Internal Medicine

The Department of Internal Medicine is part of the School of Clinical Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. It is a department within the school, which sits in the faculty.

Its research strengths lie in infectious diseases, HIV and tuberculosis care, respiratory medicine and antimicrobial stewardship. Publications address pneumonia diagnostics, TB treatment guidelines, HIV prevention in obstetrics and the mechanisms of bacterial resistance, alongside work on autoimmune disorders, oncology and cardiology.

Further themes include translational therapeutics and medical imaging, with studies on myositis trial networks, cancer therapeutics derived from indigenous plants and nanomedicine. The research is clinically focused and draws on laboratory science to support patient-centred, multidisciplinary care.