Peter Amollo Odhiambo

Who is Peter Amollo Odhiambo?

Professor Peter Amollo Odhiambo, MBBS, MMed, FRCS, FCS, FACC, is a Kenyan consultant thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. He is a professor of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the University of Nairobi. He is a founder and former chairman of the Kenya Cardiac Society, and a former president of the Pan African Society of Cardiology. Odhiambo is the chairman of the Kenya Tobacco Control Board. He is also the founder and editor of Medicom, the African Journal of Hospital Medicine.

In 1986, Prof. Odhiambo was given an award for an outstanding contribution in medicine by the Giant Federation of Kenya, and in 1993 received another award from PASCAR for his distinguished service to cardiology in Africa. He was the Dean of Nairobi University’s Faculty of Medicine from 1992-1996. During his tenure, he successfully steered the faculty towards cost-sharing through its most difficult period for both staff and students.

Prof. Odhiambo has campaigned widely against drug abuse and is at the forefront in the fight for the liberation of tobacco farmers in East Africa. He has steered the Kenya Tobacco Control Board to a successful level enabling the Board be legally institutionalized.