Emmy Okello

Emmy Okello
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMbarara University
(Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)
Wuhan University
(Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine)
Makerere University
(Doctor of Philosophy)
Case Western Reserve University
(Interventional Cardiology Fellowship)
American College of Cardiology
(Fellow of the American College of Cardiology)
Occupation(s)Consultant Cardiologist and Academic
Years active2000–present
TitleHead of Cardiac Catheterization Department at Uganda Heart Institute

Emmy Okello, is a Ugandan consultant physician who has specialized as an interventional cardiologist and researcher. He serves as the Head of the Cardiac Catheterization Department at Uganda Heart Institute, the government institution in Kampala that specializes in the treatment of congenital and acquired cardiac disorders.[1]

Okello has special interest in rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and is one of the recognized leaders in this area of cardiology in the region.[2]

  1. ^ Okello, Emmy (29 September 2016). "Heart Disease in Uganda: Present And Future". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ Thrive Organization Uganda (2017). "Dr Emmy Okello". Kampala: Thrive.or.ug. Retrieved 8 April 2019.