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Lecturer
SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Sanju Sobnach is a South African academic surgeon based at Groote Schuur Hospital and affiliated with the University of Cape Town. His work centers on hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, with a strong…
Professor
Emergency MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine
Abdullah Laher is a South African clinician-researcher whose work spans emergency medicine, critical care, infectious diseases, and urology. Affiliated with academic institutions in Johannesburg, his…
Lecturer
Molecular Medicine and HaematologySchool of Pathology
Susan Louw is a South African laboratory hematologist and academic researcher whose work centers on coagulation, endothelial dysfunction, and thrombotic disorders in the context of infectious diseases…
Academic Head of Division
Paediatrics & Child HealthSchool of Clinical Medicine
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital
Charl Verwey is a South African clinician-researcher in paediatric pulmonology, closely associated with respiratory research in Johannesburg and national surveillance platforms. His work centres on childhood…
Lecturer
General SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Chikwendu Ede is a clinician-researcher in global surgery whose work focuses on surgical site infection, antimicrobial resistance, and outcomes research in low- and middle-income countries. Contributing to…
Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Juliana Kagura is a public health researcher whose work advances understanding of non-communicable and infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Her scholarship spans cardiovascular epidemiology, HIV and…
Associate Professor
Community HealthSchool of Public Health
Mary Kawonga is a public health scholar and health systems researcher based in Southern Africa, widely associated with the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work sits at the intersection of health policy…
Researcher
University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute
Professor
Anatomical SciencesSchool of Biomedical Sciences
Ejikeme Mbajiorgu is an anatomist and biomedical researcher whose work spans neuroanatomy, reproductive biology, metabolic disease, and comparative morphology. His scholarship centers on how systemic…
Researcher
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Pathology
Sabelle Jallow is a clinical microbiologist and infectious diseases researcher whose work centers on antimicrobial resistance, genomic surveillance, and vaccine-preventable viral infections in Southern Africa…
Researcher
Faculty of Health Sciences
Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office
Academic Head of Division
Paediatric CardiologySchool of Clinical Medicine
Antoinette Cilliers is a South African pediatric cardiologist based at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work centers on congenital and…
Researcher
University of the Witwatersrand
MRC/Wits Vaccines & Infectious Disease Analytics (VIDA)
Husna Ismail is a South African clinical microbiologist and public health researcher affiliated with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the National Health Laboratory Service. Her work centres…
Lecturer
VirologySchool of Pathology
Kathleen Subramoney is a South African infectious diseases researcher whose work centers on molecular epidemiology, genomic surveillance, and public health virology. Affiliated with national laboratory and…
Researcher
University of the Witwatersrand
Clinical HIV Research Unit
Noluthando Mwelase is a clinical researcher specializing in HIV and tuberculosis therapeutics, with a strong focus on pharmacology, treatment optimization, and women’s health in sub-Saharan Africa. Her work is…
Blended-learning Project Coordinator
Faculty of Health Sciences
Sanjay Lala is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist based in South Africa, affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and the CHAMPS surveillance platform in Soweto. His work centers on improving…
Associate Professor
Paediatric SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Andrew Grieve is a South African paediatric surgeon affiliated with Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. His work centres on the burden, outcomes and…
Associate Professor
PharmacySchool of Therapeutic Sciences
Neelaveni Padayachee is a Southern African pharmacy academic whose work bridges community pharmacy practice, public health, and health professions education. Her scholarship centers on strengthening primary…
Researcher
University of the Witwatersrand
Clinical HIV Research Unit
Sharlaa Badal-Faesen is a clinical researcher whose work centers on HIV, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases, with a strong focus on vaccine science and women’s health. Affiliated with major…
Associate Professor
General SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Deirdre Kruger is a South African academic surgeon and researcher affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and major tertiary hospitals in Johannesburg, including Chris Hani Baragwanath and Charlotte…
Senior Lecturer
University of the Witwatersrand
HIV Pathogenesis Research Unit
Adriaan Basson is a South African researcher in HIV pharmacology and medicinal chemistry, affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and collaborating with national HIV research networks. His work…
Senior Researcher
Faculty of Health Sciences
Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Academic Head of Division
Family MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine
Olufemi Omole is a Southern African academic in Family Medicine and Primary Health Care whose scholarship advances chronic disease management and health systems strengthening across sub-Saharan Africa…
Academic Head of Division
Plastic and Reconstructive SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine
Johannesburg Hospital
Chrysis Sofianos is a South African plastic and reconstructive surgeon whose academic work spans reconstructive microsurgery, craniofacial anomalies, bariatric surgery, and health systems research. Affiliated…
