Dr. Lamla Nqwata

Lamla Nqwata is a South African clinician-researcher in respiratory and infectious diseases, with affiliations linked to major academic hospitals in Johannesburg. Her scholarship centers on pulmonary medicine in high-burden settings, with particular emphasis on non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease and its intersection with HIV and prior tuberculosis. Work published in regional and international journals reflects sustained engagement with locally relevant respiratory challenges.

Her research highlights risk factors, management strategies, and outcomes of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease, advancing understanding of its impact among people living with HIV. In addition, review work has called attention to under-recognition of this condition in sub-Saharan Africa and advocated for improved diagnostic pathways and context-appropriate management guidelines.

Broader contributions include studies on bronchiectasis knowledge gaps among primary care physicians, asthma control in public-sector hospitals, and instructive case reports addressing diagnostic pitfalls where malignancies mimic tuberculosis. These publications underscore strengths in clinical epidemiology, multimodality imaging interpretation, and health systems awareness in resource-limited environments.