As a legacy to the field of cardiology, Prof. Hillary Ojiambo devoted his time to pioneering clinical and experimental studies in Cardiomyopathies, enhancing public education and the management of public health administration, and founded the Kenya Cardiac Society to promote heart-healthy living.
Prof. Hillary Ojiambo’s spirit of understanding and his commitment to both his professional calling as well as his family life leaves a legacy of excellence and empathy; sharing with us a model of selflessness and balance.
Graduated with a Distinction from Makerere University (1957) with a L,M.S. and MB.ChB distinction in Internal Medicine and the May Baker prize in Pharmacology and Therapeutics
In 1963 obtained the M.R.C.P (Edin.) post graduate qualification majoring in Cardiology and the M.R.C.P (Glasgow) post graduate qualification in Internal Medicine
Elected President of the Association of Physicians in East and Central Africa (APECA) representing Physicians in the region who are dedicated to provision of quality specialized healthcare
Appointed Consultant Physician and Cardiologist-in-Chief to Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest referral and teaching hospital in the Republic of Kenya
Appointed Editor-in-Chief to East African Medical Journal - the publication of papers on original work and reviews of all aspects of medicine in the region
Work-study programme at McGill University, Montreal, Canada, including cardiology research in the area of M.D. by thesis in Cardiomyopathies published in 1970
Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow (F.R.C.P., Glasg.) in 1971 as both a senior cardiologist and for contributions to the field of cardiology
First African in Sub-Saharan Africa to be elevated to the status of the Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (F.A.C.C.) for academic and professional contributions to the field of cardiology
While serving as the Cardiologist-in-chief at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, led the establishment of the Open Heart Surgery Programme
Established the Department of Cardiology for the Zambian Government after being appointed Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Cardiology, University Teaching Hospital
Appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Consultant Physician and Cardiologist-in-Chief to the Kenya Kenyatta National Hospital
Elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (F.R.C.P., Edin.) in 1976 as both a senior cardiologist and for contributions to the field of cardiology
President of the Commonwealth Medical Association, an organization committed to improving health, well-being and human rights in countries within the Commonwealth
Specailized in prevention of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries as well as the nomenclature and classification of cardiomyopathies
Keynote address to the Zambian Cardiac Society that covered Primordial prevention as well as Lipids and the Heart
Developed and coordinated activities for the implementation of the World Health Organisation's Universities and the Health for All Project.
Coordinator of studies on HRH at the WHO Training Centre in Lagos, Nigeria and was also responsible for HRH activities in Sub-Region II of Africa in Bujumbura, Burundi
Appointed as the official representative of the World Health Organzation in Banjul, the Gambia
Appointed to serve as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Health Development and Research, an organisation that conducted groundbreaking research, policy development and thought leadership on cardiology, internal medicine and public health
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