Prof. Theogene TWAGIRIMUGABE

Prof. Theogene TWAGIRUMUGABE is a Rwandan anesthesiologist, intensivist, academic, and clinical leader. The University Teaching Hospital of Butare currently lists him as Head of the Clinical Services Division, and University of Rwanda dissertation records identify him as a professor in anesthesiology and critical care affiliated with the University of Rwanda and CHUB.
He previously served as Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine from 2012 to 2017 and as Program Director for the Anesthesia Postgraduate Program from 2008 to 2014. His academic training includes a medical degree from the National University of Rwanda, a Master of Medicine in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine completed through a partnership with University Henri Poincaré Nancy 1 in France, a fellowship in Medical and Surgical Critical Care, and a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
His doctoral research focused on the molecular epidemiology of hepatitis viruses in Rwanda and their implications for clinical outcomes and liver disease. His broader scholarly record spans anesthesiology training, intensive care, acute respiratory distress syndrome, perioperative care, and infectious disease epidemiology. Verified publications linked to him include work on the Rwandan anesthesia residency program, the Kigali modification of the Berlin definition for ARDS, and the epidemiology of hepatitis A and E viruses in Rwanda.
He is also recognized for postgraduate supervision, curriculum development, quality improvement work, and continuing professional development for anesthesia providers and other health professionals in Rwanda. Public institutional profiles describe his contribution to teaching, dissertation supervision, guideline development, and clinical capacity strengthening at CHUB and within the wider University of Rwanda system.