Adj Jenny Edge

Jenny Edge is a South African academic clinician based at Tygerberg Academic Hospital and affiliated with Stellenbosch University, with expertise in breast and endocrine surgery. Her work integrates clinical practice, service development, and research within resource-constrained settings, contributing to context-specific surgical and oncological care in Southern Africa.

Her research focuses strongly on hereditary breast cancer, including the application of national genetic testing guidelines, cascade testing, and uptake of risk-reducing strategies. She has advanced understanding of BRCA-associated cancer in diverse African populations and evaluated real-world effectiveness of breast cancer genetic services. Additional work explores neoadjuvant endocrine therapy, clinicopathological features of breast cancer subtypes, and disparities in screening and global health outreach.

In endocrine surgery, her publications address thyroid cancer epidemiology, quality improvement in fine-needle aspiration services, and the introduction of retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in South Africa. She has also contributed to palliative care integration in surgical settings, reflecting a multidisciplinary, systems-oriented approach to improving cancer care delivery and outcomes.