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. Buyukcan-Tetik, A, Ergun, TD, Turan, B, Mukerji, R, Owuor, K, Hatcher, A et al.. HIV-related stigma, couple relationship quality, and mental health in sero-discordant pregnant couples in Kenya. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2026;18 (1):e70120. doi: 10.1111/aphw.70120. PubMed PMID:41607089 PubMed Central PMC12852976.
  2. Roche, SD, Kamolloh, K, Thuo, N, Opiyo, M, Ogello, V, Odira, A et al.. Implementing long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis services at private pharmacies in Kenya: client, pharmacy provider and key stakeholder perspectives on potential challenges and opportunities. BMJ Glob Health. 2026;11 (1):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-019210. PubMed PMID:41605547 PubMed Central PMC12853430.
  3. Murnane, PM, Bukusi, EA, Otieno, P, Frongillo, EA, Burger, RL, Weke, E et al.. Effects of an agricultural intervention on psychosocial health among pregnant and non-pregnant women with HIV in Kenya. AIDS. 2025; :. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004436. PubMed PMID:41467698 PubMed Central PMC12970629.
  4. Kareithi, T, Roche, SD, Meisner, A, Omollo, V, Ong'wen, PA, Harkey, K et al.. Testing different models of pharmacy-based HIV pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis initiation and management in Kenya: protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2025;27 (1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09384-7. PubMed PMID:41466427 PubMed Central PMC12866470.
  5. Mukui, I, Peacock, S, Donnell, D, Gati-Mirembe, B, Krows, M, Bukusi, EA et al.. High prevalence and incidence of curable sexually transmitted infections among young women using oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in sub-Saharan Africa: results from the INSIGHT Cohort study. Sex Transm Infect. 2025; :. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2025-056625. PubMed PMID:41448908 .
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