Professional Summary

Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and academic with extensive clinical, surgical and teaching experience. Skilled in complex paediatric surgical care, perioperative management, outpatient services, curriculum coordination, and supervised research. Committed to improving access to safe, affordable paediatric surgical care and mentoring the next generation of surgeons.

Key Competencies

1. Paediatric surgical diagnosis and operative management
2. Reconstructive urology: hypospadia
3. Laparoscopic and open paediatric surgical techniques
4. Undergraduate and MMED teaching, exam coordination, thesis supervision
5. Clinical research, publications, and conference leadership
6. Multidisciplinary team leadership, patient/family counseling, quality improvement

Professional Experience

1. Consultant Paediatric Surgeon & Lecturer, University of Nairobi / Kenyatta National Hospital
   • Coordinate final-year undergraduate surgery exams and MMED paediatric surgery coursework
   • Run outpatient clinics, ward rounds, emergency and elective surgeries
   • Supervise trainees and lead departmental research
2. Surgical Resident & Tutorial Fellow, University of Nairobi — 2010–2016
   • Managed supervised clinics and inpatient care, taught undergraduates, performed supervised surgeries
3. Medical Officer In-Charge, St Francis Community Hospital, Waithaka Sub-district Hospital, Kiambu District Hospital — 2007–2010
4. Medical Officer Intern, Thika District Hospital — 2006

Education

• MMed, Paediatric Surgery — University of Nairobi
• MBChB — University of Nairobi
• Certificate, Computer Studies — Institute of Advanced Technology, Nairobi
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education — Moi High School Kabarak,
• Kenya Certificate of Primary Education — Garbatulla Boarding Primary School

Professional Development & Trainings

1. Hypospadias Surgical Training
2. Advanced Laparoscopy Skills
3. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
4. Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS)
5. Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APALS)
6. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
7. Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment Plus

Achievements & Awards

• Presidential Commendation for role in successful separation of conjoined twins, 2016
• Convener & Chair, International Anorectal Malformation Conferences, 2017 & 2019

Selected Publications

1. Mwirichia P, et al. The rate, indications and outcomes of re-operative procedures post failed primary hypospadias repair at Kenyatta National Hospital. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. Dec 2025.
2. Adult presentation of anorectal Malformation: A 19-year old woman with delayed diagnosis of recto-vestibular fistula. American Journal of Case Reports. July 2025.
3. Mwirichia P, et al. Is uroflowmetry a valuable tool for posterior urethral valve ablation follow-up? East and Central African Journal of Surgery. Dec 2024.
4. Mwirichia P, et al. Outcomes after surgery for children in Africa (ASOS-paeds): A 14-day prospective observational cohort study. March 2024.
5. Mwirichia P, et al. Pure non-gestational ovarian choriocarcinoma. Journal of Paediatric Surgery Case Reports. Jan 2019.
6. Mwirichia P, et al. Sacrococcygeal teratoma type IV presenting with urine retention in infants. Journal of Paediatric Surgery Case Reports. Dec 2018.
7. Mwirichia P, et al. Urethra-cutaneous fistula after hypospadias repair: a single institutional study. Annals of African Surgery. 2019.
8. Mwirichia P, et al. Chronic partial obstruction from a congenital web. Journal of Paediatric Surgery Case Reports. June 2020.
9. Mwirichia P, et al. The morbidity of anaemia in children with colostomies: a cohort-based study. Acta Scientific Paediatrics. 2020.
10. Mwirichia P, et al. The nutritional impact of colonic stomas in children: surgery and rehabilitation — a case control study. 2020.
11. Mwirichia P, et al. Giant complicated ureterocele in a female infant. Journal of Paediatric Surgery Case Reports. 2020.
12. Mwirichia P, et al. Challenges in the management of bladder exstrophy: an African case series and literature review. Surgical Practice. 2020.
13. Mwirichia P, et al. Variant anatomy of the sciatic nerve in a black Kenyan population. Folia Morphologica. 2011.
14. Mwirichia P, et al. Incidence of childhood cancers at a tertiary hospital in Kenya: 2009–2019. Acta Scientific Paediatrics. 2020.
15. Mwirichia P. Report on the 2nd Anorectal Malformation Conference 2019 held at KNH. Kenyatta National Hospital website.