Founder and Research Lead

Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja

Healthcare law scholar, legal practitioner and infection prevention specialist working across law, health and responsible technology.

Portrait of Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja
Professional biography

Connecting legal scholarship with the practical realities of healthcare and public institutions.

Dr Abba Amsami Elgujja, PhD, LLM, BL, LLB, is a legal scholar and interdisciplinary researcher whose work lies at the intersection of healthcare law, infection prevention, artificial intelligence, digital governance and constitutional accountability.

He combines legal research with more than two decades of healthcare and implementation experience at King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh. This dual perspective informs research that is attentive both to legal principle and to how policies, technologies and professional duties operate in real institutions.

Dr Elgujja holds a PhD in Law and an LLM in Healthcare Law from the University of Salford, an LLB from the University of Maiduguri, and the Nigerian Bar qualification. His professional background spans nursing, infection prevention and control, legal practice and academic research.

He is a Visiting Scholar at Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, and the founder of the International Centre for Law, Health and Responsible Technology, previously known as Elgujja Research Centre.

His scholarship examines how legal principles of responsibility, fairness, human dignity, professional judgment and public accountability should respond to emerging technologies. Across healthcare law, AI governance, data protection and constitutional reform, his work seeks frameworks that are rigorous, ethically defensible and capable of practical implementation.

Research focus

Four connected fields.

The Centre’s programmes reflect Dr Elgujja’s interdisciplinary approach to institutional responsibility, patient safety, rights and technological change.

01

Healthcare Law

Patient rights, professional accountability, medical negligence, public health powers and healthcare regulation.

02

Infection Prevention

Healthcare-associated infections, occupational safety, surveillance, environmental safety and implementation.

03

AI and Digital Governance

Responsible AI, digital health, privacy, explainability, liability and institutional accountability.

04

Constitutionalism and Public Policy

Rights, access to justice, legislative reform and accountable governance in complex settings.

Qualifications and affiliations

Law, healthcare and implementation.

A multidisciplinary professional pathway underpins the Centre’s research and public-interest work.

University of Salford

PhD in Law and LLM in Healthcare Law.

Nigerian legal education

LLB, University of Maiduguri, and Nigerian Bar qualification.

King Saud University Medical City

Healthcare and infection prevention practice in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ansar University

Visiting Scholar, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Research record

Explore publications and professional profiles.