KAJALI CAMARA
Banjul,KMC
Summary
Consultant Urology with experience in providing exceptional care and treatment to patients. Skilled in open surgeries as well as medical management of urological conditions. Interest in , reconstructive urology, endourology and minimally invasive surgery. Worked in challenging and resource constrained conditions.
Demonstrated expertise in public speaking, strong communication and effective negotiation.
Overview
3
3
Languages
26
26
years of post-secondary education
15
15
years of professional experience
Work history
Consultant Urology
Kanifing General Hospital
Kanifing South, KMC, Gambia
2026.04 - Current
- Maintained detailed records ensuring efficient patient follow-up and continuity of care.
- Conducted regular audits to maintain high-quality care in line with NHS guidelines.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient care.
- Diagnosed complex urological conditions, enhancing overall healthcare delivery.
- Mentored junior doctors and trainees, fostering a learning environment within the department.
Urology rotations
Hospital General Grand Yoff
Dakar, Senegal
2023.11 - 2026.03
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Quickly learned and applied new skills to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
Senior Registrar in Urology
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
Banjul, The Gambia
2022.05 - 2026.03
- Shared expert knowledge through regular presentations at national and international conferences.
- Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary teams, enhancing overall patient outcomes.
- Delivered high-quality patient consultations to diagnose and manage complex conditions.
- Managed diverse caseload of patients, delivering personalized care plans tailored to individual needs.
- Taught undergraduate medical students effectively, inspiring future generations of physicians.
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills
- Led educational workshops, contributing to continued professional development within the field.
- Mentored junior doctors and trainees, fostering a learning environment within the department.
- Participated actively in research studies-a contribution towards advancement of Urology.
- Enhanced team performance with regular training sessions on current urological practices.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic patient care.
- Upheld ethical standards whilst dealing with sensitive issues related to sexual health.
Resident / Registrar in General Surgery
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
BANJUL
2018.11 - 2022.04
- Coordinated medical staff schedules for smoother operations.
- Facilitated efficient cross-departmental communication to enhance patient care.
- Collaborated closely with consultants to ensure optimal service delivery to patients.
- Administered timely updates on patient status to respective families, ensuring transparency in communication.
- Assisted in the training of new staff members to improve team performance.
Medical officer
Kanifing General Hospital (KGH)
Kanifing
2014.01 - 2018.10
- Conducted regular medical examinations for early disease detection.
- Provided emergency care to stabilize patients' conditions.
- Managed outpatient clinics for efficient service delivery.
- Organized referrals to specialists when necessary, ensured comprehensive patient care.
- Analysed diagnostic images and test results to properly diagnose conditions.
- Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care by elevating clinical quality processes.
- Delegated clinical nursing tasks to meet patients' care requirements.
House officer
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
BANJUL
2012.01 - 2013.12
- Conducted thorough physical examinations for accurate diagnoses and treatment plans.
- Participated in regular training sessions to stay updated on current best practices.
- Worked on-call duties as required, demonstrating flexibility and dedication.
- Handled triage efficiently, prioritising critical cases promptly.
- Prescribed medication with dosage advice to suit individualised patient needs.
- Kept detailed, accurate patient notes for thorough medical records.
- Referred patients for specialist care in partner facilities.
- Referred patients for X-rays and additional procedures to speed up diagnoses.
Education
MPH (Online) - Public Health
University of London
London, United Kingdom 2023.10 -
Fellowship in Urology (FWAC) - Urology
West African College of Surgeons
Banjul, The Gambia 2022.04 - 2026.04
Membership of West African College of Surgeon - General Surgery
Postgraduate Surgical training
Banjul, The Gambia 2018.11 - 2022.04
Member of Royal College of Surgeons Of England - MRCS
Royal College of Surgeon of England
England2021-05
Doctor of Medicine (MBchB) - Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
School of Medicine, University of The Gambia
Banjul 2004.09 - 2011.08
West African Senior Secondary Certificate - Science Subjects
Nusrat Senior Secondary School
`Bundungka kunda, The Gambia 2000.09 - 2003.05
West African Examination Certificate - General Subjects
St Theresis Junior Secondary School
Kanifing 1997.09 - 2000.06
The Gambia Primary School Leaving Certificate - General Subjects
Misera Primary School
Upper River Region, The Gambia 1991.09 - 1997.06
Skills
- Open surgical procedures
- Clinical diagnosis
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
- Clinical leadership
- Trauma management
- Public speaking
- Effective negotiation
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Arabic
Beginner
French
Beginner
Affiliations
- Sport (football)
- Reading Medical Journals
- Research
- Adventure
References
References available upon request.
Association Memberships / Affiliations
- University of The Gambia Medical Students Association 2004 – 2011
- University of The Gambia Medical School Alumni - 2012
- The Gambia Association of Resident Doctors 2012-
- The Gambia Clubfoot Association 2018-
- Member of Royal College of Surgeons – 2019
- ATM Healthcare Foundation 2019-
- Member British Urological Association 2022 -
- International Continence Society 2022-
- Societe Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) 2024-
- European Urology Association 2024-
- Pan African Urology Association
Licenses
- License body: The Medical and Dental Council of The Gambia
Country : The Gambia
Research/Publication
- Investigator: African Covid-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study (ACCCOS)
- Investigator: African Surgical Outcomes Study - (ASOS-2)
- First author: Camara K, Roberts CA,Minteh LS, Manneh N. Strangulated intestinal obstruction due to appendiceal tourniquet: A case report. J West Afr Coll Surg
- Urethroplasty in a single center in The Gambia; Demography, techniques and outcomes
- Hospital lead: African Critical Illness Outcomes Study - (ACIOS- Study)
Workshops/ Conferences/ Short trainings
NOV 2007 Annual Medical Student Scientific Forum
Topic: Adverse Drug Reactions with the anti-malaria Treatment, School of Medicine Allied Health Sciences, University of The Gambia.
JUN/JUL 2010 UK Clinical Elective
Duration: 6 weeks
Unit: Cardiology department
Place: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
APR 2011 UROLINK CONFERENCE
Topic: Contemporary Urological Practice in an African Teaching Hospital Onward and Upwards
Venue: Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH), Banjul, The Gambia
SEP 2011 XI Scientific Meeting by the Cuban Medical Brigade in The Gambia
Topic: Epidemiological Study of risk factors associated to Hypertension in Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital
Venue: Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital
SEP 2011 XI Scientific Meeting Cuban Medical Brigade in The Gambia
Topic: Antibiotic Therapy
Venue: Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
APR 2012 Basic Urology Skills
Organizers: UROLINK (British Association of Urological Surgeons) and RVTH
Venue: Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH), Banjul, The Gambia
APR 2012 Recent Advances in The Management of Diabetes with Special References to Developing Countries
Organizers: The Gambia Medical and Dental Association and UROLINK UK (British Association of Urological Surgeons)
Venue: Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital (RVTH), Banjul, The Gambia
OCT 2012 Short Training on Emergency, Triage, Assessment & Treatment {ETAT}
Duration: 3 days
Organiser: Imperial College London
Venue: Medical Research Council, Fajara, The Gambia
JUN/JUL 2017 Seminar on Maternal and child health for developing Countries
Duration: 21 Days
Venue: Changcha, China
NOV/DEC 2017 Workshop on Basic Ponseti Clubfoot treatment
Duration: 3 days
Organizer: Ponseti International Association in collaboration with Gambia Clubfoot Foundation
Venue: Serrekunda General Hospital, The Gambia
JAN 2018 Major Incident Management and support in hospital
Duration: 3 Days
Trainers: Advanced Life Support Group, MRC
Venue: Medical Research Council, The Gambia
JUN 2018 Workshop on emergency medical response in ECOWAS region
Duration: 5 days
Trainers: ECOWAS response team
Venue: Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast
JAN 2019 Somerset Emergency Department Training Day for Middle Grade Doctors Venue: Yeovil District Hospital, UK
JAN 2019 Clinical attachment
Duration: 4 weeks
Supervisor: Mr Andew Newton, Emergency Consultant
Unit: Emergency Department
Place: Yeovil District Hospital, UK
FEB/MAR 2019 Clinical attachment
Duration: 6 weeks
Unit : Trauma and Orthopaedic department
Supervisor: Mr Donaldson, Consultant , Trauma and Orthopaedic
Place: Yeovil District Hospital, UK
MAY 2019 Workshop on emergency response to airport emergencies
Duration: 2 days
Organizer: The Gambia Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
Venue: Yundum International airport, Banjul, The Gambia
JUN 2019 Nonsurgical management of fractures, as a faculty member
Duration: 3 days
Organizer: AO Alliance
Venue: Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
NOV 2019 Introduction course on Disaster and Emergency Interventions
Duration: 1 Week
Trainers: Emergency and disaster responders from Turkey and Sudan
Organizers: Turkish Cooperation and coordination agency, Ministry of health of the republic of Turkey and Federal Ministry of Health of the Republic of Sudan.
Venue: Atlantic Hotel, Banjul , The Gambia
FEB 2020 Basic Point of Care Ultrasound Course
Duration: 3 days
Instructor: Dr Micheal Schick, Global Ultrasound Training Instructor
Venue: Edward Francis Small Teaching hospital (EFSTH), Banjul , The Gambia
FEB 2020 Poster Presentation at the 60th West African College of Surgeons Conference
Topic: Intra-abdominal cystic hygroma
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
FEB 2020 Oral Presentation at 60th West African College of Surgeons annual conference
Topic: Strangulated intestinal obstruction due to appendiceal tourniquet
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
APRIL 2021 Preparatory course; MRCS PART B (ENGLAND)
Duration: 5 weeks
Instructor/ Tutor: Mr Phil Stott, T&O Consultant, University Hospitals Sussex
JUN 2021 Non-operative fracture treatment course as a faculty
Duration: 3 days
Organizer: AO-Alliance Africa region
JUL 2021 Basic Surgical skills course
Duration: 2 days
Instructors: West African College of Surgeons
Venue: Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia
AUG/SEP 2021 Virtual and clinical integrated revision course in clinical surgery (IRCCS)
Duration: 12 days
Instructors/ Coordinators: West African College of Surgeons in Collaboration with the Department of Surgery of University of Nigeria teaching Hospital
SEPT 2021 Training of Trainers on Emergency response and disaster management
Duration: 3 weeks
Instructors: Turkey emergency response team
Venue: Izmir, Turkey
NOV 2021 Training of Trainer on non-surgical management of clubfoot
Duration: 3 days
Instructor: Miracle feet trainers
Venue: Freetown, Sierreleone
DEC 2021 Training of International Trainer on emergency response and disaster
management
Duration: 1 week
Instructors: Turkish emergency and disaster response trainers
Venue: Izmir, Turkey
SEP 2022 African Regional Cancer Conference
Duration: 2 days
Instructors/ Coodinators: AORTIC, CAMPUS - Franco-Senegalais, IFRU-SF
Venue: Dakar, Senegal
OCT 2022 Boston Scientific (EDUCARE) Lecture series
Lectures:
1. AGOUR- Genitourinary reconstruction
2. AGOUR- Genitourinary emergencies
3. AGOUR- Erectile Dysfunction
4. AGOUR- Testicular tumor
OCT 2022 Supportive Supervision Training for trainers of management of clubfoot
Duration: 2 days
Instructors: Miracle feet
Venue: Abuja, Nigeria
NOV 2022 Inter-regional Training of Trainers on WHO Emergency Care Toolkit
Duration: 4 days
Instructor: Prof Lee Wallis , Lead Emergency Care, WHO Geneva, Switzerland
Venue: Nairobi, Kenya
JAN 2023 Workshop on Perineal biopsy
Duration: 5 days
Instructors:
Miss Jean McDonald Consultant Urological Surgeon, North Middlesex University Hospital
Prof Serigne Magueye Gueye , IFRU-SF President
Venue: Hopital General de Idrissa Pouye (HOGIP) Senegal
Mar 2023 Oral Presentations at the 63rd West African College of Surgeons Annual conference
Topics:
1. The Gambia's experience on urethroplasty
2. Case report: Strangulated penile ring in a psychiatric patient
Venue: Lomé, Republic of Togo
MAY 2023 Oral presentations in the 1st Banjul International Scientific Surgical Conference
Topics:
1. Removal of wide penile metallic ring in two psychiatric patients; A case report
2. Experience on Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) using 55 dextrose as irrigating fluid
3. Review/Survey on impacts of urology residency training at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital
4. Clinical outcomes of non-operative (Ponseti) management of children with clubfoot
Venue: Atlantic Hotel, Banjul, The Gambia
SEP 2023 Oral presentation at International Continence Society 2023
Topic: Urethroplasty in The Gambia, demography, techniques and outcomes
Venue: Toronto, Canada
OCT 2023 INSEAD Practicum on Management of Clubfoot
Duration : 3 Days
Instructors/Coodinators; Miracle feet / INSEAD
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia
OCT 2023 Oral presentation at 43rd Congress of the Societe internationale d’ Urologie 2023
Topic: The Gambia's Experience on urethroplasty and patients satisfaction after the surgery
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
NOV 2023 Primary Trauma Care Course
Duration: 2 days
Instructors/ Tutor: Primary Trauma care (PTC) Foundation
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia
Nov 2023 Primary Trauma Care Instructor's Course
Organizer: Primary Trauma care (PTC) Foundation
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia
JAN 2024 12th ICS workshop on Management of Vesico-vaginal fistula and Incontinence
Duration: 4 days
Course Director: Prof Sheriff Mourad
Venue: Zambia
May 2024 Oral Presentations at the 2nd Banjul International Scientific Surgical Conference
Topics:
1. Dilemma of diagnosing the cause of lower urinary tract symptoms in a 30 years old
2.Management outcomes of fournier's gangrene in poor resource settings ( The Gambia)
Venue: Sir Dawda International conference center, Banjul, The Gambia
SEP - NOV 2024 Clinical attachment at Queen Margaret Hospital/ Victoria Hospital (Fife NHS)
Department : Urology
Supervisor: Mr Feras Al-Jafari, Consultant Urologist
Timeline
Consultant Urology
Kanifing General Hospital
2026.04 - Current
Urology rotations
Hospital General Grand Yoff
2023.11 - 2026.03
MPH (Online) - Public Health
University of London
2023.10 -
Senior Registrar in Urology
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
2022.05 - 2026.03
Fellowship in Urology (FWAC) - Urology
West African College of Surgeons
2022.04 - 2026.04
Resident / Registrar in General Surgery
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
2018.11 - 2022.04
Membership of West African College of Surgeon - General Surgery
Postgraduate Surgical training
2018.11 - 2022.04
Medical officer
Kanifing General Hospital (KGH)
2014.01 - 2018.10
House officer
Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH)
2012.01 - 2013.12
Doctor of Medicine (MBchB) - Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
School of Medicine, University of The Gambia
2004.09 - 2011.08
West African Senior Secondary Certificate - Science Subjects
Nusrat Senior Secondary School
2000.09 - 2003.05
West African Examination Certificate - General Subjects
St Theresis Junior Secondary School
1997.09 - 2000.06
The Gambia Primary School Leaving Certificate - General Subjects
Misera Primary School
1991.09 - 1997.06
Member of Royal College of Surgeons Of England - MRCS
Royal College of Surgeon of England