Ivan Edwards

Ivan Edwards is an American doctor with Ugandan-European mixed race background. He is a flight surgeon (a doctor who treats people that do flying work, like pilots). He in the US Air Force Reserve, at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He is the first flight surgeon of Ugandan descent in the US Air Force. He played a big role in stopping the sale of a historic cemetery in Kampala, Uganda. He is a public speaker. He has a healthcare practice in San Antonio, Texas. He is also a writer and poet 

 Background and education 
He was born in Kampala, Uganda, and lived there during the dictatorship of Idi Amin, a ruler who destroyed many people’s lives. In the late 1980’s, he came to the USA and became an American citizen. He completed his education in the U.S. He joined the US Air Force Reserve after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US.

 Community work 
In 2009, Edwards played a big role in preventing the sale of an old cemetery in Kampala, Uganda. This cemetery, called the Kampala European Cemetery, was where many important people from Uganda’s past, including some of Edwards’ family, were buried. Some people wanted to buy the cemetery to build a shopping mall there, but Edwards didn’t want that to happen.
He started a protest and got a lot of people involved. Because of the attention from the local news and the community’s support, the cemetery was saved from being sold. It was also recognized as a historical place that needed to be protected.

 Medical work 
Edwards’ medical practice focuses on managing the patients' pain and restoring them back to good function. 

 Writing and poetry 
Edwards wrote a book of poems called Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics. It won the Literary Titan Gold Book Award (Sept 2025).

 Awards (selected) 
2025: the Uganda Poetry Society created a national award called The Dr. Ivan Edwards Poetry Award. It is worth $1,000.

 References 

Category:Living people
Category:People from Kampala
Category:American physicians
Category:Scientists from Texas
Category:Poets