Dr Anne Wesonga Shikanda ((MBChB, M.MED SURGERY, FELLOWSHIP PAEDIATRIC SURGERY UBC, FELLOWSHIP PAEDIATRIC SURGERY COSECSA)

• Consultant Paediatric & Neonatal Surgeon, Norvik Hospital Ltd.
• Member of the Association of Surgeons of Uganda,
• Member of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and South Africa (COSECSA)
• Member of the College of American Association of Surgeons (ACS)

Expertise

Diagnosis and management of surgical issues among paediatric patients age birth to 17 years

Professional Highlights

• Associated with Norvik Hospital for the past five years
• General Surgeon at Hoima regional referral hospital from 2016-2017
• Lecturer with Kampala International University from 2016-2017
• Medical officer in Kiwoko Hospital, an upcountry not for profit hospital from 2011-2012
• Paediatric surgery fellow at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada
• She has also undertaken various courses to enhance her surgical skills including Paediatric advanced trauma, basic and essential surgical skills, hernia repair course and many more

Awards, Honours & recognition

• Recipient of the scholarship for fellowship by ACS - COSECSA Women Scholars Program in 2019