14/04/2026
This past Saturday, Metropolitan Hospital hosted the Robotic Assisted Joint Replacement Surgery Symposium - a landmark day for orthopaedics in East and Central Africa.
We were honoured to have our CEO, Dr. Kanyenje Gakombe, set the tone for the day, alongside Dr. Raajiv Singhal, Founding Member, Managing Director and CEO of Marengo Asia Hospitals, a partnership that made this symposium what it was.
To our faculty:
🔹 Dr. F***j Alkizim, Orthopaedic and Spine Surgeon, Head of Robotics and Orthopaedics, Metropolitan Hospital, Senior Lecturer JKUAT
🔹 Prof. Josephat Mulimba, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nairobi, Upper Hill Medical Centre
🔹 Dr. Peter Kilonzo, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Lecturer, Mount Kenya University, Former President Kenya Orthopaedic Association
🔹 Dr. Anurag Aggarwal, Consultant Orthopaedic, Joint Replacement and Robotic Surgeon, Clinical Director and HOD Orthopaedics, Marengo Asia Hospitals, India
🔹 Dr. Nathan Khamala, Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
🔹 Dr. Edward Gakuya, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Senior Lecturer, University of Nairobi
🔹 Dr. Sourabh Kulkarni, Orthopaedic Consultant, Joint Replacement and Robotic Surgeon, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India
🔹 Dr. Rohit Thakkar, Consultant Orthopaedic and Robotic Surgeon, Marengo Asia Hospitals
🔹 Dr. Vincent Mutiso, Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Senior Lecturer University of Nairobi, Nairobi Hospital
🔹 Dr. Ezekiel Oburu, Orthopaedic Surgeon, General Orthopaedics
Thank you to Dr. Ajay Ambekar, CEO Medical Devices Wessex Pharmaceuticals Limited, and Mr. Amit Sharma, Senior Manager International Sales Meril.
A special thank you to our partners - Ladnan Hospital , Marengo Asia Hospitals , Meril , Wessex Pharmaceuticals Limited, Krishna Pharmaceuticals and the Kenya Orthopaedic Association.
To all attendees. Asanteni sana.
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