Okot Geoffrey

Lecturer


Dr. Geoffrey Okot (MMED, MPH, PGD-M&E, MBChB) is an Obstetrician/Gynaecologist & public health specialist whose work spans clinical care, medical education, and reproductive health systems strengthening. He has led large scale SRH programs in Uganda and internationally, contributed to competency based medical training, and supervised research in maternal, newborn, and reproductive health. He currently advances research and training at Gulu University Faculty of Medicine

Qualifications

Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology- Kampala International University (2021-2024)

Master of Public Health in Population and Reproductive Health- Uganda Martyrs University (2016-2019)

Post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring and Evaluation – Uganda Management Institute  (2014-2015)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery– Gulu University (2004-2009)

Other Trainings:

Certificate, Leadership Training– Center for Creative Leadership/Go-Innovation, Lusaka, ZAMBIA (2017)

Certificate, USAID Rules/Regulations, Grants and Cooperative Agreements– Inside-NGO, Kampala, UGANDA (2015)

Certificate Procurement Planning and Execution– Inside-NGO, Kampala, UGANDA (2015)

Certificate, Training of Trainers Permanent Methods of Family Planning- Accra, GHANA (2015)

Research Interests

  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights
  • Reproductive Health Quality Improvement
  • Medical education and simulation-based training
  • Health systems strengthening in resource-limited settings
  • Community Transformative Health Interventions
  • Gender Mainstreaming in SRHR & Research
  • Research mentorships and Global Health

Publications

Hassan Abdullahi Hafsa, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Musa Kasujja1, Geoffrey Okot, Sawda Abdikarim Sheikh Isse, Hussein Mire Hamdi, Mohamud Mohamed Sadia, Ramlo Abdi Ali, Adam Abdrahim Suliman Ebaid, Maxwell Okello, Ahmed Kiswezi Kazigo, Theodore Nteziyaremye, Ibrahim Bwaga, Theoneste Hakizimana . (2026) . Maternal hyperuricemia and adverse neonatal outcomes in normotensive pregnancies: Evidence from a prospective cohort study in Eastern Uganda
Hussein Mire Hamdi, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Theodore Nteziyaremye, Kasujja Musa, Sowda Abdikarim Sheikh Isse, Geoffrey Okot, Emmanuel Okurut, Damulira Adam, Hassan Abdullahi Hafsa, Mohamud Mohamed Sadia, Ramla Abdi Ali, Adam Abdrahim Suliman Ebaid, Amos Muhumuza, Maxwell Okello, Ahmed Kiswezi Kazigo, Theoneste Hakizimana ( 2026) . (2026) . Predictors of Maternal Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Adverse Neonatal Outcomes in Eastern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Study . Health Science Reports , [online] Volume . Available at: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/hsr2.72103
Innocent Bwire, Petrus Baruti, Geoffrey Okot, Emmanuel Okurut, Theoneste Hakizimana, Sam Ononge, Warsame Dahir Fardowso, Shem Kasiita, Ahmed Tayrab Eltayeb Mohammed . (2025) . Prevalence and factors associated with sexual dysfunction among patients seeking fertility care at two tertiary hospitals in Uganda: across-sectional study
Samuel Omara, Musa Kasujja, Geoffrey Okot, Peter Okello, Richard Mulumba, Justus Kafunjo Barageine (2024) . (2024) . Predictors of Post-Caesarean Surgical Site Infections at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Central Uganda: Prospective Cohort Study (July-September 2023) , pp. 1939–1945
Geoffrey Okot, Samuel Omara, Musa Kasujja, Francis Pebolo Pebalo, Petrus Baruti, Naranjo, Almenares Ubarnel (2024) . (2024) . Incidence and factors associated with immediate adverse neonatal outcomes among emergency obstetric referrals in labor at a tertiary hospital in Uganda: a prospective cohort study , p. 715

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