Endocrinology

The Department of Endocrinology 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's clinical structure.

Its research strengths lie in diabetes management, dyslipidaemia and cardiovascular risk reduction. Publications examine lipid-lowering therapies, including PCSK9 inhibition and newer agents, and pancreatic beta cell replacement and transplant strategies for insulin-deficient diabetes. Work on point-of-care lipid testing also features in the record.

Further themes include pituitary disease, tumour-induced hypoglycaemia, electrolyte disorders and COVID-19 risk stratification, with attention to access to emerging treatments. The research is focused on South Africa.