Dr. Chikwendu Ede

Chikwendu Ede is a clinician-researcher in global surgery whose work focuses on surgical site infection, antimicrobial resistance, and outcomes research in low- and middle-income countries. Contributing to major international collaborations such as FALCON and ChEETAh, Ede has published in leading journals including The Lancet Global Health and the British Journal of Surgery, advancing evidence-based perioperative care in resource-limited settings.

Research centres on pragmatic trials, cost-effectiveness analyses, and validation of remote surveillance tools, notably the cross-cultural adaptation of the Wound Healing Questionnaire for telemedicine use. Additional work addresses microbiology capacity, multidrug resistance, and bias minimisation in cluster randomised trials, demonstrating methodological rigour and commitment to improving trial quality in global contexts.

Beyond infection prevention, contributions include studies on burn outcomes, trauma surgery, procalcitonin as a biomarker for sepsis, and hepatocellular carcinoma management in sub-Saharan Africa. This portfolio reflects strengths in outcomes evaluation, health systems research, and equity-driven surgical innovation, with a sustained emphasis on translating research into scalable practice improvements.