Dr Epipode Ntawuyamara is a Medical Doctor, Senior Lecturer, and Clinical researcher with a PhD in Clinical Medicine and postdoctoral training in health professions education (HPE). He is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Burundi, where he teaches dermatology and venereology, dermatological semiotics, and autoimmune pathology for undergraduate medical students and resident trainees, respectively. His research areas cover autoimmune diseases, emerging viral conditions, neglected tropical diseases, sexually transmitted infections, and health professions education. He has authored more than ten publications in indexed international journals and works as a peer reviewer for globally renowned journals including BMC Infectious Diseases, BMC Medical Education, and BMJ Global Health.

Dr Epipode is President and Co‑founder of the Burundian Association of Dermatology and Venereology.