Dr. Tamara Phiri
Ex officio President
MBBS • FCP(SA) • FCP (ECSA) • MMED (Internal Medicine) • FRCP (London)
Current Positions
- Consultant and specialist physician at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital
- Senior clinical lecturer at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Malawi
- Registrar of the East Central and Southern Africa College of Physicians
Clinical Work, Teaching and Research Experience
- Immediate past president of the Malawi College of Physicians
- Visiting lecturer at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University Hospital Dusseldorf, and BernhardNochtInstitute for Tropical Medicine in Germany, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden
- External examiner for the University of Botswana and the National University of Science and Technology in Zimbabwe
- Contributor to various national guidelines
- Co-editor for multiple editions of The Clinical Handbook – a popular handbook for medical students and junior doctors in Malawi
Awards & Recognition
- Selected by Stanford University of School of Medicine as a Stanford University Global African Scholar for the year 2025
- Presidential Award for excellence and outstanding service in the Malawian health sector by Dr. Lazarus Chakwera