EDITORS
CHIEF EDITOR
Leon Mutesa, MD, PhD, Professor, Center for Human Genetics, University of Rwanda
DEPUTY CHIEF EDITORS
Jean Paul Rwabihama, MD, PhD, Professor at the University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, Paris-Est Creteil University, Paris, France
Joseph Mucumbitsi, MD, MPH, Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
MANAGING EDITORS
Christian Nsanzabaganwa, MD, The African Center for Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL)
Fidele Byiringiro, MD, MCS (ECSA), MMed, Department of Surgery, Rwanda Military Hospital, Rwanda
DESKTOP PUBLISHER
Christian Nsanzabaganwa, MD, The African Center for Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Cameron Page MD, Internal Medicine, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Chantal Ingabire, Ph.D, Social & Community Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
CHIEF EDITOR
Leon Mutesa, MD, PhD, Professor, Center for Human Genetics, University of Rwanda
DEPUTY CHIEF EDITORS
Jean Paul Rwabihama, MD, PhD, Professor at the University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda, Paris-Est Creteil University, Paris, France
Joseph Mucumbitsi, MD, MPH, Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda
MANAGING EDITORS
Christian Nsanzabaganwa, MD, The African Center for Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL)
Fidele Byiringiro, MD, MCS (ECSA), MMed, Department of Surgery, Rwanda Military Hospital, Rwanda
DESKTOP PUBLISHER
Christian Nsanzabaganwa, MD, The African Center for Research on End of Life Care (ACREOL)
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Cameron Page MD, Internal Medicine, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Chantal Ingabire, Ph.D, Social & Community Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
EDITORIAL BOARD
Anesthesiology and critical care
Jesse Raiten MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Perioperative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, Philadelphia, USA
Paulin Banguti, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Cardiac Anesthesiologist, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Dentistry
Brian Swan DDS, MPH, Dentistry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. USA
Eleana Stoufi DDS, MSc, PhD, Dentistry, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, HRH, Rwanda
Ladan Basiri MA, DMD, Dentistry, Washington DC, USA
Emergency medicine
Amelia Pousson MD, MPH, Emergency medicine, CHUK, Kigali, Rwanda
Giles Cattermole BM BCh FRCEM DTM&H, Emergency medicine & Medical ethics, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London UK
Family medicine
Katie Cartledge BSc, MBChB, DRCOG, DFSRH, RCGP, Family medicine & Medical education,
International dispensary & UR, Kigali Rwanda
Navin Kumar Devaraj MD MMed, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Infectious diseases & Tropical medicine
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, MD, PhD, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Aline Uwimana, MD, MPH, Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Rwanda Biomedical Center
Internal medicine
Krs Bujarski MD, Internal medicine & Neurology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Norbert Lameire MD, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Retired professor of medicine University of Gent, Belgium
Joseph H Friedman MD, Neurology, Providence, Boston, USA
Florence Masaisa, MD, PhD, Hematology & Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Rwanda, Kigali
Dirk J van Leeuwen MD, PhD, FAASLD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA
Tim Walker MBBS(Hons), FRACP, MPHTM, Gastroenterology, Internal medicine & Tropical medicine. Department of Medicine, Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Nursing and midwifery
Linda Baxter CNM , MSN. Clinical Educator Nurse-Midwifery, Great Barrington MA, USA
Geldine Chironda BSc, MSc, PhD, General Nursing, nephrology & Public Health, Human Resources for Health, Rwanda
Maria Kidner APRN, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Clinical Educator & nursing, Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Renee Pyburn PMHNP-BC, RN, APRN, MSN. PMHNP at Samaritan Behavioral Health, Watertown, NY USA.
Sheila Shaibu BEd, MSc, PhD, General Nursing
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive health
Stephen Rulisa, MD, PhD, Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Ophthalmology
Lucy Baxter BSc MBChB FRCOphth, Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
Dr. CISSE Yacouba MD, PhD, Ophthalmology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Pathology
Douglas Blackall MD, MPH, Pathology, St Louis University, Missouri, USA
Justin Wane, MD, MMeD, Pathology, King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda
Pediatrics
Craig J Conard MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist, Ochnser Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA
Janvier Hitayezu MD, MMed, Pediatrics and critical care, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda.
Natalie McCall MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric emergency medicine, Yale University, Human Resources for Health, Rwanda
Tanya Rogo MD, MPH&TM, Pediatric infectious diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Psychology and psychiatry
Stefan Jansen, MSc, PhD, Psychology & Mental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Public health
Vedaste Ndahindwa, MD, MSc, Biostatistics & Public health, School Public Health, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Surgery
Jean Claude Byiringiro, MD, MMed, FCS(ECSA), Surgery (Orthopedics), Surgery (Education), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Michael Sinclair MD, Cardiothoracic surgery, CHUB, Butare, Rwanda
David Skavadhl MD MPH, Surgery (general), Maine Medical Center, Portland Maine USA
Georges Ntakiyiruta, MD, MMed, FCS(ECSA), General Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Rwanda, Kigali
Anesthesiology and critical care
Jesse Raiten MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Perioperative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Department, Philadelphia, USA
Paulin Banguti, MD, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, Cardiac Anesthesiologist, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Dentistry
Brian Swan DDS, MPH, Dentistry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA. USA
Eleana Stoufi DDS, MSc, PhD, Dentistry, Oral Medicine & Oral Pathology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, HRH, Rwanda
Ladan Basiri MA, DMD, Dentistry, Washington DC, USA
Emergency medicine
Amelia Pousson MD, MPH, Emergency medicine, CHUK, Kigali, Rwanda
Giles Cattermole BM BCh FRCEM DTM&H, Emergency medicine & Medical ethics, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London UK
Family medicine
Katie Cartledge BSc, MBChB, DRCOG, DFSRH, RCGP, Family medicine & Medical education,
International dispensary & UR, Kigali Rwanda
Navin Kumar Devaraj MD MMed, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Infectious diseases & Tropical medicine
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, MD, PhD, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Aline Uwimana, MD, MPH, Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Rwanda Biomedical Center
Internal medicine
Krs Bujarski MD, Internal medicine & Neurology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Norbert Lameire MD, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Retired professor of medicine University of Gent, Belgium
Joseph H Friedman MD, Neurology, Providence, Boston, USA
Florence Masaisa, MD, PhD, Hematology & Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Rwanda, Kigali
Dirk J van Leeuwen MD, PhD, FAASLD, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover NH, USA
Tim Walker MBBS(Hons), FRACP, MPHTM, Gastroenterology, Internal medicine & Tropical medicine. Department of Medicine, Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Nursing and midwifery
Linda Baxter CNM , MSN. Clinical Educator Nurse-Midwifery, Great Barrington MA, USA
Geldine Chironda BSc, MSc, PhD, General Nursing, nephrology & Public Health, Human Resources for Health, Rwanda
Maria Kidner APRN, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP, Clinical Educator & nursing, Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Renee Pyburn PMHNP-BC, RN, APRN, MSN. PMHNP at Samaritan Behavioral Health, Watertown, NY USA.
Sheila Shaibu BEd, MSc, PhD, General Nursing
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive health
Stephen Rulisa, MD, PhD, Reproductive Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Ophthalmology
Lucy Baxter BSc MBChB FRCOphth, Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
Dr. CISSE Yacouba MD, PhD, Ophthalmology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Pathology
Douglas Blackall MD, MPH, Pathology, St Louis University, Missouri, USA
Justin Wane, MD, MMeD, Pathology, King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda
Pediatrics
Craig J Conard MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist, Ochnser Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA
Janvier Hitayezu MD, MMed, Pediatrics and critical care, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda.
Natalie McCall MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatric emergency medicine, Yale University, Human Resources for Health, Rwanda
Tanya Rogo MD, MPH&TM, Pediatric infectious diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Psychology and psychiatry
Stefan Jansen, MSc, PhD, Psychology & Mental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Public health
Vedaste Ndahindwa, MD, MSc, Biostatistics & Public health, School Public Health, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Surgery
Jean Claude Byiringiro, MD, MMed, FCS(ECSA), Surgery (Orthopedics), Surgery (Education), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali
Michael Sinclair MD, Cardiothoracic surgery, CHUB, Butare, Rwanda
David Skavadhl MD MPH, Surgery (general), Maine Medical Center, Portland Maine USA
Georges Ntakiyiruta, MD, MMed, FCS(ECSA), General Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of Rwanda, Kigali
Type-editors
Our type-editors are native English speakers with an interest in developing and advancing research activities in Rwanda. They support authors who submit manuscripts to improve the quality of the written language used.
Shazaib Ahmed, University of Cambridge, UK
Sean Batenhorst, University of Wyoming, USA
Haley Sessions, University of Wyoming, USA
Hannah King, Wheaton College, USA
Matthew Cardillo, Wheaton College, USA
Himani Jayasinghe, University of Sheffield, England
Mary Evelyn Howard, Wheaton College, USA
Tristan Bohlman, University of Wyoming, USA
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