Edemariam Tsega (Amharic: እደማርያም ፀጋ; 7 July 1938 – 1 January 2018) was an Ethiopian physician and educator credited with introducing the post-graduate program in internal medicine in Ethiopia.

Tsega joined the Faculty of Medicine at AAU in 1971, serving as a medical director and internist at Leul Mekonnen and Haile Selassie I hospitals.

[4][5][6] In 1971, Tsega returned to Ethiopia and worked at the Faculty of Medicine at Addis Ababa University (AAU) as a Medical Director and Internist at Leul Mekonnen and Haile Selassie I hospitals.

[6] During his tenure, Tsega was appointed as Chairman of the Faculty of Medicine Graduate Commission and a member of many committees of AAU and the Ministry of Health.

[4] For 23 years, Tsega worked as an internist and gastroenterologist conducting clinical research with grants from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Addis Ababa University with a focus on viral hepatitis,[8][9] acute[10] and chronic liver disease.

[4] He also made significant contributions to the university, including teaching and mentoring medical students and conducting research in hepatology, gastroenterology, and tropical medicine.

[16] His daughter Aida Edemariam, editor and writer at The Guardian,[17] published The Wife's Tale: A Personal History in 2018, which is the story of Tsega's mother, Yètèmegnu.