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Innocent Gangaidzo

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Innocent Tichaona Gangaidzo
EducationUniversity of Oxford
University of London
University of Newcastle (Australia)
Known forPresident ECSACOP
President Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe
Editor-in-chief Central African Journal of Medicine
Scientific career
FieldsGastroenterology
WorkplacesUniversity of Zimbabwe

Innocent Tichaona Gangaidzo, is a Zimbabwean gastroenterologist, who was the president of the East, Central, and Southern Africa College of Physicians (ECSACOP) from 2020 to 2022.[1] Gangaidzo is the current editor-in-chief of the Central African Journal of Medicine.[2]

Career

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In 1984, Gangaidzo graduated in medicine from the University of Oxford. In 1985, he was practising in Oxford.[3]

He earned master's degrees in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics from the University of Newcastle in Australia, and in physiological sciences from the University of Oxford. In addition, he has a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the University of London. In Birmingham and London, he received specialized training in internal medicine and gastroenterology.

His areas of interest include colorectal cancer and African iron excess as well as gastroenterological and hepatological diseases, in particular. Gangaidzo has received grants from a number of international organizations, such as the National Institutes of Health. ECSACOP's first vice president and the current college president is Professor Gangaidzo.[4]

He was president of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe from 2010 to 2015.[5] He is described as a leading practitioner.[6]

Selected publications

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  • Innocent T Gangaidzo; Moyo VM; Mvundura E; et al. (2001). "Association of pulmonary tuberculosis with increased dietary iron". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 184 (7): 936–939. doi:10.1086/323203. PMID 11528590. Wikidata Q74442113. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Innocent T Gangaidzo Image, Moyo VM, Mvundura E (help)
  • H. Khumalo; Z. A. Gomo; V. M. Moyo; V. R. Gordeuk; T. Saungweme; Rouault, Tracey Ann; I. T. Gangaidzo (1998). "Serum transferrin receptors are decreased in the presence of iron overload". Clinical Chemistry. 44 (1): 40–44. PMID 9550556. Wikidata Q50895148. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for H. Khumalo, Z. A. Gomo, V. M. Moyo, V. R. Gordeuk, T. Saungweme, I. T. Gangaidzo (help)
  • I T Gangaidzo; V M Moyo; T Saungweme; et al. (1999). "Iron overload in urban Africans in the 1990s". Gut. 45 (2): 278–283. doi:10.1136/gut.45.2.278. PMC 1727612. PMID 10403742. Wikidata Q35356427. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for I T Gangaidzo, V M Moyo, T Saungweme (help)

References

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  1. ↑ "Organisation – ECSACOP". ecsacop.org. Archived from the original on 2025-12-05. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Professor Innocent Gangaidzo | RCP London". 2023-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Gangaidzo, Innocent Tichaona, 27 Jul 1984, 121 Lime Walk, Headington, Oxford" in The Medical Register - Part 1 (1985), p. 1246
  4. ↑ "Prof. Innocent Gangaidzo – ECSACOP". 2023-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Our History – MDPCZ". 2023-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  6. ↑ Chronicle, The. "Minister charms health insurance companies". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-02-20.