Dr. Fredrick Kateera is a Rwandan epidemiologist and researcher with extensive experience in clinical care, research implementation, and health program management across East Africa. He currently serves as Chief Medical Officer of Partners In Health/Rwanda (Inshuti Mu Buzima, IMB), where he leads clinical programs and advises the Rwanda Ministry of Health. He previously worked as IMB’s Research Director and brings over a decade of expertise in clinical care and program management that is invaluable for the design and implementation of research. As a Fogarty Global Health Fellow, he successfully implemented his own NIH grant and has five years of experience working on NIH-funded projects as a study coordinator. He also participated in the 2019 Africa mHealth Research Institute’s Workshop in Nairobi, focused on mHealth interventions in low- and middle-income countries.

In addition, Dr. Kateera has served as site Principal Investigator of an NIH R21 grant on surgical site infections and patient follow-up in Kirehe District Hospital and was part of the winning team for the NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge for Maternal Health. His research on determinants of access to care, combined with experience conducting research in tertiary hospitals in Rwanda, ensures rigorous study design and practical implementation. Through this work, he provides guidance on research questions, design, and interpretation, contributing to high-quality science with direct benefits to Rwanda, Africa, and the global health context.