Maxwel Dancan Okuku

Maxwel Dancan Okuku

Assistant Lecturer

Assistant lecturer in Anatomy and practicing general surgeon with a Master of Medicine in General Surgery from Kampala International University (2023) and an MBChB from Gulu University (2019). I currently serve in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Mountains of the Moon University, where I teach gross anatomy and related disciplines, supervise student research, and contribute to curriculum delivery for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. My clinical work focuses on general surgery, integrating operative experience and evidence-based practice into bedside teaching and skills training for surgery residents and medical students. I am actively involved in clinical and educational research, with interests spanning surgical outcomes, anatomy education, and mentorship in low-resource settings, and I regularly mentor undergraduate and postgraduate surgery trainees through research projects, clinical rotations, and career development activities.

masters of medicine in general surgery (Mmed surgery), KIU

bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBChB), Gulu University

Wanda, S., Nassali, G., Bbosa, B., Basimbe, F., Akulu, J., Davis, K., & Musana, O. (2025). Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 expression and socio-demographic, clinical, and histopathological characteristics in gastric carcinoma at St Francis Hospital Nsambya, Uganda. BMC Gastroenterology, 25, 655. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04274-3​ Okuku, M. D., Kabuye, U., Khadolwa, S. A., Ainomugisha, B., Waiswa, G., Kituuka, O., & Kiryabwire, J. (2025). Ganga hospital open injury severity score as a predictor of early failure of limb salvage among Gustilo type IIIA and IIIB tibia fractures in Uganda: A prospective cohort study. BMC Surgery, 25, 77. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02811-1   Kabuye, U., Damulira, J., & Okuku, M. D. (2024). Appendico-ileal knot: A rare form of small bowel obstruction: A case report. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, 123, 110194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110194   Buhendwa, C. R., Edyedu, I., Hidalgo, I., Msafiri, S. L., Iyivuze, O., Kumbowi, K. P., Okuku, M. D., Angira, K. S., Luc, M. M., & Obeagu, E. I. (2024). Serum bilirubin levels in patients with acute appendicitis in Western Uganda: A multicenter study. Elite Journal of Medicine, 2(2), 78–84.