Elizabeth Obimbo, MBChB, MMed, MPH

Professor of Paediatrics and Respiratory Medicine, University of Nairobi

ElizabethObimbo

 

Dr. Elizabeth Obimbo, MBChB, MMed, MPH, is professor and chairperson of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Nairobi and a consultant paediatrician at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Her background is in paediatrics and child health and epidemiology, with extensive clinical experience in preventive, promotive and curative aspects of the field. She has a special interest and training in paediatric respiratory disease and HIV.  As a faculty member with the University of Nairobi (UON) Department of Paediatrics and Child Health for the last 16 years, she has participated in designing and conducting clinical research on infectious diseases and respiratory disease in children, in collaboration with local and international researchers. Dr. Obimbo holds a MBChB from the University of Nairobi, an MMed in Paediatrics from the University of Nairobi, an MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Washington, and a CPulm in Paediatric Pulmonology from the University of Capetown.

Publications

  1. Githua, J, Mecha, J, Stern, J, Escudero, JN, Njagi, L, Kijaro, L et al.. C-Reactive Protein for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment Response Monitoring in Children. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2026;13 (2):ofaf816. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf816. PubMed PMID:41660661 PubMed Central PMC12872367.
  2. LaCourse, SM, Escudero, JN, Whatney, WE, Krish, KN, Subuddhi, A, Belauret, S et al.. Mtb-specific CFP-10/ESAT-6 CD4 and CD8 T cell non-IFN-γ+ responses are common in young Kenyan children despite low reported TB exposure. J Infect Dis. 2026; :. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiag039. PubMed PMID:41566843 .
  3. Zuidema, C, Edemba, PW, Riederer, AM, Kipter, VK, Sherris, AR, Olweywe, L et al.. Educational attainment and self-reported environmental exposures of pregnant women living in Nairobi, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (11):e0005453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005453. PubMed PMID:41252433 PubMed Central PMC12626295.
  4. Njuguna, I, Maleche-Obimbo, E, Mugo, C, Begnel, ER, Chebet, DJ, Onyango, JA et al.. Brief Report: Herpesvirus Viremia, ART Response, and Growth Recovery in Kenyan Children Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in Hospital. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025;100 (4):331-335. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003741. PubMed PMID:40772656 .
  5. Sherris, AR, Edemba, PW, Riederer, AM, Adhiambo, J, Olweywe, L, Owiti, P et al.. Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Nairobi, Kenya. medRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.01.25332639. PubMed PMID:40766158 PubMed Central PMC12324636.
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