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.