- dnakagayi@impactrhd.or.ug
- +2567xx-xxx-xxx
- Makerere University, College of Health Sciences
Dr. Nakagaayi holds a Masters in Internal Medicine of Makerere University and a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of Mbarara University. She is currently working as a specialist physician/cardiologist at Uganda Heart Institute. Her duties include: performing non-invasive procedures including cardiac echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal); ECG interpretation; 24-hour Holter reading; exercise treadmill testing; consultancy services in outpatient clinics and inpatient wards; supervision of medical officers and fellows and conducting research.
She has a wide range of research interests in the cardiovascular field but is particularly keen on pregnancy and cardiovascular diseases, Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), Adult congenital, Heart failure and atherosclerotic disease. Her interests also extend to conducting clinical trials and clinical, community and translational research.
As a PhD fellow under the Impact Program, Nakagaayi will explore the effect of RHD on women’s health during pregnancy. Here, she will quantify the burden of RHD in a community setting in Northern Uganda among women of childbearing age; determine the incidence of pregnancy and predictors of outcomes among a cohort of women of childbearing age with RHD; assess echocardiographic progression of valve disease among pregnant mothers with RHD and understand the lived experience of women with RHD and their spouses during pregnancy.
In her leisure time, Dr. Nakagaayi enjoys jogging, watching movies and spending time with family and friends.
