Daniel Muchiri
Flight Doctor [AMET - UNSOS] at BANCROFT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT- Claim this Profile
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Anthony Njau
God given gift in both patient care and health care management. Always reliable.
Anthony Njau
God given gift in both patient care and health care management. Always reliable.
Anthony Njau
God given gift in both patient care and health care management. Always reliable.
Anthony Njau
God given gift in both patient care and health care management. Always reliable.
Credentials
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Aeromedical Retrieval Medicine for Extreme Altitude (ARMEA)
College of Remote and Offshore Medicine FoundationDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
EF SET (Standard English Test) - C2 Proficient
EF Standard English Test (EF SET)Dec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) course
EBSSADec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) certificate
Federal Aviation AdministrationOct, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
National Council of the Order of Physicians (CNOM) - Congo, DRC
Conseil National de l'Ordre des Médecins, RD CongoApr, 2013- Nov, 2024 -
Clinical Practice / General Practice License
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC)Dec, 2010- Nov, 2024 -
Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET - OPITO)
EMIRATES TECHNICAL & SAFETY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE LLC (ETSDC)Oct, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
National Association of Emergency Medical TechniciansDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Experienced Provider (ACLS)
American Heart AssociationOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
American Heart AssociationOct, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) - 10th Edition
American College of SurgeonsOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Bancroft Global Development
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Flight Doctor [AMET - UNSOS]
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Jan 2021 - Present
* Conducting Air Medical Evacuations in support of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping forces and the United Nations (UN) staff and partners.* Emergency care and Aeromedical Evacuation of trauma patients with injuries secondary to gunshot wounds, improvised explosive devise (IED) explosions, motor vehicle collisions, medical illnesses and COVID-19* Performing rapid triage and then providing emergency and resuscitative care in the event of a mass casualty incident (MCI)* Being the Doctor on call for Air Medical Evacuations with 24-hour shifts* Utilising the latest BLS, ACLS, ATLS and PHTLS guidelines in the provision of emergency care* Working in close collaboration with fellow doctors, nurses and paramedics in prehospital settings* Communication and coordination with doctors and surgeons in referral hospitals to ensure a smooth transfer of the patients* Completing the in-flight patient care records* Ensuring the operational readiness of the necessary emergency equipment and the availability of emergency drugs & medical supplies in the triage area and air ambulances* Ability to quickly equip and transform an aircraft to provide life-saving in-flight medical care* Training and mentorship of staff
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Emergency Medical Doctor / Director
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Sep 2012 - Sep 2020
• Patient triage and consultation including COVID-19 • Providing emergency and resuscitative care at the emergency department • Ensuring the operational readiness of the emergency department, ambulances and aircrafts • Staff training and setting up of emergency services in line with the latest ACLS, PHTLS and ATLS protocols • Ensuring the highest standards in the provision of emergency and resuscitative care • Performing ultrasound examinations • Conducting air medical evacuations in remote settings • Being on-call 24hrs a day to respond to critical emergencies • Rapid equipping and configuration of an aircraft into an air ambulance • Examples of air medical evacuations done recently include: ◦ Transfer of multiple patients with head injuries from Doko airstrip to Goma after a riot ◦ Transfer of a critically ill patient from Kisangani to Goma for emergency haemodialysis ◦ Transfer of an elderly lady with a frontal brain tumour from Bukavu to Kigali, Rwanda for neurosurgery • Performing emergency and elective surgeries • Providing emergency trauma care during active combat in Namoya, Maniema Province, DRC in 2017 • New staff orientation, guidance and training • Overseeing junior doctors and nurse practitioners
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Medical Doctor
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Jan 2014 - Mar 2017
• Patient consultations, emergency and elective orthopaedic surgeries in: ◦ Clinique Universitaires, Lubumbashi ◦ Medpark Hospital, Lubumbashi ◦ Hôpital Géneral Mwangeji, Kolwezi ◦ Cliniques Universitaires de Bukavu / UOB • Working closely with medical directors and superintendents to identify specific emergency equipment needs for their institutions • Sourced for quality and affordable emergency medical equipment for general and orthopaedic surgery • Organized regular medical training • Conducted training in over 50 small and medium-sized hospitals in the region
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Kenya Red Cross
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Clinical Services Coordinator
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Apr 2012 - Sep 2012
• Setting up of a new 100-bed field Hospital and 6 health posts in the Dadaab Refugee Camp • Provided quality clinical care for patients • Ensuring that clinical standards were maintained both at the primary care level and at the hospital level • Management of the clinical team (6 doctors, 2 pharmacists, 12 clinical officers (medical assistants), 4 lab technologists and about 30 nurses) • Setting up of a new 100-bed field Hospital and 6 health posts in the Dadaab Refugee Camp • Provided quality clinical care for patients • Ensuring that clinical standards were maintained both at the primary care level and at the hospital level • Management of the clinical team (6 doctors, 2 pharmacists, 12 clinical officers (medical assistants), 4 lab technologists and about 30 nurses)
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Germany
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Camp Doctor
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Jan 2011 - Mar 2012
• Worked at the accident & emergency • Patient consultations at the outpatient clinics • Ordering lab & imaging examinations • Performed procedures like suturing and dressing wounds, surgical aspirations, incisions and drainage, chest-tube placement for chest decompression, splinting of fractures • Escalation of critical patients to specialist doctors • Decision making on out-patient or in-patient treatment • Performed both emergency & elective surgeries like caesarean sections, appendicectomies, herniorrhaphies, treatment of hydrocoeles, surgical toilets, etc. at the hospital • Run the weekly Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR) clinic • Followed up of HIV/AIDS patients at the campaigns • Was in-charge of the acute malnutrition Stabilisation Unit (SU) at the Hospital during a Nutrition Emergency • Disease surveillance • Monitoring of key health indicators • Organising nutrition surveys and immunisation campaigns within the camp • Encouraging family planning, exclusive breastfeeding and the attendance of antenatal and post clinics in the community • Promotion of handwashing and the proper use of condoms
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Samaritan's Purse
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Doctor (Locum)
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Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
• Running the out-patient clinic • Performing ultrasound exams • Conducting ward rounds • Emergency and elective surgeries • Continuous medical education for all hospital staff • Achieved a significant impact in the community and received patients from as far as 400 kilometres away. • Running the out-patient clinic • Performing ultrasound exams • Conducting ward rounds • Emergency and elective surgeries • Continuous medical education for all hospital staff • Achieved a significant impact in the community and received patients from as far as 400 kilometres away.
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Ministry of Health, Kenya
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Kenya
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Medical Officer
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Jan 2009 - Dec 2010
The Kenyatta National Hospital • One year rotating in all the four major hospital departments namely, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine and general surgery • My duties involved patient management at all levels from the emergency department to the out-patient clinics, the wards and operating theatres • Had the opportunity to work with some of the best professional mentors in the countryThe Garissa Provincial General Hospital (PGH) • Worked in the surgical department composed of wards, surgical outpatient clinic (SOPC) and operating theatres • Maternity ward • Doctor on-call duties • Mentorship of new medical interns
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Education
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2002 - 2008
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBCh.B), Medicine -
2019 - 2023
Unicaf University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
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