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. Suchman, L, Himes, E, Birabwa, C, Challa, S, Okumu, S, Kwena, Z et al.. Corrigendum to "Opening the Black Box of agency in contraceptive decision-making: A cross-country qualitative study of a complex process" [SSM - Qualitative Research in Health (2025), (8C), 100615]. SSM Qual Res Health. 2026;9 :100696. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100696. PubMed PMID:42328040 PubMed Central PMC13275632.
  2. Johnson-Peretz, J, Onyango, A, Akatukwasa, C, Atwine, F, Owino, L, Nyabuti, M et al.. Retaining Versus Engaging Youth in HIV Care: Perspectives From a Qualitative Study among Youth Living With HIV and Their Care Providers in Kenya and Uganda. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2026;25 :23259582261457320. doi: 10.1177/23259582261457320. PubMed PMID:42318999 .
  3. Machaku, D, Sunguya, B, Bukusi, E, Waddell, R, Ulrich, CM. What do Tanzanian Research Ethics Committees prioritise? A quantitative analysis of reviewer comments using Emanuel's framework. BMC Med Ethics. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s12910-026-01528-x. PubMed PMID:42316173 .
  4. Odhiambo, JA, Ndunyu, LN, Nyambedha, EO, Upadhyay, UD, Cohen, CR, Weiser, SD et al.. Young widowhood as a predictor of HIV risk behaviors in a high HIV prevalence setting in Siaya County, Kenya. Glob Health Action. 2026;19 (1):2684829. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2684829. PubMed PMID:42307583 PubMed Central PMC13276819.
  5. Odeny, TA, Adhiambo, HF, Mangale, D, Makanga, PK, Odeny, B, Okuku, F et al.. Precision Imaging to Evaluate Kaposi Sarcoma (PRIME-KS): protocol for a multicountry novel artificial intelligence-based imaging device. medRxiv. 2026; :. doi: 10.64898/2026.06.03.26354815. PubMed PMID:42282156 PubMed Central PMC13252426.
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