Captain Adiari

Medical Doctor specializing in HIV/AIDS Management and Public Health

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PretoriaMember since July 31, 2026

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House officer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology that involved running obstetrics and gynaecology clinics including family planning, admission, management and follow-up arrangements of obstetric and gynaecological cases. Also assisted in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology theatre with surgical procedures such as Caesarean Section, ectopic pregnancy, hysterectomies, etc.

Experience

House Officer, Internship - Braithwaite Memorial Hospital - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2000-01 - 2000-04)

House Officer, Internship - University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

(2000-05 - 2000-09)

House officer in the Department of Internal Medicine that involved running medical clinics including Psychiatric cases, admission, management and follow-up arrangements. Also participated in running dermatological clinics.

House Officer, Internship - University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

(2000-10 - 2001-02)

House officer in the Department of Surgery that involved running the Surgery clinics, admission, management and follow-up arrangements of surgical cases. Also assisted in the Surgery theatre with surgical procedures of various kinds, and joined a team of anaesthetists in administration and monitoring of anaesthesia.

House Officer, Internship - University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital - Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

(2001-03 - 2001-08)

House officer in the Department of Paediatrics, which involved rotation in the divisions of Paediatrics Emergency, Paediatrics Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Baby Unit (neonatology), Paediatrics wards for longer stay-in patients, and Paediatrics clinic. Also involved running Paediatrics clinics, admission, day-to-day management and follow-up arrangements of Paediatrics cases.

Medical Officer, community service (National Youth Service Corp) - Shell Petroleum Development Company-assisted Obio Health Center, Rivers State Government Ministry of Health - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2002-01 - 2003-01)

Medical officer for the national/community one-year service at Obio Health Center of the Rivers State Government Ministry of Health and Shell Petroleum Development Company. Involved medical management and minor surgical treatment, conducted thirty-nine (39) child deliveries, and made referrals to secondary health facility. During this period, also underwent several courses on medical management, and involved in health/environmental-impact assessment and medical emergencies.

General Practitioner - International Medical Centre - Rumuokwuta, Off Nta/Choba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

(2003-02 - 2003-06)

General Practitioner, worked with a team of doctors in the day-to-day management of medical, paediatrics, surgical, gynaecological and obstetrics cases. Also involved in admission, management and follow-up arrangements, thereby refining clinical skills.

Medical Supervisor - Mayors Hospital - Port Harcourt, Rivers State

(2003-07 - 2004-02)

General Practitioner involved in the day-to-day management of medical, paediatrics, surgical, gynaecological and obstetrics cases. Also involved in admission, management and follow-up arrangements. Duties also included managerial duty of the hospital with the job of supervising other medical doctors, recruitment and financial management of the hospital.

General Practitioner/Supervisor - Saint Elizabeth Specialist Hospital - 4 Okoa Street, Port Harcourt

(2004-04 - 2005-03)

Saint Elizabeth Specialist Hospital, a specialist hospital in surgical cases. Involved in admission, management and follow-up arrangements of cases, and assisted in the surgery theatre. Also, involved in community outreaches at the neighborhood to create health awareness.

Medical Practitioner and Lecturer - Madonna University Teaching Hospital - Elele, Rivers State

(2005-04 - 2005-12)

A lecturer in the Department of Physiology of the Madonna University. Job designation included lecturing physiology to undergraduate medical and other health science students and conducting assessment examinations along with other lectures. Job designations also involved running the Paediatrics clinics, admission, day-to-day Paediatric management in Paediatrics wards of the Madonna University Teaching Hospital, a tertiary hospital of the Madonna University, and follow-up arrangement of Paediatrics cases.

Also involved in medical rural (community-based) outreached programs, which included medical campaigns and enlightenment to communities at the grassroots.

Registrar Pathology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology - University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital - Port Harcourt, Rivers State

(2006-01 - 2007-10)

Postgraduate training as a Registrar in medical microbiology and parasitology. Involved in collection of specimens from patients for laboratory analysis, media plate preparation, culture of organisms, interpretation and signing out of test results, seminar presentation and tutorials, lecturing of medical students of pathology class, and running of TB/HIV clinics. Passed the primary fellowship Pathology examinations of both the West African College of Physicians and National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.

Senior House Officer, Department of Pediatrics - Red Cross Children Hospital - Klipfontein Road, Rondebosch, 7700, Cape Town, South Africa

(2007-10 - 2008-05)

Completed six months as a Senior House Officer in the Department of Pediatrics at Red Cross Children's Hospital. Duties include daily care of children with diarrhea and other medical problems and making discharges and follow-up arrangements in the Ambulatory Department. Also responsible for the admission and daily care of longer staying patients in one of the general Pediatrics wards, performed side room procedures as indicated, and discharged appropriately with follow-up arrangements.

Follow-up arrangements are community outreaches with the aim of preventing and controlling gastroenteritis and other related diseases within the communities.

Registrar, Department of Pathology (Virology) - University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital - Cape Town, South Africa

(2008-06 - 2009-12)

Postgraduate training as a Registrar in the Department of Pathology, Division of Medical Virology. Training involved viral isolation and cell culture techniques, viral serological tests, molecular virology (nucleic acid techniques), seminars and tutorials, and rotation in the Department of Medical Microbiology. Also involved in the teaching of medical students, attending TB/HIV clinics and management of HIV/AIDS patients.

Also involved in the training of healthcare workers from various parts of Africa on the practical management of HIV/AIDS.

Postgraduate Diploma in HIV Management (PDM) - Centre for HIV/AIDS Management, University of Stellenbosch - Cape Town, South Africa

(2010-01 - 2010-12)

Postgraduate training in HIV Management of the Centre for HIV/AIDS Management, University of Stellenbosch.

Medical Officer - Frontier Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine - Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa

(2011-02 - 2012-11)

Duties include daily care of patients with medical problems, running clinics, including TB/HIV Clinic, and making discharges and follow-up arrangements in the Outpatient Department. Also responsible for the admission and daily care of longer staying patients in the Medical wards, performed side room procedures as indicated, and discharge appropriately with follow-up arrangements. Follow-up arrangements are community outreaches with the aim of creating awareness about the prevention and control of infectious and other related diseases within the communities.

Duties also involve case presentations in clinical meetings, teaching nursing students and supervising medical interns.

Masters in Public Health Student - University of Liverpool - United Kingdom

(2011-04 - 2014-04)

A thesis-based postgraduate training on preventive medicine, covering modules like epidemiology, statistics, health impact assessment, health promotion and protection, health and social policy, health economics and finance, and health system management. Awaiting final result approval by the Board of Examiners, University of Liverpool.

Medical Officer - Thusong/GDLR Hospital Complex, Department of Health - Lichtenburg, North West Province, South Africa

(2012-12 - 2015-03)

Employed as a medical officer in the Thusong/GDLR Hospital Complex, Lichtenburg. Duties include daily care of patients, running clinics, including TB/HIV Clinic, and making discharges and follow-up arrangements in the Outpatient Department. Also responsible for the admission and daily care of longer staying patients in the wards, performed side room procedures as indicated, and discharge appropriately with follow-up arrangements.

Follow-up arrangements are community outreaches with the aim of creating awareness about the prevention and control of infectious and other related diseases within the communities.

Medical Officer - Heidelberg Hospital, Department of Health - Gauteng Province, South Africa

(2015-04 - 2016-12)

Worked as a medical officer in Heidelberg Hospital, Gauteng. Duties include daily care of patients, running clinics, including TB/HIV Clinic, and making discharges and follow-up arrangements in the Outpatient Department. Also responsible for the admission and daily care of longer staying patients in the wards, performed side room procedures as indicated, and discharge appropriately with follow-up arrangements.

Medical Officer – HIV/AIDS and Cervical Cancer Management - Right-to-Care - Gauteng Province, South Africa

(2017-01 - 2018-09)

Formed part of the Gauteng HIV/AIDS Cervical Cancer Team.

Patient Care: Duties here include assisting with implementation of cervical cancer screening and treatment, interpretation and follow-up HIV test and treatment results, and manage patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis according to provincial and national guidelines. Duties also include assessment, examination, and diagnosis of patient's clinical conditions, prioritization of the development and treatment of cervical cancer screening at different cervi
Administrative duties: These include compilation of monthly and daily reports of screening and treatment of cervical cancer patients at different sites, generation of relevant reports and do follow-up on issues arising within the program at the different sites, and compilation of monthly and daily reports of HAART and Primary Health Care (PHC) of the sites, management and treatment of patients with the goal of effective and efficient coordination of cervical cancer program.
Medical Investigation and Research duties: These include participation in medical investigating/research projects relevant to the specific field, collecting and compiling data to improve knowledge of the cervical cancer disease in the clinic and to improve implementation of cervical cancer screening and treatment, and collecting and compiling data for further medical investigating purposes. The overall goal is to ensure good treatment outcomes and influence policies on HIV infected women with ca

Medical Doctor – Advanced Clinical Care/HIV and AIDS Management - Wits Health Consortium, Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) - South Africa

(2018-10 - 2021-03)

Formed part of the Gauteng HIV/AIDS Clinical Management Team.

Patient Care: Duties here include assisting with mentoring, monitoring, and reinforcing clinical management in Tshwane health facilities. Duties also include prevention, assessment, examination, and diagnosis of patient's clinical conditions, prioritization of the development and treatment of cases at different healthcare facilities within Tshwane district with the goal of ensuring quality patient care within the communities according to set guidelines.
Administrative duties: These include compilation of monthly and daily reports of screening and treatment of patients at different sites, generation of relevant reports and do follow-up on issues arising within the program at the different sites, and compilation of monthly and daily reports of HAART and Primary Health Care (PHC) of the sites, management and treatment of patients with the goal of effective and efficient coordination of hospital prevention program.
Medical Investigation and Research duties: These include participation in medical investigating/research projects relevant to the specific field, collecting and compiling data to improve knowledge of the HIV/TB disease in healthcare facilities and to improve implementation of cervical cancer screening and treatment, and collecting and compiling data for further medical investigating purposes. The overall goal is to ensure good treatment outcomes and influence policies on HIV infected women, mate

Medical Officer - Soshanguve 2 Clinic, National Health Insurance of Gauteng Department of Health - South Africa

(2021-04 - 2024-12)

Provision of promotive and preventive services as per Primary Health Care package of services taking into consideration the burden of disease of the community being served by the clinic
Use of clinical algorithms as per PC101 Clinical Guidelines for the management of chronic non-communicable diseases and the management of chronic communicable diseases such as HIV, AIDS and TB.
Management of other medical ailments
Managing the health of women and children, including reproductive health services
Provision of rehabilitative services such as adherence to referral protocols to all relevant points of service delivery including community based rehabilitation services, CHC, district hospital and levels above: assessments and recommendations of disability grant applications; provision of essential consumables including spinal packs to persons with disabilities and information to patients, families, caregivers about rehabilitation services
Deliver services as per the service package of the relevant health facility.
Give in-service training and support to nurses and health sciences students employed in the health facility.
Ensure compliance with the Essential Medicine List (EML).
Respond to emergencies.
Attend to victims and perpetrators of crimes such as, inter alia, sexual assault, rape, assault, drunken and negligent driving, etc. and any other Clinical Forensic Medical Services required by the South African Police Services (SAPS).
Complete documentation, as required by the SAPS in terms of abovementioned Medico Legal matter, including giving testimony in court.
Compliance with clinical governance requirements, such as appropriate record keeping and referral
Attend training and orientation (especially as it relates to new guidelines).