Location information
Hospital address
Muhimbili National Hospital/Mloganzila BOX 65000 DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA 255 United Republic of Tanzania
Hospital type
Public
Hospital description
National Specialist Hospital
This is a teaching hospital
Description
I am neurosurgeon working at Muhimbili National Hospital/Mloganzila which is also a teaching hospitals for Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS).
I did my MD degree at the University of Dar Es Salaam and subsequently joined my first residency at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center under Kilimanjaro Christian Medical college (KCMCo) where I was awarded MMED in General Surgery before joining Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences ( MUHAS) under Muhimbili Orthopedics Institute (MOI) where I did my second residency in neurosurgery and awarded MSc degree in Neurosurgery. I also attended a fellowship program in cerebrovascular surgery at Yonsei University, South Korea. I also registered with the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) as a fellowship candidate and passed my exams and became a Fellow.
In Tanzania we have limited number of practicing Neurosurgeons, currently there are 14 neurosurgeons in a country of population nearly 55 Million people. This has been a challenge for all countries in sub Saharan Africa.
Our department is a new neurosurgical department working closely with neurosurgery department at Muhimbili Orthopedics Institute situated in Dar es SALAAM. We are three neurosurgeons currently but we are very determined to build capacity in all aspects of neurosurgery in the near future.
Due to different challenges we face in offering services we seek collaborations, partnerships and assistance from other centers in the world and share our experiences and learn from others.
We are also open for collaboration in continued education and research activities.
Member information
Name
JOHN MBWAMBO
Member type
Individual independent practitioner
Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Subspecialties
- Adult neurosurgeon
Languages spoken
- English
Professional affiliations / memberships
- CAANS
- WFNS
Conditions treated
- Hydrocephalus
- Trauma
- Spine
- Spinal dysraphism
- Tumor
- Peripheral Nerve
- Skull Base
Equipment used
- Drill
- Microinstruments
- Microscope
- Neuroendoscope Flexible
- Neuroendoscope Rigid
- Spinal instrumentation
- MRI
- Angiography
- CT