Godfrey Muguti

Godfrey Ignatius Muguti (born 30 August 1952) is a Zimbabwean surgeon, academic, and medical administrator. He is a professor of surgery at the University of Zimbabwe and a former president of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA). Muguti has served as editor-in-chief of the Central African Journal of Medicine and holds a visiting adjunct professorship at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Early life and education Muguti was born in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. He earned his MBChB from the University of Zimbabwe in 1978. He later pursued postgraduate surgical training in the United Kingdom and Australia, completing an MS degree at the University of Sydney and fellowships with COSECSA and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Muguti also served as medical director of The Avenues Clinic in Harare.

Leadership in COSECSA As president of COSECSA, Muguti helped to expand regional surgical training and accreditation. He played a significant role in strengthening reconstructive surgery education across member countries. Lifetime Achievement Award, Zimbabwe Medical Association (2023).

Personal life Muguti was born in Masvingo.

Selected publications