Abebe Bekele

Professor Abebe is UGHE’s Founding Dean of the School of Medicine and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE). He is a General and Thoracic Surgeon and a Professor of Surgery at UGHE and the Addis Ababa University, School of Medicine in Ethiopia, and fellow of the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Ethiopian Academy of Science. He serves as a Member of Council and Chairman of the Examinations and Credentials Committee at COSECSA. He also has a fellowship in medical education (health professions education from FAMIER. Prof. Abebe has previously served as CEO of the Tikur Anbessa (Black Lion) Teaching and Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia and Dean of the School of Medicine of the Addis Ababa University. He is actively engaged in the Global Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative and has served as a Senior Advisor to the Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia in the Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS) flagship initiative. He has authored more than 85 publication and book chapters