The Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi hosted Prof. Steven Schiff, MD, PhD, FACS- a Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Neurosurgery from Yale University on 10th June, 2024.

Prof. Schiff is a paediatric neurosurgeon and has carried out extensive work on hydrocephalus in the East African region.

During his visit he gave a talk on current trends in low-field MRI imaging coupled with deep machine learning. He also touched on various aspects of current research progress in hydrocephalus.

Members of the department of surgery participated in in tree planting activity during the Elimu tree planting day  in Upper Kabete field station. Tree Planting Day, spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, with an aim of  planting 300 million seedlings annually.