Our Team

• Oluwatayo Opakunle is a graduate of the University of Nairobi with a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery.
• Since Joining The Karen Hospital, he has gained extensive experience in diagnosing and treating a variety of medical conditions.
• Opakunle has a special interest in cardiology and has facilitated numerous community cardiac camps where he has performed ECGs and Echo’s, referring patients in need of a cardiologist review.
• of Nairobi. Driven by a desire to become a physician, he approaches every case with meticulous care and attention to detail.
• He is particularly skilled in performing echocardiograms and has honed his skills in diagnosing cardiac conditions.
• Opakunle is committed to providing high-quality medical care and is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure that his patients receive the best possible treatment.
• In his spare time, Dr. Opakunle enjoys weightlifting at the gym, writing blog posts, and traveling. His diverse interests have given him a well-rounded perspective on life, and he brings this perspective to his work as a medical doctor.

Director, Founder MBChB, MMED (Int.Med), 43 years of experience

Nairobi, Kenya.

• Dr. Dan Gikonyo is one of the most coveted Cardiologists in Kenya. He is both an interventional and non-invasive adult cardiologist.
• He has a thriving practice of over 43+ years.
• He has been instrumental in mentoring and training of the majority of adult cardiologists in the country and in the region.
• With over four decades of experience, Dr. Gikonyo has attended thousands of patients drawn from various parts of the world.
• He is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Adult Cardiology from the University of Minnesota, USA.
• Dr. Gikonyo is a member of the American College of Cardiology and previously lectured at the Faculty of Medicine (University of Nairobi).
• He is also a member of the Kenya Medical Association and Kenya Cardiac Society.
• He has attended several international conferences and written numerous papers touching on cardiac and other topical health matters.

Interventional Cardiologist, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi.

Director, MBChB, MRCP – 18 years of experience.

• Dr. Antony Gikonyo is an interventional and non-invasive adult cardiologist in Kenya.
• He performs Surgical and Interventional, Coronary artery and aortic procedures and actively participates in continuous medical education through seminars and workshops at The Karen Hospital.
• He graduated from Howard Medical School in 2001 and then became a member of the Royal College of Physicians UK in 2007. He completed his cardiology training in 2011, South Africa.
• For the past four years, he has been in charge of the medical internship program at The Karen Hospital, Nairobi.
• He is part of the Heart Team which performs regular coronary and artery bypass grafts at The Karen Hospital.
• Dr. Antony Gikonyo has published a Retrospective Review of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery at The Karen Hospital, Kenya among other research papers.

Chief Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon – The Karen Hospital, Nairobi

MS, Mch, FIACS, FICS, FCCP, FICA – 25 plus years of experience.

• Dr. Premanand has been a Cardiac surgeon for more than 25 years.
• He has performed more than 15,000 surgeries since he started practicing.
• At The Karen Hospital, he has been able to perform over 150 open heart operations since he joined the institution.
• Premanand performs CABG surgeries on “beating hearts” which means, the heart is not stopped. In other similar operations, the heart is usually stopped and then a heart-lung machine takes over the functions of the heart.
• He attended a Fellowship in heart and lung transplantation at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland OR, USA.
• Dr. Premanand holds a Bachelor of Medicines-Bachelor of Surgery, Nalanda Medical College, Patna Bihar, India.
• He has served in reputed cardiothoracic centres in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. He has also done a fellowship in heart and lung transplantation at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States.
• He has attended numerous international conferences and written numerous articles on cardiac and other health topics.

General Surgeon – The Karen Hospital, Nairobi.

MBChB, M.Med (Gen.Surg) – 8 years of experience.

• Dr. Mayabi has performed over 2000 operations since he started practicing.
• He holds a Masters of Medicine General Surgery from the Aga Khan University Hospital.
• He is the COSECSA (College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa) Programme Director of TKH

Physician – The Karen Hospital, Nairobi.

MBChB, M.MED (INT.MED) – 13 years of experience in the medical field.

• Dr. Irungu holds a Masters of Internal Medicine from the University of Nairobi.
• At The Karen Hospital, she is engaged in the evaluation and management of medical patients both inpatient and Out-Patient.
• She also attends to patients with varicose veins and who require varicose vein ablation.

Cardiologist – The Karen Hospital, Nairobi.

MSc – cardiology – 12 years of working experience

• Dr. Baseem runs Cardiac clinics at The Karen Hospital branches.
• Dr. Baseem holds a Master’s of Cardiology.
• Dr. Bassem has perfomed several cardiac procedures including Echos and stress tests.