Biography

Edford Sinkala is a Consultant Physician, Hepatologist, and Lecturer at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Lusaka, Zambia.

He also serves as Head of Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine. He is the Head of Gastroenterology/ Hepatology unit at the University Teaching Hospital. He is one of the Directors of Tropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group (TROPGAN) which is a research group housed within the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine.

His main research interests are around hepatosplenic schistosomiasis and hepatitis B virus (HBV), both of which are common in Zambia. He serves as Principal or Co-Investigator on several HBV studies in Zambia.