Dr. Esther Gathura

Ms Esther Wangui Gathura is a Senior Instructor and Consultant in Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeon, based at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi. Her main areas of interest are in
Skin Cancer Management, Burns and Hand Surgery. She also conducts Breast Reconstruction,
Lower Limb Reconstruction and Aesthetic Surgery.

She attained her undergraduate qualification in Medicine (MBBS) from the University of London,
St Georges Medical School in 2008 where she qualified with multiple Merit Awards, along with an
Intercalated BSc degree in Anatomy. Ms Gathura completed foundation medical training in the
the London Deanery at the Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital following which she embarked on Core
Surgical Training Yorkshire and Humber Deanery in the UK where she was first exposed to Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgery at the Leeds General Infirmary. She gained the Membership of the
Royal College of Surgeons qualification in 2011. Following this she then successfully applied for
the competitive National Training Programme in Plastic Surgery and was placed in the East of
England Deanery where she rotated in various internationally renowned Plastic Surgery Centres
in the region and was exposed to various disciplines, including Skin Cancer Management, Head
and Neck Cancer Reconstruction, Breast Reconstruction, Hand Surgery Burn Care and Aesthetic
Surgery and Microsurgery. During this period, she also completed a Master of Science with Merit
in Burn Care. Ms Gathura gained her Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery qualification (FRCS Plast) in 2020 and was awarded a Certificate of
Completion of Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (CCT) in 2022. Following training
completion, she embarked on a Fellowship post in Paediatric Plastic Surgery at the Great
Ormond Street Hospital in London. She is currently registered the General Medical Council
(GMC) UK, Specialist Register as a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon .

Ms Gathura always aimed to practice plastic surgery in Kenya form the outset, and hence kept
the range of her clinical experience broad and relevant to her setting. Upon relocation back to
Kenya, she underwent a rigorous Peer review process and was subsequently registered with the
Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) and attained Specialist Recognition
in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery with the KMPDC in 2023.

Ms Gathura is also widely published and has carried out multiple regional and international
presentations. She is currently a member of the Education Committee of the Kenya Plastics
Reconstructive and Aesthetics Surgeons (KSPRAS), and sits on the Oncology Committee within
the Surgical Society of Kenya SSK.