Dr. Palesa Mogane

Palesa Mogane is a South African anaesthesiologist and academic affiliated with the University of the Witwatersrand and major public academic hospitals in Johannesburg. Her work centres on paediatric anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, with a strong commitment to improving surgical safety and outcomes in resource-limited settings. She collaborates in large multicentre African studies addressing anaesthesia-related morbidity and mortality.

Her research explores perioperative risk factors, critical incidents, and mortality in children undergoing surgery, including congenital cardiac and neonatal conditions. Contributions to landmark collaborative studies have highlighted the burden of postoperative complications and anaesthesia-related events across Africa, informing risk stratification and system-level interventions. Additional work examines rapid sequence induction practices and total intravenous anaesthesia in children.

Mogane also advances quality improvement through studies on elective surgery cancellations, nurse-led preoperative screening, and caregiver perspectives on analgesia. This portfolio reflects expertise in clinical epidemiology, airway management, and health systems strengthening, with a focus on pragmatic strategies to enhance paediatric perioperative care in the public sector.