Doctors & Psychologists

Dr Alain SAYINZOGA

Dr Arthur Muremangingo RUKUNDO

Dr Arthur Muremangingo RUKUNDO is a Specialist in Psychiatry/Senior Consultant. He started his journey in psychiatry in 2006 at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Caraes Ndera. After three years, he went to Senegal  for residency in psychiatry. Then he came back in October 2013, to practice in Rwanda. Two years later, he worked at Ruhengeri Referral Hospital as a Head of Psychiatry Department. 

From January 2019 to December 2020, Dr Arthur worked as a private psychiatrist in Kigali, helping children and adults who suffer from mental health proiblems. From December 2020 to date, he is working at Icyizere Psychotherapeutic Center, the branch of Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Caraes Ndera. He is interested in clinic, research and teaching. At Icyizere Center, he is helping young and adults in prevention of use of drugs and harmful substances.  

His leitmotiv is "Life is a Journey" Dr. Arthur RUKUNDO. His hobbies are music, movies and sports (basketball). He is married with two children; a 13-year old son and 10-year old daughter.

Dr BIZOZA RUTAKAYIRE

Dr Bizoza Rukayire is a senior consultant in psychiatry,

He has worked as a psychiatrist at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Caraes Ndera since 2003, at the same time, training mental health nurses at Kigali Health Institute and clinical psychologists at University of Rwanda and University of Kibungo. He holds Master's Degree in Psychiatry from University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Dr Bizoza was involved for many years in mentorship and supervision in mental health across Rwanda, and HIV and mental Health integration national programme. He also participated in National Mental Health Survey, and in organisation of five international conferences; on bipolar disorders, forensic psychiatry Schizophrenie, second generation antipsychotics and Buddy system.

Dr Bizoza is a clinical lecturer in Mental Health Department of the University of Rwanda, teaching undergraduates and post graduates in MMED Psychiatry, also doing clinical supervision and assessment with research and dissertation supervision.

His special interets in psychiatry are Neuro-Sciences and psychiatry, psychotrauma, addictions, transcultural psychiatry, national psycho-education to increase the awareness and knowldge of mental health.

Dr Schadrack NTIRENGANYA

Dr Sylvestre MUTUNGIREHE

Dr Xavier Butoto

Dr Xavier Butoto is a Specialist in psychiatry of children and adolescents at Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital.

Prof. Dr Fidele SEBERA

Prof. Dr. Fidele SEBERA is a neurologist, and Director of Medical and Allied Health Sciences at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital CARAES Ndera. He has extensive experience in neurology and research. He holds a Master’s Degree in Neurology from Universite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal and a Medical Degree from Universite Nationale de Rwanda, School of Medicine. He holds certificates in Clinical Neurophysiology from Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur and Hôpital Neuro Psychiatrique Saint-Martin, Belgium, and also has certification in neuro-oncology from Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière de Paris, France.

Prof. Dr. Fidele SEBERA is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at Ghent University, Belgium.

Previously, Prof. Dr. Sebera served as Head of Pharmaceutical Department at Medecin Sans Frontiere (MSF Rwanda). He is also Head of Neurology Department at Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital CARAES Ndera since 1999 (1999-2002 & from 2006 to date).