Prof. Abebe Bekele

Member of the transitional Technical Advisory Council

MD, FCS (ECSA), FACS, MAMSE

Abebe Bekele is Dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda. He is a Professor of Surgery (General and Thoracic surgery) at UGHE and has full Professor position at the Addis Ababa University and the University of Rwanda. He has served as CEO of the Tikur Anbessa (Black Lion) teaching Hospital and Dean of the School of Medicine at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. He has fellowships in Medical Education from the FAIMER in Philadelphia, and in Simulation Based Education from the University of Washington.

He has vast experience in surgical education, research and academic leadership. He has also served as guest lecturer, international speaker and external examiner in both undergraduate and post graduate surgery education in Ethiopia, Africa, Europe and North America. Professor Abebe is a member of the Governing Council and Chairman of the Examinations and Credentials Committee at the college of surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) and Editor-in Chief of the East and Central Africa Journal of Surgery. He has published more than 85 articles and book chapters and is a recipient of several regional and international awards and recognitions.

He also serves as member of the editorial board of the JAMA health forum and the Ethiopian Medical Journal. He is also member of the advisory council to the Ethiopian ministry of sciences and higher education. Professor Abebe is actively engaged in Global Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative and has served as a senior advisor to the Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia in the Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS) initiative.

He has participated in several panels is medical education and global surgery and is passionate about equitable access to surgical care, care, gender equity in global surgery and surgical education. His research interest is around trauma care, surgical oncology, global surgery, medical education, and quality in health care