Susan Karanja
Susan Karanja is a Kenyan neurosurgeon.[1] Upon her graduation in 2015, Karanja became the second female neurosurgeon in Kenya.[2][3]
Life[edit]
Karanja was born in Nairobi and raised in Kikuyu, Kenya. She attended Consolata Primary School before continuing her education at Precious Blood High Riruta.
Influenced by the HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns of the early 1990s,[4] she studied medicine at the University of Nairobi, where she earned her medical degree.[5] After completing her internship, Karanja shifted her focus from internal medicine, which heavily involved HIV/AIDS, to the field of surgery. [4] She spent five years in Durban, South Africa while completing her masters in neurosurgery at KwaZulu-Natal University.[5]
Karanja currently serves as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya.
She is a member of neurosurgical and medical societies in Kenya and abroad. She is the current Treasurer of the Kenya Association of Women Surgeons (KAWS).[3][6]
She also teaches as an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Nairobi.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Doctors Diary: Dr Susan Karanja, one of Kenya's Female Neurosurgeons : KTN Home". KTN News. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ Karekezi, Claire; Thango, Nqobile; Aliu-Ibrahim, Salamat Ahuoiza; Bechri, Hajar; Broalet, Espérance Maman You; Bougrine, Mouna; Cheserem, Jebet Beverly; Mbaye, Maguette; Shabhay, Zarina Ali; Tighilt, Nabila; Bakhti, Souad; Abbadi, Najia El (2021-03-01). "History of African women in neurosurgery". Neurosurgical Focus. 50 (3): E15. doi:10.3171/2020.12.FOCUS20905. ISSN 1092-0684.
- ^ a b c John, Tracey Trizah (2022). "A report on women neurosurgeons in Kenya". The East African Journal of Neurological Sciences. 1 (2): 41–46.
- ^ a b "Dr. Susan Karanja". MedEdge MEA. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ a b "Dr. Susan Karanja Among the Only Three Female Neurosurgeons in Kenya". Byawoman. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Kenyan Women Neurosurgeons Breaking Boundaries at Home and Globally". Mwakilishi.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.