Dr. Mairi Bassingthwaighte

Mairi Bassingthwaighte is a South African clinician-researcher in paediatric haematology and oncology, contributing to national collaborative studies through groups such as the South African Children’s Cancer Study Group and SAAPHO. Her work centres on improving outcomes for children with cancer in resource-limited settings, with a strong focus on protocol harmonisation and equitable access to care.

Her publications highlight leadership in national cohort studies on extracranial germ cell tumours, sex cord stromal tumours, and neuroblastoma, generating locally relevant survival data and informing standardised treatment guidelines. She has examined prognostic factors, socio-economic influences, and chemotherapy strategies, strengthening evidence-based paediatric oncology practice across South Africa.

Bassingthwaighte also explores critical care outcomes in paediatric oncology, innovative machine learning approaches using affordable biomarkers for Hodgkin lymphoma response assessment, and policy advances in haemophilia prophylaxis. Collectively, her research reflects a commitment to pragmatic innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and sustainable improvements in childhood cancer care.