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Dr. Sugeshnee Pather

Senior Lecturer

Anatomical PathologySchool of Pathology

Sugeshnee Pather is a South African academic pathologist whose work centers on HIV-associated malignancies, infectious diseases, and immune dysregulation in high-burden settings. Affiliated with leading…

Publications
40
Citations
416

Prof Kevin Behrens

Director

Steve Biko Centre for BioethicsSchool of Clinical Medicine

Kevin Behrens is a South African bioethicist whose scholarship bridges clinical ethics, public health ethics, and African moral philosophy. His work is closely associated with leading South African institutions…

Publications
26
Citations
414

Dr. Mukhlid Yousif

Researcher

VirologySchool of Pathology

Mukhlid Yousif is a public health researcher focused on infectious disease surveillance, with particular expertise in wastewater-based epidemiology and genomic monitoring. His work is closely associated with…

Publications
28
Citations
410

Dr. Naseer Ally

Lecturer

OphthalmologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath St John Eye Hospital

Naseer Ally is an ophthalmic researcher and clinician whose work bridges retinal imaging, vitreoretinal surgery, and advanced ocular biomaterials. Affiliated with institutions in South Africa and collaborating…

Publications
35
Citations
409

Adj Kebashni Thandrayen

Academic Headship

Paediatrics & Child HealthSchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Kebashni Thandrayen is a South African paediatric endocrinologist and metabolic bone specialist based at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work centres on…

Publications
37
Citations
408

Prof Mokgobadibe Ntsiea

Head of Department

PhysiotherapySchool of Therapeutic Sciences

Mokgobadibe Ntsiea is a South African rehabilitation researcher and physiotherapy scholar whose work centres on neurological and paediatric rehabilitation within resource-constrained African contexts…

Publications
50
Citations
404

Dr. Vinitha Philip-Cherian

Academic Head of Division

Clinical HaematologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Vinitha Philip-Cherian is a cancer researcher focused on translational oncology and precision medicine, with particular emphasis on hematological malignancies and solid tumors in the South African context. Her…

Publications
24
Citations
402

Aspro Tanya Augustine

Associate Professor

Anatomical PathologySchool of Pathology

Tanya Augustine is a South African health sciences researcher whose work spans cancer biology, molecular genetics, and proteomics, with a strong focus on breast and other solid tumors in African populations…

Publications
48
Citations
398

Aspro Elise Schapkaitz

Associate Professor

Molecular Medicine and HaematologySchool of Pathology

Elise Schapkaitz is a South African hematologist and laboratory medicine specialist affiliated with leading academic hospitals in Johannesburg and the National Health Laboratory Service. Her work bridges…

Publications
67
Citations
397

Dr. Oluwatosin Ayeni

Associate Lecturer

Radiation OncologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Oluwatosin Ayeni is a clinical researcher focused on breast cancer outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular expertise in the intersection of oncology and HIV. Affiliated with the South African Breast…

Publications
41
Citations
393

Dr. Gary Gabriels

Senior Lecturer

PharmacologySchool of Therapeutic Sciences

Gary Gabriels is a South African health sciences researcher whose work centers on nutritional supplements, regulatory policy, and toxicological risk assessment. Affiliated with academic institutions in South…

Publications
25
Citations
390

Dr. Farzana Mahomed

Lecturer

Oral PathologySchool of Oral Health Sciences

Farzana Mahomed is an academic oral and maxillofacial pathologist based in South Africa, associated with the University of the Witwatersrand. Her scholarship centers on diagnostic pathology of the head and…

Publications
24
Citations
389

Dr. Brendon Billings

Senior Lecturer

Anatomical SciencesSchool of Biomedical Sciences

Brendon Billings is a South African anatomist and anthropological researcher whose work bridges clinical anatomy, palaeoanthropology, and bioethics. His scholarship engages deeply with southern African skeletal…

Publications
45
Citations
384

Dr. Coceka Mnyani

Lecturer

Obstetrics & GynaecologySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

Coceka Mnyani is a South African clinician-researcher in obstetrics and gynaecology, closely associated with academic hospitals in Johannesburg, including Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. Her work is…

Publications
22
Citations
382

Dr. Sandrama Nadan

Lecturer

VirologySchool of Pathology

Sandrama Nadan is a South African researcher specializing in molecular epidemiology and public health virology, with a strong focus on viral gastroenteritis in young children. Affiliated with national…

Publications
16
Citations
376

Dr. Robyn Kerr

Senior Lecturer

Human GeneticsSchool of Pathology

Robyn Kerr is a South African human geneticist affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand, where she has contributed extensively to research on inherited disorders in African populations. Her work is…

Publications
29
Citations
370

Aspro John Devar

Associate Professor

General SurgerySchool of Clinical Medicine

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

John Devar is an academic clinician–researcher in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery with a strong focus on pancreatic and biliary malignancies in African populations. His work bridges surgical practice and…

Publications
52
Citations
367

Dr. Ann George

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

Ann George is a South African academic affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand, where her work is closely connected to Family Medicine and health professions education. Her scholarship centers on…

Publications
29
Citations
362

Dr. Christopher Ealand

Senior Researcher

School of Pathology

DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical TB Research

Christopher Ealand is a South African microbiologist whose research centers on tuberculosis biology, mycobacterial physiology, and pathogen genomics. Affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and…

Publications
25
Citations
353

Dr. Eunice Van Den Berg

Lecturer

Anatomical PathologySchool of Pathology

Eunice Van Den Berg is a South African clinician‑scientist whose work centers on breast cancer biology and pathology in sub‑Saharan Africa. Her research integrates molecular profiling, immunohistochemistry, and…

Publications
19
Citations
349

Dr. Michelle Lowe

Senior Researcher

Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesSchool of Pathology

Michelle Lowe is a South African microbiologist and infectious diseases researcher whose work centres on antimicrobial resistance, molecular epidemiology, and genomic surveillance of priority pathogens…

Publications
21
Citations
348

Adj Feroza Motara

Academic Head of Division

Emergency MedicineSchool of Clinical Medicine

Feroza Motara is a South African clinician-researcher in emergency medicine, closely associated with academic hospitals and training environments linked to the University of the Witwatersrand. Her work reflects…

Publications
38
Citations
346

Dr. Cornelius Ewuoso

Senior Lecturer

Steve Biko Centre for BioethicsSchool of Clinical Medicine

Cornelius Ewuoso is an African bioethicist whose scholarship advances Afro-communitarian moral philosophy in global health, genomics, and emerging technologies. His work critically engages questions of justice…

Publications
53
Citations
345