Dr Vic Albert

Specialist Urologist with over 13 years of clinical experience, including consultant-level practice in Kenya and advanced fellowship training at Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, in endourology, urologic oncology and robotic-assisted surgery. Experienced in comprehensive adult urological practice across outpatient, inpatient, emergency and operative settings, with particular expertise in advanced stone disease, PCNL, flexible ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy, urologic oncology, laparoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted surgery exposure. Currently practising as a Consultant Urologist at Lodwar County Referral Hospital, contributing to specialist service development in a resource-variable referral environment.

Experienced in clinical teaching, trainee supervision, audit, research, multidisciplinary care and clinical leadership.

Consultant Urologist at Lodwar County Referral Hospital (2023-08 – Present)

• Provide comprehensive specialist urological care across outpatient, inpatient, emergency and operative settings.
• Manage stone disease, urologic oncology, urinary obstruction, prostate and bladder disorders, trauma, functional urology and urological emergencies.
• Perform urological procedures independently within scope of competence, including endourological and minimally invasive procedures.
• Develop evidence-based investigation and treatment plans and provide peri-operative and postoperative management.
• Contribute to development of specialist urological services, surgical prioritisation and optimisation of available resources.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary medical, nursing, anaesthetic and allied health teams.
• Supervise and teach medical students, junior doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in clinical audit, research, presentations and clinical governance activities.

Urology Stone Fellow at Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Health (2025-03 – 2026-02)

• Advanced fellowship training in endourology, complex stone disease, robotic-assisted surgery and urologic oncology within a high-volume tertiary referral centre.
• Managed complex stone and oncological patients under consultant supervision with increasing clinical and operative autonomy.
• Gained advanced exposure to PCNL, flexible ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy and contemporary minimally invasive urological surgery.
• Participated in robotic-assisted urological surgery and multidisciplinary oncological care.
• Participated in theatre, inpatient and outpatient services, ward rounds, multidisciplinary meetings and peri-operative planning.
• Worked within Australian clinical governance, patient-safety and quality frameworks.
• Contributed to trainee education, audit, research, presentations and academic activities.

Urology Registrar at Kenyatta National Hospital (2018-09 – 2023-07)

• Completed five-year postgraduate specialist training in urology at Kenya's national tertiary referral hospital.
• Provided supervised and progressively independent care across emergency, inpatient, outpatient and operative urology.
• Assessed patients, interpreted laboratory and imaging investigations and formulated management plans.
• Progressively developed operative competence across general urology, endourology, stone surgery, oncology and other urological subspecialties.
• Worked within a high-volume, high-acuity tertiary referral environment and multidisciplinary teams.
• Taught medical students and junior trainees and participated in audit, research and academic activities.

County Program Coordinator at Turkana County Government (2017-01 – 2018-09)

• Led multidisciplinary healthcare programmes and coordinated planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Managed human and financial resources within approved frameworks and worked with governmental and external stakeholders.
• Contributed to quality improvement, governance and health-system development.

Sub-County Medical Officer of Health at Turkana North Sub-County (2016-05 – 2017-07)

• Led the Sub-County Health Management Team and coordinated clinical and public health services.
• Led population health, disease surveillance and quality improvement initiatives.
• Worked with communities and stakeholders to identify and address healthcare needs.

Medical Superintendent at Lokitaung Sub-County Hospital (2015-04 – 2016-04)

• Led clinical and non-clinical hospital operations and supervised medical, nursing, technical, administrative and support services.
• Optimised hospital resources and infrastructure and oversaw clinical standards, patient safety and service delivery.
• Managed staffing, rosters and clinical workload according to service requirements.

Postgraduate Fellowship in Endourology, Robotic Surgery & Urologic Oncology – Royal Adelaide Hospital, Government of South Australia (2025-03 – 2026-02)

Master of Medicine in Urology in Urology – University of Nairobi (2018-08 – 2023-07)

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery in Medicine and Surgery – University of Nairobi School of Medicine (2004 – 2012)