How Chege Mwangi became one of Kenya’s top spine doctors

Dr Chege Mwangi, an orthopaedic and spine surgeon, performs roughly between 12 and 20 surgeries in a week.

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When I meet Dr Chege Mwangi, 43, an orthopaedic and spine surgeon at the Kenai Orthopaedic and Spine Centre, I’m greeted not by high-tech medical gadgets or an extravagant office, but by his warm smile and calm demeanor at the door.

His office is modest, featuring a simple hospital bed, a pillow, a table, and the steady hum of a whirring fan. On his desk lie two essential tools of his trade: a reflex hammer, used to test deep tendon reflexes, and a spinal goniometer, an instrument crucial for measuring angles and guiding screw placement during complex spine surgeries.

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