OB/GYN residency training.

Getachew Teshome, MD

Dr. Getachew is an assistant professor in the division of pediatric emergency medicine

(PEM) at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine. Prior to this appointment, he

completed medical school at the Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine, did his

pediatrics residency at the Woodhull Medical Center, and his PEM fellowship at the

Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric

Emergency medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency

Medicine, which is the central focus of his clinical practice. He was the Principal

Investigator for the federally funded pediatric emergency care applied research

network for “A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of dexamethasone for

bronchiolitis” and “Factors associated with cervical spine injury in children after blunt

trauma”.

Girma Tefera, MD, FACS

Professor Girma Tefera is a vascular surgeon at the University of Wisconsin School of

Medicine and Public Health. He serves as the vice chair for Global Surgery in the

Department of Surgery. He is also the Medical Director for Operation Giving Back

program at the American College of Surgeons in Chicago. His responsibilities include

promoting volunteerism amongst the surgeon members of the College. Dr. Girma is

passionate about Global Health and outreach. Some of his previous partnership work

includes development of Emergency medicine training in Ethiopia, Medical Education

program Initiative with Addis Ababa University faculty of Medicine and currently in the

development of Vascular surgery training program at AAU. He chairs the Board of

Directors of the Ethio-American Doctors group, an organization with over 300

healthcare professionals of Ethiopian origin.

Henock G. Zabher, M.D., MPH,

FACC, FSCAI

Dr. Henock G. Zabher is an associate Professor of Medicine and Interventional

Cardiology at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center, in Shreveport,

Louisiana. He received his medical degree from Jimma University in Ethiopia. He

subsequently obtained his Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Tulane University,

School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He completed his internal medicine

residency and cardiology fellowship at LSU. He then performed subspecialty training in

interventional cardiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little

Rock, AK. He is the first cardiologist to perform percutaneous coronary intervention in

Mekelle Hospital, Ethiopia and help initiate a coronary intervention services in the

hospital.

Janis P. Tupesis, MD

Dr. Janis Tupesis completed his residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and

Clinics and was subsequently appointed as the Associate Residency Program Director, a

position he held until joining the faculty at Emergency Medicine at the University Of

Wisconsin. He served as the Department of Emergency Medicine's Residency Program

Director until 2014, overseeing the program's initial accreditation and expansion to its

current form. Currently, he is involved in projects involving establishing graduate

medical education programs in resource-limited settings in both Liberia, Ethiopia, and

South Africa. He serves as the chairperson of UW Health's Graduate Medical Education

Global Health Committee and is the institution's Graduate Medical Education liaison to

the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Global Health Institute. He serves on multiple

international global health education committees, including the International

Federation of Emergency Medicine, African Federation of Emergency Medicine, among

others. He currently has ongoing projects that focus on the intersection of education,

health systems and technology, partnering with The Open Medicine Project South

Africa and EM Guidance in Cape Town, South Africa. Since 2015, he has been working

as a volunteer technical consultant at the Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care Program

within the Department for Management of Non-communicable Diseases, Disability,

Violence and Injury Prevention at the World Health Organization.

Kebede H. Begna, MD, Msc.

Dr. Kebede H. Begna is an assistant professor and consultant haematologist, practicing

at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He received his medical degree from Gondar

University in Ethiopia. He finished internal medicine residency at St. Vincent Medical

College, an affiliate of New York Medical College, where he was the Chief Resident. He

completed haematology and medical oncology fellowship and obtained Masters in

clinical research at the University of Minnesota, and later joined the Mayo Clinic,

Division of Haematology in Rochester, Minnesota. He has authored and co-authored

many publications and book chapters. He currently serves on the board of Ethio-

American Doctors Group, Inc.

Dr. Kunuz Abdella, MD, MS

Dr. Kunuz Abdella received his medical degree from Addis Ababa University, and Master

of Science Degree from Heidelberg University in Germany with majors in community

health and health management in low & middle-income countries. Currently he is a

senior advisor to the Minister of Health of the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia on

Non-Communicable Diseases and Cancer. Dr. Kunuz developed the first-ever National

Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) for the period 2016-2020.

During his 20 years tenure, he served as head of provincial health department with

Oromia Regional Health Bureau; manager of health and HIVAIDS program for Save the

Children UK; led EC funded longitudinal research on health care financing and published

policy documents for Save the Children UK; coordinated emergency health for Save the

Children in Afghanistan; head of disease prevention and control and cluster lead of

emergencies for the World Health organization in Ethiopia; head of health, nutrition

and WASH programs for Save the Children International in Somalia and Somaliland and

champion of the 2011 humanitarian response to famine in Somalia; and supported

Kenya country office on prevention and control of injuries and violence with the WHO.

Mengistu Hailemariam, MD

Dr. Mengistu Hailemariam Damtew is an OBGYN specialist with more than 12 years of

clinical and public health program experience. He is currently a program director and

country representative for the Center for International Reproductive Health Training

(CIRHT), a program based at the University of Michigan. He oversees the integration

and implementation of pre-service comprehensive abortion care and family planning

trainings in the medical and midwifery education, as well as OBGYN residency programs

in Ethiopia. He is involved in various research projects carried out by CIRHT and that are

being implemented in higher teaching institutions in Ethiopia. He has previously worked

with Pathfinder International as a team leader on projects focusing on increasing access

to safe abortion and contraceptive services.

Meretu Temesgen, MD

Dr. Merertu Temsegen is an Assistant professor of pediatrics and child health, with sub-

specialty in pediatric emergency and critical care. She has served as a pediatrician since

2013 at Yekatiti 12 Hospital Medical College. She has significantly contributed in

strengthening the pediatric emergency services and establishing critical care unit of the

Hospital. She has also served as a Medical Service Process Owner. Dr. Merertu

completed her Doctor of Medicine from Jimma University, Ethiopia in 2006; certificate

of specialty in pediatrics and child health from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia in 2013;

and, in collaboration with AAU, has completed a sub-specialty in pediatric emergency

and critical care from University of Wisconsin, USA in 2017. Currently, Dr. Merertu is

working as assistant professor of pediatrics and child health at Yekatiti 12 Hospital

medical college and honorary assistant professor at Addis Ababa University department

of pediatrics and child health, at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Milliard Derebew, MD

Dr. Miliard Derbew is a professor of pediatrics surgery at the College of Health Sciences,

CHS, Addis Ababa University. He is also a principal investigator for Medical Education

Partnership Initiative Junior Faculty project for Ethiopia, MEPI-JF. Since 2015 - 2017, he

was the president of College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa

(COSECSA). He was the principal investigator of Medical Education Partnership (MEPI)

project, a five years project which was a consortium of four medical schools in Ethiopia

and five universities in the United States, focused on building institutional capacity. Dr.

Derbew has served as Chief Executive Director (with a rank of Vice President) in the

CHS, Addis Ababa University (2010- 2011) and was the Dean of the School of Medicine

from 2007- 2010. He has also served as President of the Surgical Society of Ethiopia and

a Vice president of COSECSA. He graduated from medical school and specialized in

surgery from the School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University and did his fellowship in

pediatrics surgery at Tel Aviv University and University of Toronto SickKids hospital. He

is a founding fellow of COSECS.

Mohommed Nurhussein, MD

Dr. Mohammed A. Nurhussein, served as Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and

Chief of Geriatric Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate

Medical Centre. He completed medical school in Croatia and was among the first

Ethiopian military doctors. He came to the US in 1972 to pursue further training in

internal medicine and pulmonary medicine. He started a long career as an attending

physician at Kings County Hospital Centre, affiliated with SUNY Downstate College of

Medicine where he held a faculty appointment. He is an active member and of many

civic, professional and humanitarian organizations, including the United African

Congress, Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc., and Physicians for Human Rights.

Muluwork Tefera, MD

Dr. Muluwork Tefera is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Addis

Ababa University School of Medicine. She is one of three Pediatricians with the added

specialization in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Critical Care in Ethiopia. Under her

leadership pediatrics, emergency care has achieved transformative change in the

outpatient department at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH).

Nebyou Seyoum, MD, FCS-ECSA

Dr. Nebyou Seyoum is a trained in General and vascular surgery. He is an associate

professor of surgery at Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences. He is a Fellow

of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) and an

Associate Professor at Addis Ababa University School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr.

Nebyou has previously served as a member of Task Force for the development of

Emergency medicine system in Ethiopia. He is currently leading the Vascular Surgery

unit at TASH – the only vascular surgery program in the country.

Rahel Argaw, MD

Dr. Rahel Argaw is an assistant professor in pediatrics and child health and a pediatric

pulmonology and critical care specialist at Addis Ababa University. Prior to her

fellowship training, Dr. Rahel worked as a pediatrician at Yekatit 12 Hospital and served

there as the Medical Director since 2012. In that role, she expanded the hospital from

250 beds to 500 beds. She was the first pediatric pulmonary fellow of East African

Training Initiative. She received her medical education in pediatrics from Addis Ababa

University, school of medicine.

Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD

Dr. Salahadin Abdi, is a tenured Professor of Anesthesiology/Pain Medicine and Chair,

Department of Pain Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in

Houston, TX. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Abdi was Chief of Division of Pain

Medicine at Harvard in Boston and Professor and Chief of Pain Medicine at the

University of Miami, LM Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.

Dr. Abdi is board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. He is editor, section

editor and/or associate editor of several national and international journals and is a

member of the board of directors of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Dr. Abdi has attended many National and International meetings as an invited speaker

and served as a Visiting Professor in national and international institutes worldwide.

Furthermore, he has authored and/or co-authored more than 250 manuscripts and

abstracts, book chapters and review articles. Dr. Abdi’s primary clinical and basic

science research interests include low back pain, cancer pain, complex regional pain

syndrome and chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy.

Senait Fisseha, MD, JD

Professor Senait Fisseha is a globally-recognized leader in reproductive health and

rights. A reproductive endocrinology specialist, Dr. Fisseha was the Chief of the Division

of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at the University of Michigan. She has been

serving as the Director of International Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett

Foundation since 2015. Prior to this, Dr. Fisseha was Medical Director of University of

Michigan’s Center for Reproductive Medicine and founding Executive Director of the

Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT). While at Michigan, she

also co-directed the Medical School’s Path of Excellence in Global Health & Disparities.

As leader of the U-M-Ethiopia Collaborative Platform for Global Health, she helped

Michigan forge strong partnerships with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and the St. Paul

Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa.

She was a key player, strategist, and campaign Chair for Dr. Tedros Adhanom

Ghebreyesus’ successful election to become the first-ever African Director General of

the World Health Organization (WHO), chair of his transition team and she remains a

chief adviser to him today.

Thomas Kerkering, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Dr. Thomas M. Kerkering has thirty-nine years of experience in infectious diseases,

tropical medicine and global health. He received his MD from the Medical College of

Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University where he also undertook his residency in

internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases. He then served on the faculty

for 23 years obtaining the rank of Professor with tenure. From there he went on to

become the Chief of Infectious Diseases at East Carolina University and currently works

as the Chief of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of Infection Control at the

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinics.

As the Medical Director for Child Fund International from 1991-2007 he has done health

related projects in over 64 countries. He first came to Ethiopia in 1991 during the

demobilization of the military at the cessation of hostile activities. He has been coming

to Ethiopia since then. He has worked at the hospital in Ambo, overseen child survival

activities in Debre Birhan, and developed feeding centers during a time of nutritional

need in Shasamane. In Addis, he has trained individuals from the community to be the

caregivers for individuals living with HIV.

Yewondwossen Taddese, MD

Dr. Yewondwossen Tadesse Mengistu is a consultant nephrologist and Head of the

Renal Unit at the School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. He

received his MD from the School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University in 1984 and

subsequently trained in internal medicine in the same university. His training in

nephrology was at the University of Kwazulu Natal in South Africa as a fellow of the

International Society of Nephrology (ISN). Dr. Yewondwossen has served two terms as

Head of the Department of Internal Medicine of his school. Dr Yewondwossen is a Past

President of the Ethiopian Medical Association and had advisory roles to the Federal

Ministry of Health of the Ethiopian government. In the international arena he has

served and still serves in various committees of the International Society of Nephrology

(ISN) and the African Association of Nephrology (AFRAN) including the CME committee,

the Dialysis Committee and the Africa Board of the ISN.

Yigeremu Abebe, MD

Dr. Yigeremu Abebe Asemere is a Vice President and is the Country Director in Ethiopia

for the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Dr. Yigeremu joined CHAI in 2006, and

remains committed to leading the large Ethiopia country program in saving the lives of

those suffering from HIV/AIDS and other preventable and treatable diseases.

Dr. Yigeremu received his undergraduate degree from the Addis Ababa University

medical faculty in 1982, and began his career working in the military health services as a

general practitioner for two years before receiving his postgraduate diploma in internal

medicine in 1988. During his residency program, Dr. Yigeremu was the first to present

on the potential threat of HIV/AIDS to Ethiopia, and since that time has dedicated his

life to fighting the epidemic in his country.

Dr. Zelalem Temesgen, MD

Dr. Zelalem Temesgen is an infectious diseases physician and a Professor of Medicine at

Mayo Clinic, where he established and directs the Mayo Clinic HIV program and the

Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis. In addition to clinical responsibilities, Dr. Zelalem is

actively involved in education and research both within Mayo Clinic and extramurally,

domestically and internationally. He has served as the principal investigator for over 40

clinical trials including site principal investigator for a number of NIH-sponsored trials.

His bibliography currently lists over 110 peer-reviewed papers, 21 book chapters, 3

indexed letters to the editor, and numerous abstracts presented at professional

meetings.

Dr. Zelalem currently serves as the immediate past chair of the American Academy of

HIV Medicine, a member of the US Department of Health and Human Services Advisory

Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, a member of the Lancet Commission on

Tuberculosis, and a member of the World Health Organization Taskforce on Digital

Health for Tuberculosis. Dr. Zelalem has previously served as a member of the United

States Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS as well as a member of the Scientific

Advisory Board for The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

About Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc.

Mission To build an economically sustainable, center of excellence hospital that will deliver an internationally

accredited standard of care and become a catalyst for change in how healthcare is delivered in the

region and Africa.

Vision We are healthcare professionals of Ethiopian origin coming together to develop and deliver high

quality medical care through education and research for the people of Ethiopia, Africa, and beyond.

Project Description Phase 1: a 300-bed, state-of-the-art hospital with a full diagnostic center, eight operating rooms, two

cath labs, outpatient medical office building with 80 consultation rooms, and a cancer treatment

center.

Objectives and Goals To build and operate a center of excellence, comprehensive, multi-specialty hospital, EADG has

outlined clear objectives:

� Establish an economically sustainable hospital while maintaining high ethical standards,

compassion, and accountability;

� Achieve a Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation to become a regional – and

eventually international – hub for medical tourism; and

� Transfer medical skills and experiences to medical staff and other personnel in Ethiopia and

the region.

For more information, please email us at [email protected]

On behalf of the Ministry of Health (MOH), Federal Democratic

Republic of Ethiopia, thank you for attending the annual “2nd

Continuing Medical Education”, entitled “Current Issues in

Medicine and Surgery”, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! Many of

you have traveled from far away distances to demonstrate your

commitment to collaborate, share knowledge, and establish

enduring relationships with health professionals in Ethiopia. The

MOH looks forward to this annual event and will be making a

concerted effort towards forging a collaborative and productive

relationship with Ethiopian health professionals in the diaspora to

transform of Ethiopia’s health sector.

With best wishes to all – please allow me to wish you by expressing

my heartfelt thanks by saying Tena Yistilign!

Amir Aman, MD, MPH

Minister

Ministry of Health

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