Richard Kanyerezi

Richard Kanyerezi
Born	1934 (age 82–83) Uganda
Residence	Lubaga, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Makerere University (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) (Doctor of Medicine) Royal College of Physicians (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians)
Occupation	Physician, Academic
Years active	1962–present
Known for	Medicine
Home town	Kampala
Title	Chairman Kampala Hospital Limited

Richard Bwogi Kanyerezi, FRCP, is a Ugandan physician and academic. He is the current Chairman of the Board of Kampala Hospital, a private medical establishment in Uganda's capital, Kampala. He has served in the past as Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at Makerere University School of Medicine. He is a consultant physician, specializing in the field of Rheumatology.

He was born in Central Uganda, in 1932, to Asanansio Masembe and Manjeri Masembe. He attended Mityana Primary School, before transferring to Mityana Secondary School for his O-Level studies, graduating in 1952. In 1953, he joined Kings College Budo for his A-Level education, graduating in 1954. In 1955, at the age of 21, he entered Makerere University to study human medicine, graduating in 1963, with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He later studied for and was awarded the postgraduate degree of Doctor of Medicine. He studied in the United Kingdom and was awarded the degree of Member of the Royal College of Physicians, specializing in Rheumatology. Later, he was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He also studied at Harvard University, as a Fulbright Scholar.