Prof Shingai Mutambirwa

Prof. S Mutambirwa


MB ChB – 1988 Godfrey Huggins School of Medicine Zimbabwe.
M Med (Urology) Medunsa. FCS (Urol).


Current Position & Experience

He was inspired to enter the speciality by Zimbabwe’s first Urologist, Dr Danso, a vibrant and enthusiastic mentor who encouraged Shingai to pursue his studies in South Africa. Studying at Medunsa during these turbulent times in South Africa’s history was a challenge, but Shingai acknowledges that the brotherhood that existed in urology was deeply motivating.





Career Highlights

Prof Segona, , whom Shingai describes as “a brilliant surgeon” played a pivotal role in his career. “He challenged us registrars to be brilliant rather than mediocre by forcing us to deal with the difficult cases.” In so doing he inspired my own lifelong commitment to academic excellence”

Why Men’s Health
“Men’s health is a neglected area within medicine, men need to embrace the concept of brotherhood and in so doing they can help to take care of each.”

The personal side of Prof Shingai
Shingai is the complete antithesis of the stuffy academic professor dressed in a crumpled tweed jacket. If there was a prize for the best dressed doctor in SA he would be one of the top contenders. He enjoys a good time, has a wicked sense of humour (even on radio) and he laughs loud and hard. It’s probably why men see him more as a brother than a leading academic and why they are so willing to open up to him.

But there is a serious side to the prof. He exercises hard and is not afraid of a physical challenge. (He has done some serious cycling in the last two years in order to raise awareness for prostate cancer). He also reads extensively and has a love for philosophy. One the philosophers who has had a strong influence on his own life is George Gurdjieff who believed that most people live their lives in a state of unconsciousness and that it is only when they are “awakned” that they can become different human beings and to achieve their full potential.

George Gurdjieff