Personal Info
Dr. Stephen Muhudhia is a specialist pediatrician in private practice based at The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. He has been in private practice as a specialist pediatrician since 1985. He has worked with and mentored many pediatricians over the years.
He is a visiting consultant pediatrician to Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Mater Hospital, M.P. Shah Hospital and The Nairobi Hospital.
Dr. Muhudhia was the Chair of Hospital Clinical Ethics Committee of The Nairobi Hospital and a member of the Research Ethics Review Committee (SERU) of the Kenya Medical Research Institute.
He served for six years on the Board of World Vision Kenya, a health and development NGO, and was the Vice Chair for 3 years. He completed his term on the Board in December 2016. Additionally, he has a certificate in Corporate Governance from the Centre for Corporate Governance and a certificate in Advanced Leadership from the Haggai Institute, Singapore.
Board Recognition :
Member of the Institute of Directors of Kenya. Adjunct professor of Bioethics at AMREF International University, Kenya and Trinity International University, USA.
Education :
University of Nairobi – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
University of Nairobi – Master of Medicine (Paediatrics and Child Health), MMed
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa – Master of Science in Medicine (Bioethics and Health Law)
Centre for Bioethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant, Karachi, Pakistan – Postgraduate Diploma in Biomedical Ethics
University of Nairobi – Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Ethics
Certificate in Tropical Medicine
Indian Academy of Pediatrics – Certificate in Paediatric Rheumatology
UNESCO – Ethics Teacher Training Course
Certificate in Pediatric Palliative Care – Kenya Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Medical Interests :
He has a keen interest in Bioethics.