Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD

Research Professor, Global Health

Research Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology

 

Elizabeth Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, MPH, PhD, is a chief research officer at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), a research professor at the University of Washington ( Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Global Health), and volunteer faculty member at the University of California San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive sciences. She is a visiting scientist at the University of Nairobi, an honorary lecturer at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, and is faculty at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture at the Sind Institute for urology and transplantation Karachi. Her primary research interest includes STIs, reproductive health, and HIV prevention, care, and treatment in addition to an interest in ethics and the development of systems and structures for regulating research, She has had a focus on capacity building for many years and has been engaged in the training and mentorship young scientists. She serves on many international boards, task forces, and committees and is a co-lead on the IARTP Women and HIV program.

Publications

  1. Haberer, JE, Byakika-Kibwika, P, Gandhi, M, Bukusi, EA, Kamya, M, Boum Ii, Y et al.. Mentorship-A critical metric for career development and advancing global health. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (10):e0005247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005247. PubMed PMID:41091681 .
  2. Ouma, DC, Otieno, G, Hemmady, A, Wakhu, M, Jepkemoi, L, Harrington, EK et al.. Evaluation of depressive symptoms, HIV vulnerability and oral PrEP use and adherence among adolescent girls and young women in Western Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2025;15 (10):e100011. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100011. PubMed PMID:41087109 PubMed Central PMC12519686.
  3. Sesay, FA, Oware, K, Violette, LR, Donnell, D, Odoyo, JB, Omollo, V et al.. Trichomonas vaginalis Among Cisgender Women Taking Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis. J Infect Dis. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf519. PubMed PMID:41063661 .
  4. Kwach, B, Odoyo, JB, Lauff, AR, Omollo, V, Rono, B, Ogello, V et al.. Evaluating the effectiveness of a One-Stop PrEP Care model to enhance HIV prevention: a protocol for a cluster-randomised trial in Kisumu County, Kenya. BMJ Open. 2025;15 (9):e097792. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-097792. PubMed PMID:40921636 PubMed Central PMC12421193.
  5. Schrubbe, L, Makokha, C, Kimbo, L, Helova, A, Kwena, Z, Darbes, L et al.. Pathways between intimate partner violence and HIV care and treatment during pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study in southwestern Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (9):e0004163. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004163. PubMed PMID:40901769 PubMed Central PMC12407446.
Search PubMed

Comments are closed.