David Bukusi, MBChB, MMed

Senior Medical Specialist, Kenyatta National Hospital

Dr. David Bukusi, MBChB, MMed, is a senior medical specialist at the Kenyatta National Hospital with a co-appointment as a lecturer at the University of Nairobi Department of Psychiatry. He provides direct psychiatric care at the Kenyatta National Hospital: Mental Health Department, Mathari Hospital, and at the national referral hospital Kenyatta National Hospital, and he teaches at the University of Nairobi’s Department of Psychiatry. He is a co-Investigator for SMART-DAPPER. Dr. Bukusi has worked extensively with the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, and other stakeholders to edit the current Kenya Mental Health Policy 2015-2030. He is also head of Kenyatta National Hospital HIV prevention services in the PEPFAR-funded Centre Of Excellence HIV Medicine (CoEHM) program as well as head of the KNH Youth Centre, which provides mental health and sexual and reproductive health care to youth and adolescents.

Publications

  1. Offorjebe, OA, Ochola, E, Ngila, B, Kinuthia, J, Waweru, H, Bukusi, D et al.. Eligibility and Acceptability of Same-Day HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Initiation During Emergency Care Encounters in Nairobi, Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003911. PubMed PMID:42357991 .
  2. Rosen, JG, Offorjebe, OA, Ngila, B, Kinuthia, J, Waweru, H, Bukusi, D et al.. Anticipated Determinants and Strategies Supporting Same-Day HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation During Emergency Care Encounters in Kenya: A Qualitative Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026; :. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003910. PubMed PMID:42331025 .
  3. Olwanda, E, Mwai, D, Mathai, MA, Burger, RL, Ongeri, L, Bukusi, D et al.. Cost-benefit analysis of interpersonal therapy and fluoxetine for treating depression and PTSD in primary care settings in Kenya. BMC Psychiatry. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s12888-026-08239-y. PubMed PMID:42286483 .
  4. Smith-Sreen, J, Timothy, B, Ngila, B, Maina, JW, Pirirei, S, Kinuthia, J et al.. Acceptability and use determinants of digital health technologies for HIV services: a qualitative study of emergency care patients in Nairobi, Kenya. Front Digit Health. 2025;7 :1697814. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1697814. PubMed PMID:41657956 PubMed Central PMC12876169.
  5. Mugambi, C, Mbogo, L, Sinkele, W, Gitau, E, Temu, T, Farquhar, C et al.. HIV risk and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nairobi: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2026;26 (1):269. doi: 10.1186/s12879-025-12490-1. PubMed PMID:41492124 PubMed Central PMC12874915.
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