The people behind the practice
Our team
Three consultant psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist, working together on your care
Clinical team
Meet your clinicians
Our practice is led by Dr J. K. Mutiso, one of Kenya’s most senior psychiatrists. He works alongside two consultant psychiatrists and a clinical psychologist, each with their own specialization.
Lead Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr J. K. Mutiso
Dr Johnson Kilonzo Mutiso founded Gilead in 1990 and leads the practice. He is trained in both psychiatry and clinical psychology, a combination almost nobody in Kenya holds, and has practised for more than four decades. He was Chairman of the Kenya Psychiatric Association and is now its President Emeritus. He treats mood and psychotic disorders, and leads our ketamine therapy service.
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Jackline Ochieng’
Dr Ochieng’ has more than ten years in psychiatry and also practises at Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital, where she chairs the Employee Wellness Committee. She was Secretary of the Kenya Psychiatric Association and contributed to Kenya’s national protocol for treating substance use disorders. She works in adolescent and youth mental health, addiction psychiatry, and mental wellness at work.
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Victoria Wamukoma
Dr Wamukoma has twenty years in medicine, ten of them in psychiatry, and has practised at Gilead for over five years. She trained further in child and adolescent psychiatry in Ibadan, and in a concentrated four-day treatment for OCD and severe anxiety developed at the University of Bergen. She is Deputy of the Kenya Psychiatric Association.
Clinical Psychologist
Ann Njoroge
Ann works with children, adolescents and adults, with a particular interest in behavioural difficulties in young people and in supporting the families around them. Her practice combines careful assessment with structured therapy, and she is completing a master’s degree in clinical psychology at Daystar University.
Practice team
The people who keep things running
Practice Manager
Franklin Wanjala
Franklin Wanjala manages the practice. He is the first person most patients speak to about appointments, enquiries, and getting you to the right clinician.
Accounts, Insurance & Pharmacy
Regina Muli
Regina Muli, a certified public accountant, looks after accounts, insurance claims and the pharmacy.
Connect
Find the right person to talk to
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