Meet Our Team

We’re proud to be an Investors in People-accredited organisation; we're a diverse and friendly team with a key focus on equality, diversity and inclusion

There’s a varied range of teams within our organisation, supporting all of our many functions, from membership to events, registers to journals. Below you can find out more about each of the individuals who make up our staff team.

Current Executives

Dr Dzifa Dey

FRCP, FWACP, FGCPS, MSc, SCE-RCP (Rheum), Senior Lecturer: University of Ghana Medical School. Head of Rheumatology Unit: Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Fredrick Otieno Owuor

MBChB, MMed, FRCP (Edin), Clinical Fellow (Rheumatology) Assistant Professor and section head Rheumatology Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Prof Madeleine Ngandeu-Singwe​

MD. Prof of Rheumatology Unit of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon

Mohammed Hassan Abu – Zaid

Associate Professor of Rheumatology Tana University, Egypt. Associate Editor for Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation journal PAFLAR, IOF and emeunet member

Dr. Naomi Mumo

MBCHb, MMED, FCP, ECSA Senior Instructor & Rheumatologist The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, Kenya

Dr. Courage Uhmwangho

(MBBS, MSc, FWACP, FRCP (London) Snr. Lecturer / Consultant Rheumatologist Department of Medicine University of Jos / Jos University Teaching Hospital

Dr. Mawahib Aledrissy

Associate Professor Ribast National University Khartoum, Sudan

Prof Ali Asgar Kalla

MBChB, FCP(SA), MD. Head, Professor. University of Cape Town Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Exco Members

Dr. Daiyabu Alhaji Ibrahim​

MBBS, FWACP Bayero University/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, Kano.​

Prof Frederick Otieno Owuor​

MBChB, MMed. Assistant Prof Rheumatology Unit Aga Khan University Nairobi, Kenya.​

Prof Adewale Adebajo​

MBE, FWACP, FMCP, FRCP, FACP, FAcMed Consultant Rheumatologist, Clinical Director for Research and Development at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.​

Prof Angela Migowa

MBCHB-UON, MMED-AKUHN, Assistant Professor and Pediatric rheumatologist Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at Aga Khan University Nairobi, Kenya.

Prof Ian C Chikanza

MB, ChB, MRCP, FRCP, FRCPCH, FACP, FCP, MD Consultant Physician & in Rheumatology (Adult & Paediatric)

Dr Richard Akintayo​

MbChB,MSc, FWACP Rheumatology Unit, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen

Prof Mohammed Tikly

MMed, MRCP, PHD Emeritus Professor and Academic Head of the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Prof Yasser El Miedany

MD, FRCP (UK)/ Prof. Canterbury Christ Church University England / Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer King’s College London

Prof Girish Mody​

Professor and Chief Specialist MB BCh, MSc, PHd (London University), FCP (SA). Fellow and Past President of the South Africa Rheumatism and Arthritis Association

Prof. Femi Adelowo

FMCP, FWACP, FRCP Edin, FRCP Lond, FACR Professor of Medicine and Consultant Rheumatologist at Lagos State University College of Medicine. Nigeria

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