General and Thoracic Surgeon

1. Director: Surgical Skills lab.. 2007-1010
2. Chair: Undergraduate Education Committee..2007-2013
3. Head: Cardio-thoracic surgery unit..2013
4. Associate dean: School of Medicine….2013-2014
5. Dean: School of Medicine….2014-2016
6. CEO: Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital…2014-2016

• Fellowship: Scheduled to commence a fellowship in Leaders for Health Equity, The George Washington University on January 2018.
• Fellowship in Medical Education, FAIMER institute, Philadelphia, USA, October 2014-2016.
• Higher diploma in Education, Addis Ababa University, 2016
• International fellow, American College of Surgeons, Chicago, October, 2015
• Research fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, at the International simulation and inter professional Centre, June-July 2013
• Addis Ababa University, 2010-2012, obtained sub-specialty in Cardio-thoracic Surgery graduated with very great distinction.
• College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), obtained fellowship in General Surgery, Gold Medalist during qualification in 2007
• Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Graduated with very great distinction, obtained post graduate specialty in General Surgery 01/2003- 03/2007
• Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Gondar Ethiopia: Graduated with great distinction to obtain a Medical (MD) Degree, 10/1995-11/2000

• Best teacher award from the department of Surgery, 2017
• Certificate of appreciation: Department of dentistry, February 2017, in recognition of contribution to the construction of the new dental hospital.
• Award of recognition from the First Lady of Ethiopia “Fighting against Cervical Breast and Prostate cancer”, March 2016
• International Scholar award: American College of Surgeons, October 2015
• Emerging researcher award: College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University December 2014
• Fellowship in Medical Education, FAIMER, October 2014-2016
• Research fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, at the International simulation and inter professional center (ISIS), June-July 2013
• Awarded “Best instructor in undergraduate education of the year 2013 from the school of medicine”, received a certificate.
• Awarded “Best instructor in undergraduate education of the year 2012 from the school of medicine”, received a certificate and plaque.
• Awarded the “Best instructor certificate in undergraduate education in 2011 from the department of surgery”.
• Awarded the young scholar and fellowship award from the Society of Vascular Surgeons of USA annual meeting grant and scholarship of 5000 USD, June 26, 2011.
• Awarded the “Best instructor in undergraduate education of the year 2009 from the school of medicine”, received a certificate and plaque
• Received the COSECSA Honors gold medal for best examination results: December 2008
• Record highest exam scores in the department of Surgery upon completion of postgraduate studies exams, 2007.
• Graduated with great honors upon completion of postgraduate studies, 2007.
• Graduated with honors upon completion of under graduate studies, 2000.
• Awarded the “Best medical student” upon completion of qualification exams, 1999.
• ESLCE result of all seven “A” from Saint Joseph School

• Consultant, Program for Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSE), Harvard Medical School, From October 2017-January 2018, to work in the SaLTS Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Member: Ethiopian Young Academy of Science
• Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Project team consultant: Saving lives through Safe Surgery and Anesthesia (SaLTS) initiative, 2016-currently
• Member (2012-2015), and Chairman (2015-currently) of the Examinations and credentials committee of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)
• Council member and country representative for Ethiopia at COSECSA 2012-2015
• Panel head of General Surgery training program: COSECSA, 2013-2015
• Organised and chaired the effort in the development of the General Surgery curriculum for the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), March 28-31, 2017
• Team Surgeon, St George Football team
• Member (Since 2003) and Past Secretary General (2006-2012) of the Surgical Society of Ethiopia
• Member (Since 2000) and past executive committee member (2008-2012) of the Ethiopian Medical Association.
• Founding member of the Ethiopian thoracic society
• Honorary Member: “Gojjo” non governmental association
• Honorary member and advisor: Ethiopian Medical Students Association
• Ethiopian Adult Heart Patients Association (Board member),
• Consultant surgeon to the Ethiopian Football team: 2013-currently
• Chairperson: Anti-doping sub committee of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation 2015- currently
• Member: Technical Working Group of the Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS) initiative, Ministry of Health
• Board Chair: CLEAN CUT project in Ethiopia: a project with Lifebox.
• Member: Special committee to develop career development plan of the Integrated Surgical Officers, Ministry of Health
• Member: Organising Committee of an International Conference, First Ladies For the Prevention of Cervical, Breast and Prostate Cancer: Ministry of Health and the Office of the First Lady
• Member of the advisory board to the Ministry of Health: 2011

• Member of the Editorial board: “Ethiopian Medical Journal” since 2017
• Member of the Editorial board: “The Annals of African”, based on Nairobi, Kenya, since 2012
• Associate Editor and Chair of the Editorial Board: East Central and Southern Africa Journal of Surgery”
• External Journal reviewer: Ethiopian Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics

1. Global Surgery
   • Monitoring and evaluation in Surgery
   • Surgical safely and infection control
   • Use of Safe surgery check lists
2. Gastro-intestinal cancers
3. Medical education

1. Abebe Bekele, Alemayehu Worku and Mensur Osman. Medical students’ attitude towards their future medical practice: J Ethiop med pract. Vol. III. No. 2 Dec., 2001.
2. Mohammed Kedir, Abebe Bekele. Surgery for traumatic peripheral arterial injuries with delayed transfer during the Ethio-Eritrean war-1997-2000. East and central Afr. Jour. of surg.Vol.9 No 1 April/May 2004, 20-23.

3. Abebe Bekele and et al. Patterns of surgical thyroid disease and their operative managements in Gondar College Of Medical Sciences, North Western Ethiopia East and central Afr. Jour. of surg.Vol.9 No 1 April/May 2004, 87-93

4. Afework Kassu, Alemayehu Worku, Abebe Bekele, et al. HIV and Syphillis infection among elderly people in North Western Ethiopia. Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 57, 264-267,2004.

5. Abebe Bekele, Mensur Osman.Goitre in a Teaching Hospital in North Western Ethiopia. East and central Afr. Jour. of surg. Vol 11 No 2. December 2006, 21-27.

6. Hagos Biluts, Mesfin Minas, Abebe Bekele. Hydatid disease of the liver: A 12 year experience of surgical management. East and central Afr. Jour. of surg. Vol 11 No 2. December 2006 54-60

7. Berhanu Kotisso, Abebe Bekele. Ileo-sigmoid Knotting in Addis Ababa: A three-year comprehensive retrospective analysis. 2006. Ethiop Med J. Vol 44, No. 4, 377-383.

8. Berhanu Kotisso and Abebe Bekele. Intussusception in Ethiopian adolescents and Adults: A report on cases from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during a three year period. Ethiop Med J Vol 45, No 2.

9. Mesfin Minas, Hagos Bilut, Abebe Bekele and Mulubirhan Alemie. Surgical Management of 234 patients with hydatid cyst: The Tikur Anbessa Experience. Ethiop Med J Vol 45 No 3.
10. Hagos Bilut, Adem Ali and Abebe Bekele. Experience of    Pericardiectomy in Tikur Anbessa University Hospital, Ethiopia: East and Central African Journal of Surgery Volume 12 Number 1, April 2007
11. Sentayehu Tsegaye, Abebe Bekele and Mensur Osman. Surgically Treated Acute Abdomen in Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery Volume 12 Number 1, April 2007
12. Berhanu Kotisso, Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Nega. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: A rare cause of duodenal obstruction: Case reports and review of literature. 2008. Ethiop Med J Vol 46, No 1.
13. Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Kotisso, Solomon Shiferaw. Work-Related Operating Theatre Accidents among Surgical Residents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery Volume 13 Number 1 – March / April 2008.
14. Teklu Bekele, Yonas Yilma, Abebe Bekele. Riedel’s thyroiditis in an Ethiopian patient. J. Health Biomed Sci., 2008 Vol1 No 1, 53-56.
15. Abebe Bekele, Adem Ali and Hagos Bilut. Surgically treated pulmonary tuberculosis: A report on cases from Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J, Vol 46, No 3..
16. Bekele, A., Gulilat, D. Kassa, S. and Ali, A. Aspergilloma of the Lungs: Operative experience from Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2009, pp. 44-4
17. Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Kotisso, Bilut H. Patterns and outcomes of Colostomy closure in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2008, pp. 119-124
18. Hagos Bilut, Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Kotisso, Fikir Enquesellassie, Tadios Munie. In-patient surgical mortality in Tikur Anbessa Hospital: A five year review.2009. Ethiop Med J, Vol.47, No2
19. Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Kotisso, Mahlet Tesfaye. Patterns and indications of Colostomies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J, Vol 47, No. 4.
20. Abebe, T. Munie, G. Lende, A. Bekele. Pattern of Neurosurgical Procedures in Ethiopia: Experience from Two Major Neurosurgical Centres in Addis Ababa. East Cent. Afr. j. surg. Vol 16, No. 1, 2011, pp. 104-110 (Online) ISSN 2073_9990.
21. Bane, A. Bekele. Management of Gastrointestinal Foreign bodies using Flexible Endoscopy: an experience from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. November/December 2012 Volume 17 (3)
22. N. Alemu, A. Ali, D. Gulilat, S. Kassa, A. Bekele. Outcome of Transhiatal Esophagectomy Done for Advanced Oesophageal Cancer. East and Central African Journal of Surgery.  November/December 2012 Volume 17 (3)
23. Bekele , S. Shiferaw, B. Kotisso First Experience with OSCE as an Exit Clinical Examination for General Surgery Residency Program at the Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. November/December 2012 Volume 17 (3)
24. Abebe Bekele, Seyoum Kassa and Azarias Kassahun. Two years prospective follow up and outcome of patients operated for carotid body tumors: Ethiop med J, Vol 50, No 4. October 2012.
25. Abebe Bekele, Berhanu Kotisso and Solomon Shiferaw. Analyses of the gap between surgical resident and faculty surgeons concerning operating theatre teaching: Report from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. July/August; 2013 Volume 18 (2)
26. Abebe Bekele, Adem Ali, Dereje Gulilat Berhanu Nega and Seyoum Kassa. Patterns of Mediastinal tumors operated at the Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia over a six years period. EMJ, Vol 51, No 1. April 2013
27. David W. Cadotte, Michael Blankstein, Abebe Bekele, Selamu Dessalegn, Clare Pain, Miliard Derbew, Mark Bernstein and Andrew Howard. Establishing a surgical partnership between Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Toronto, Canada Can J Surg, Vol. 56, No. 3, June 2013
28. Bekele, S. Shiferaw, D. Gulilat. Levels and Trends of Occupational Hazards among Surgical Residents at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. November/December 2013 Vol. 18 (3).
29. Abebe Bekele. Aerodigestive Foreign Bodies in Adult Ethiopian Patients: A Prospective Study at Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia. International Journal of Otolaryngology. Volume 2014, Article ID 293603.
30. Abebe Bekele, Amezene Tadesse. Status of Hepatitis B vaccination among Surgeons Practicing in Ethiopia: A cross sectional study. Med J, 2014, Vol 52, No 3
31. Nebiyou Seyoum, Hagos Bilut, Abebe Bekele and Assefa Seme: Medical students’ choice and factors determining their choice: A cross sectional survey at the AAU, School of Medicine, Ethiop Med J, 2014, Vol 52, No 3.
32. Etsegenet Gedlu, Amezene Tadesse, Danelle Cayea, Meg Doherty, Abebe Bekele, Amha Mekasha, Miliard Derbew, Julianna Jung. Introduction of simulation based medical education at the Addis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences: Experience and challenges. Ethiop Med J. Vol 53 (2015)
33. Abebe Bekele, Samuel Tesfaye. Fatal tracheo-innominate artery fistula associated with a tacheostomy tube at a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa: Case report and review of literature. Ethiopian Medical Journal Vol 53, No 3 (2015)
34. Abebe Bekele, Addisu Firew. Hydatid cyst of the breast: A case report. EMJ.  Vol 54, No 1 (2016).
35. Ellen Morrow, M.D., Abebe Bekele,D., Ayalew Tegegne, M.D., Berhanu Kotisso, M.D., Elizabeth Warner, M.D., Jedediah Kaufman, M.D., Anne-Marie Amies Oelsch M.D., Brant Oelschlager, ion for surgical residents in Ethiopia: course development and results. The American Journal of Surgery (2016) 212, 645-648
36. M Tesfaye, A Ali, A Bekele, A Worku. Pattern and Treatment Outcome of Patients with Achalasia Cardia After Modified Heller’s Myotomy: Experience From Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. August/September 2016 Volume 21 Number 2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ecajs.v21i2.4
37. Brittney S. Mengistu, Holly Vins, Caitrin M Kelly, Daphne R. McGee, Jennifer O. Spicer, Miliard Derbew, Abebe Bekele, Damen Haile Mariam, Carlos del Rio, Henry M. Blumberg and Dawn L. Comeau. Student and faculty perceptions on the rapid scale-up of medical students in Ethiopia. BMC Medical Education (2017) 17:11 DOI 10.1186/s12909-016-0849-0.
38. GlobalSurg Collaborative. Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle-and low-income countries. BJS 2016; 103: 971–988
39. Abebe Bekele, Seyoum Kassa and Mulat Taye. The Jejunal Serosal Patch Procedure: A Successful Technique for Managing Difficult Peptic Ulcer Perforation.East and Central African Journal of Surgery. December 2016; Vol. 21 No. 3 Pages 63-68. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ecajs.v21i3.11
40. Abebe Bekele, Nardos Makonnen, Lidya Tesfaye and Mulat Taye. Incidence and patterns of surgical glove perforations: experience from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Surgery (2017) 17:26 DOI 10.1186/s12893-017-0228-8.
41. Abebe Bekele. Left Sided Trans-thoracic Esophagectomy for Resectable Esophageal and Gastro esophageal Junction Cancers: Experience from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. 2017 Vol. 22 (1).
42. Avril Hutch, Abebe Bekele, Eric O’Flynn, Andrew Ndonga, Sean Tierney, Jane Fualal, Christopher Samkange, Krikor Erzingatsian. The Brain Drain Myth: Retention of Specialist Surgical Graduates in East, Central and Southern Africa, 1974–2013. World J Surg. DOI 10.1007/s00268-017-4307-x
43. Daniel Burssa, Atlibachew Teshome, Katherine Iverson, Olivia Ahearn, Tigistu Ashengo, David Barash, Erin Barringer, Isabelle Citron, Kaya Garringer, Victoria McKitrick, John Meara, Abraham Mengistu, Swagoto Mukhopadhyay,Cheri Reynolds, Mark Shrime, Asha Varghese, amson Esseye, Abebe Bekele. Safe Surgery for All: Early Lessons from Implementing a National Government-Driven Surgical Plan in Ethiopia. World J Surg. DOI 10.1007/s00268-017-4271-5
44. Forrester, J.A., Boyd, N.J., Fitzgerald, J.E.F. Abebe Bekele et al. Impact of Surgical Lighting on Intraoperative Safety in Low-Resource Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Surgical ProvidersWorld J Surg (2017). https://doi-org.proxy.library.rcsi.ie/10.1007/s00268-017-4293-z
45. African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) investigators. Peri-operative patient outcomes in the African Surgical Outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohort study. www.thelancet.com Published on line January3,2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30001-1

Chapters in a book

1. Author of a chapter and Assistant Editor of a book entitled “Critical care handbook for global surgery”: Alba Critical Care Course Design SCIO (Alba CCCD) Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation no SC043790: Authored one chapter
2. Co-Author of a book entitled “2015 Handbook for COSECSA Surgical Research Skills Course for Residents” to be used by surgical trainees all over the East Central and Southern African region and Ethiopia. The book was published by Published by Alba Critical Care Course Design, a Scottish Incorporated Charitable Organisation, ISBN 978-0-9927099-5-2.
3. Co-author of chapter: Surgical care systems strengthening: Developing national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plans. ISBN 978-92-4-151224-4 © World Health Organization

• Consultant, Program for Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSE), Harvard Medical School, From October 2017-January 2018, to work in the SaLTS Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Member: Ethiopian Young Academy of Science
• Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Project team consultant: Saving lives through Safe Surgery and Anesthesia (SaLTS) initiative, 2016-currently
• Member (2012-2015), and Chairman (2015-currently) of the Examinations and credentials committee of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA)
• Council member and country representative for Ethiopia at COSECSA 2012-2015
• Panel head of General Surgery training program: COSECSA, 2013-2015
• Organised and chaired the effort in the development of the General Surgery curriculum for the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), March 28-31, 2017
• Team Surgeon, St George Football team
• Member (Since 2003) and Past Secretary General (2006-2012) of the Surgical Society of Ethiopia
• Member (Since 2000) and past executive committee member (2008-2012) of the Ethiopian Medical Association.
• Founding member of the Ethiopian thoracic society
• Honorary Member: “Gojjo” non governmental association
• Honorary member and advisor: Ethiopian Medical Students Association
• Ethiopian Adult Heart Patients Association (Board member),
• Consultant surgeon to the Ethiopian Football team: 2013-currently
• Chairperson: Anti-doping sub committee of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation 2015- currently
• Member: Technical Working Group of the Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS) initiative, Ministry of Health
• Board Chair: CLEAN CUT project in Ethiopia: a project with Lifebox.
• Member: Special committee to develop career development plan of the Integrated Surgical Officers, Ministry of Health
• Member: Organising Committee of an International Conference, First Ladies For the Prevention of Cervical, Breast and Prostate Cancer: Ministry of Health and the Office of the First Lady
• Member of the advisory board to the Ministry of Health: 2011

External Examinations

• Chief examiner: Examination of the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), Mozambique, Maputo, December 3-6, 2017
• External Examiner at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia,, October 2017, for graduating residents in General Surgery
• External Examinerat the University of Malawi, Blantyre,, September 2017, for graduating residents in General Surgery
• External Examinerat the University of Rwanda, Kigali, June 2017, for graduating residents in General Surgery
• External Examiner at the Jimma University: for General Surgery final year residents, 2016
• External Examiner: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, (RCSI) Membership examination in Dublin, May 2016
• External Examiner: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, (RCSI) for graduating residents in General Surgery, Dublin, May 17-21, 2015
• External examiner, West African College of Surgeons (WACS), Ibadan Nigeria, April 10-12, 2014.
• Examiner: COSECSA FCS General Surgery candidates, Harare, Zimbabwe, December 2-3, 2013.
• External examiner: Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) in General Surgery, October 21-14, 2013, Durban, South Africa
• External examiner for 176 undergraduate students in general surgery, University of Gondar, August 2013.
• Examiner: COSECSA in FCS General Surgery candidates, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Decem

Tel No: +251911241139

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