Eric S. Borgstein is a Dutch pediatric surgeon and professor of surgery at the University of Malawi College of Medicine.[1]
Early life
Borgstein was born in Malawi to two Dutch physicians. He attended medical school and trained as a surgeon in Scotland and underwent specialized pediatric surgery training in the Netherlands.[2][3] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.[4]
Career
He started work as a surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, in 1992. He has strong interest in surgical training and has played a leading role in the establishment of the Master of Medicine program in pediatric surgery at the Malawi University College of Medicine. He has also been a leader in the establishment of a pediatric surgery track at the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA).[3]
He is a member of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Borgstein is the current Secretary General of COSECSA, and previously served as the chairman of the college's Examinations Committee.[3] In July 2017, when Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care was established, Borgstein was appointed its medical director. The hospital is a joint venture between the government of Malawi and Raising Malawi, a non-profit organization.[5]