Miriam Mutebi

Miriam Mutebi, MD, MMed, MSc, FACS

Dr. Miriam Mutebi is a Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. She is also a clinical epidemiologist and health systems researcher with a research focus on understanding barriers to access for women with cancers in Sub-Saharan Africa and in designing interventions to mitigate those barriers.

She is the President of the African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), Immediate Past president for the Kenya Society of Hematology and Oncology (KESHO) and on the board of directors of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).  She is also the co-founder of the Pan African Women’s Association of Surgeons (PAWAS-www.africanwomensurgeons.org) which was developed to mentor and provide transformative leadership for women in surgery in order to improve surgical care and pathology on the continent and is part of the Kenya Association of Women Surgeons.

She is the Co-chair of the National Cancer Taskforce in Kenya, Chair of the Commonwealth Taskforce for the elimination of Cervical Cancer and a commissioner with 5 Lancet commissions including Women, Power and Cancer, Cancer in sub-Saharan Africa and Breast Cancer. She is the recipient of the ASCO 2024 Humanitarian Award for going above and beyond the call of duty in providing outstanding patient care through innovative means and exceptional service and leadership. She is currently pursuing a pilot's licence in order to extend breast care services to marginalised areas.

Updated: July 2024