Prof. Joseph Kayoba Shija

Prof. Joseph Kayoba Shija

Shija, Joseph Kayoba was born on September 13, 1939 in Misha, Tabora, Tanzania. Son of Simon Shija Kayoba and Odilia Kadesha Bugumba.

Joseph Kayoba Shija, Tanzanian pediatric surgeon, educator. Fellow Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Association Surgeons of East Africa (chairman 1979-1980); member Tanzania Medical Association (president 1976-1978), British Association Pediatrics Surgeons (council member 1993-1996).

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, Makerere University, Uganda, 1967.

Career

Medical intern, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, Tanzania, 1967-1968; surgical registrar, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1968-1972; consultant surgeon, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1972-1975; consultant pediatrics surgeon, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1975-1979; head pediatrics surgery, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1975-1994; head surgery, Muhimbili Hospital, Dar, 1977-1982; professor surgery, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1979-1994; professor pediatrics surgery, U. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, since 1995. Fulbright visiting scholar Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, 1983. Visiting professor U. Zimbabwe, Harare, 1984-1987.

Achievements

• Joseph Kayoba Shija has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric surgeon, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Atlas of Paediatric Surgical Problems in the Tropics: An Illustrated Clinical Manual for Doctors, Nurses and Students

Membership

Fellow Royal College Surgeons Edinburgh, Association Surgeons of East Africa (chairman 1979-1980). Member Tanzania Medical Association (president 1976-1978), British Association Pediatrics Surgeons (council member 1993-1996)