Medical Founder • Travel-Pain Authority

Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti – Pain Specialist & Travel-Pain Authority

Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti is a Kenya-registered pain specialist, consultant anaesthesiologist, lecturer/clinical instructor, and former flight physician. He founded and operates Ticked Bucket List — digital travel support for people living with chronic pain.

Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti seated at a desk with a stethoscope, looking at the camera while working on a computer.
Medical Doctor
Anaesthesiologist
Pain Physician
KMPDC-Registered Pain Specialist
Former Flight Physician
President, Kenya Society for Pain (IASP-affiliated)

The bridge between pain medicine and travel

I’m a Kenyan medical doctor with postgraduate anaesthesiology training and formal fellowship training in pain management at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Australia. I’m duly registered by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council as a pain specialist, and I remain an active clinician and educator.

I have extensive experience in aero-medical evacuation. As a flight physician, I attended to in-transit patients with a variety of illnesses and often in pain.   I understand how altitude, pressure, and motion impact the human body, as well as how air travel, long layovers, and sleep disruption affect pain physiology —  and how to plan around that.

For you, this means your travel plan is grounded in the realities of your body — not hope, hustle, or risk.

In practice / in service

A few snapshots of the work behind TBL’s medical-grade travel guidance.

Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti teaching Essential Pain Management to clinicians in Africa.
Essential Pain Management training Teaching frontline clinicians practical pain care across Kenya and Africa.
Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti speaking at a pain symposium in Nairobi.
IASP-affiliated leadership Speaking / leadership.
Dr. Timothy Murithi Mwiti in a clinical pain-medicine setting using ultrasound-guided techniques.
Active clinical practice Imaging-guided, multimodal pain care in day-to-day practice.

National & international leadership in pain care

  • Vice-President, Kenya Society for Pain — affiliated to IASP.
  • Long-running IASP member with international recognition, including a Black History Month feature.
  • Committee member, IASP “Translating Pain Science to Clinical Practice” technical group; authored a factsheet on pragmatic/effectiveness studies.
  • Participated in the ICD-11 chronic pain reclassification process.
  • Organizing roles in IASP Council Symposium Nairobi and the inaugural African Pain Camp.
  • Contributed to Kenya’s Essential Drug List pain-medicine updates.
Kenya Society for Pain IASP recognition Pragmatic studies factsheet Interview feature

For you, this translates into travel guidance aligned with international pain science — but designed for real life.

Education, curricula & outreach across Africa

I founded and coordinate the Essential Pain Management (EPM) outreach program, training healthcare providers in Kenya and supporting scale-out to other African countries.

  • EPM Kenya training across multiple sites, equipping hundreds of providers in core pain skills.
  • Pain-education trainer with the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA).
  • Chair, Education Committee of the Kenya Society of Anaesthesiologists.
  • Developed curricula for postgraduate anaesthesiology, paediatric anaesthesia fellowship, and regional/acute pain fellowship programs.
  • Supervised multiple pain-focused dissertations at the University of Nairobi.
Essential Pain Management UoN dissertations

Publications, speaking & professional community

I publish and present regularly in pain medicine, anaesthesiology, and critical care, and stay active in collaborative research, guideline work, and regional/international conferences.

  • Peer-reviewed publications (see profiles below).
  • Invited speaker and webinar educator across pain and anaesthesia communities.
  • Professional memberships in pain, anaesthesia, and critical care societies locally and globally.
Research profile ORCID Google Scholar

Why Ticked Bucket List exists

Traditional travel advice doesn’t work when your body is unpredictable. I built Ticked Bucket List to translate clinical pain science into practical travel decisions: how to pack, pace, fly, sleep, recover, and adapt when pain or fatigue tries to steal the trip.

For you, that means fewer flare surprises, less fear around travel days, and more of your energy saved for the moments that matter.

If you’d like to see what this looks like in your actual day, read our Deeply Meaningful Aspiration guide.

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I’m also an avid traveler and photographer — and I built TBL for people who want to explore the world without losing themselves to the flare afterward.

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