Dr Ikechi Okpechi

About Me

Dr. Ikechi Okpechi (simply called Dr. Ike) is a consultant Nephrologist in the Department of Internal Medicine, Anthony S. Eden Hospital, Cayman Islands.

He brings extensive clinical and leadership experience in Nephrology and has as held prominent roles that span across several international institutions and groups, including Groote Schuur Hospital at the University of Cape Town, South Africa where he was clinical Professor of Nephrology and Director of the Kidney and Hypertension Research Unit.

He has served as an Executive Committee member of the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), an organization tasked with producing various guidelines for the diagnosis and management of kidney disease globally. He still serves as a steering committee member for the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA), an initiative that regularly provide updates on the worldwide status of availability, accessibility, and affordability of kidney care across countries and world regions to inform policy.

He sits on the Editorial Board of several International journals and has authored over 200 articles in various peer-reviewed journals (Kidney International, Lancet, JAMA, PLoS, AJKD, BMJ, etc), published several book chapters, and supervised several Masters and Doctoral students in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.