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Dr. Megan Dempster

Researcher

Community HealthSchool of Public Health

Megan Dempster is a clinical researcher associated with Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a focus on hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. Her work contributes to…

Miss Mrinmayee Dhar

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute

Mrinmayee Dhar is a clinical and translational researcher focused on vaccine safety, immunogenicity, and public health in the context of COVID-19. Her work is closely associated with multicenter clinical trials…

Miss Jeanine Du Plessis

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

MRC/Wits Vaccines & Infectious Disease Analytics (VIDA)

Jeanine Du Plessis is a South African clinical researcher whose work centers on infectious diseases, with a strong focus on COVID-19 epidemiology, vaccine efficacy, and pathological outcomes. Affiliated with…

Dr. Philippus Du Plooy

Associate Lecturer

General SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Philippus Du Plooy is a medical researcher and clinician whose published work is situated within the field of trauma and acute care medicine. Publicly available records associate this author with clinical…

Dr. Talita George

Lecturer

Diagnostic RadiologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Talita George is a researcher in developmental cognitive neuroscience with a focus on advancing neuroimaging methods for global child health. Her work centers on improving the assessment of early brain…

Dr. Aurelie Gerin

Lecturer

NeonatologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Aurélie Gerin is a clinical researcher whose work centers on pediatric infectious diseases, with particular emphasis on severe soft-tissue infections. She is recognized for contributions to evidence synthesis…

Dr. Anita Graham

Lecturer

Internal MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine

Helen Joseph Hospital

Anita Graham is a South African researcher whose work centers on respiratory medicine, lung cancer, and public health systems. Affiliated with academic and clinical institutions in South Africa, her scholarship…

Dr. Andrea Hugo

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

MRC/Wits Vaccines & Infectious Disease Analytics (VIDA)

Andrea Hugo is a clinical researcher in maternal and infant infectious diseases, closely associated with influenza vaccine trials conducted in South Africa and in multicountry collaborations across Africa and…

Dr. Allison Human

Lecturer

PsychiatrySchool of Clinical Medicine

Tara Hospital - H. Moross Centre

Allison Human is a researcher in the field of mental health, with a focus on the psychological well-being of healthcare professionals. Affiliated with academic hospital settings in South Africa, her work…

Dr. Manjeetha Jaggernath

Researcher

School of Clinical Medicine

Manjeetha Jaggernath is a South African public health researcher whose work centers on HIV prevention among women during periconception and pregnancy. Her scholarship advances safer conception care in high…

Mrs. Nelly Jinga

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office

Nelly Jinga is a South African public health researcher whose work centers on maternal and child health in high HIV and tuberculosis burden settings. Affiliated with research initiatives in Gauteng Province…

Dr. Siobhan Johnstone

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

MRC/Wits Vaccines & Infectious Disease Analytics (VIDA)

Siobhan Johnstone is a South African infectious disease epidemiologist whose work centres on the burden, aetiology, and prevention of communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Her research integrates…

Dr. Judith Joseph

Lecturer

OtorhinolaryngologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Johannesburg Hospital

Judith Joseph is a clinician-researcher in otorhinolaryngology with strong ties to the University of the Witwatersrand and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in South Africa. Her work centers on pediatric…

Dr. Kathryn Keeling

Lecturer

Division of Critical CareSchool of Clinical Medicine

Kathryn Keeling is a researcher in pediatric critical care with a focus on acute respiratory illness and intensive care outcomes in South Africa. Her work centers on understanding disease burden and risk…

Dr. Ayesha Khan

Lecturer

Intensive CareSchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Ayesha Khan is a South African critical care researcher affiliated with Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, with a strong focus on intensive care medicine in resource-constrained settings. Her work spans…

Dr. Dale Kitchin

Researcher

Faculty of Health Sciences

Dale Kitchin is an immunologist whose research centers on antibody responses to HIV-1 and emerging viral pathogens, with a strong focus on African cohorts. Affiliated with leading South African research…

Dr. Marcus Kruger

Associate Lecturer

Emergency MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine

Marcus Kruger is a researcher in emergency medicine with a focus on trauma care in resource-limited settings. His work centers on improving practical interventions for critically injured patients, particularly…

Dr. Jacqueline Lafon

Lecturer

Obstetrics & GynaecologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Jacqueline Lafon is a clinician-researcher in obstetrics and gynaecology whose work focuses on maternal critical care and severe obstetric complications. Affiliated with a South African tertiary care setting…

Dr. Kagisho Maaroganye

Lecturer

PsychiatrySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Kagisho Maaroganye is a South African researcher and clinician focused on public mental health and psychiatric care systems. Work published in BJPsych International and the South African Health Review…

Mr. Mohammed Majam

Researcher

University of the Witwatersrand

Ezintsha

Mohammed Majam is a public health researcher whose work centers on HIV prevention, self-testing, and health systems strengthening in South Africa and other low- and middle-income settings. His scholarship…

Dr. Babalwa Majova

Lecturer

CardiologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg Hospital

Babalwa Majova is a researcher in HIV medicine whose work focuses on antiretroviral therapy management and health system responsiveness in South Africa. Affiliated with the Southern African Journal of HIV…

Dr. Kavita Makan

Lecturer

Internal MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Kavita Makan is a South African rheumatologist and academic contributor recognized for advancing evidence-based care in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Her work is closely aligned with the South African…

Miss Siphumelele Makhanya

Associate Lecturer

Molecular Medicine and HaematologySchool of Pathology

Siphumelele Makhanya is a clinical researcher focused on improving breast cancer care within the South African public health context. Affiliated with a surgical or oncology-centered academic hospital…