Staff

Dr Johan Potgieter

Adjunct Professor; Head of Department

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

MBChB (UP); M.Med. (Fam Med) (UP); M.Med. (Haemat) (UP)

Academic & Professional Experience:

  • Medical Officer 7 years; Department of Family Medicine UP;
  • 12 years post M. Med.
  • Responsible for adult patient care in the Haemophilia Clinic, Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Academic & Professional Memberships:

  • Southern African HIV Clinicians Society (SAHLS)
  • Medical & Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) of the South African haemophilia Foundation (SAHF)
  • International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
  • World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH)
  • South African Society of Haematology (SASH)

Research Interests:

  • Haemophilia and bleeding disorders
  • Molecular Haematology
  • Laboratory Medicine

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2449

[email protected]

 

Dr André Swart

Principal Pathologist / Lecturer

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

MBChB (Prax Med); M. Med. (Path) Haem; Clinical Haematologist

Academic & Professional Experience:

  • Academic Pathologist for 29 years
  • Part-time clinical haematologist, Netcare Moot Hospital
  • Head of Haematology Clinic, Steve Biko Academic Hospital

Academic & Professional Memberships:

  • Member of South African Medical Association (SAMA)
  • Member of Health Professions Indemnity Society
  • HPCSA membership

Research Interests:

  • Clinical Haematology
  • Thrombosis and haemostasis

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2449

[email protected]

 

Dr Lumka Ntabeni

Senior Pathologist

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

MBChB (UKZN); FC PATH Haem (WITS)

Academic & Professional Experience:

  • 8 years qualified Haematopathologist
  • Responsible for adult patient care in the Haemophilia Clinic, Steve Biko Academic Hospital
  • SANAS Auditor

Academic & Professional Memberships:

  • Medical & Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC)
  • South African Society of Haematology (SASH)
  • HPCSA membership

Research Interests:

Laboratory Medicine – Quality Management

Haemophilia Care

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2340

[email protected]

 

Dr Jan Gert Nel

Senior Pathologist

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

MBChB (US); DCH (SA); M.Med (Haemat) (UFS)

PhD(Med Immunology) (UP)

Academic & Professional Experience:

7 years post M. Med

Academic & Professional Memberships:

  • HPCSA membership
  • International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Research Interests:

  • Platelets and immunity
  • Neutrophil Extracellular traps

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2641

[email protected]

 

Ms Annelie Grésse

Academic Secretary

Academic & Professional Experience: Dip. Exec Sec/PA

26 years of administrative office experience

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2449

[email protected]

 

Ms Andrea Prinsloo

Senior Medical Scientist

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

MSc Medical Microbiology

BSc (Hons) Medical Microbiology

Academic & Professional Experience:

17 years of laboratory experience

Academic & Professional Memberships:

HPCSA Membership

Research Interests:

  • Haematology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Platelet function studies
  • Flow cytometry

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2279

[email protected]

 

Ms Tshiphiri Netshidzivhani

Senior Medical Scientist

Academic Qualifications & NRF Rating:

BSc Med Sciences (Haematology)

Academic & Professional Experience:

10 years of laboratory experience

Academic & Professional Memberships:

HPCSA Membership

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2278

[email protected]

 

Dr Ntsakisi Masingi

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

Dr Debbie Vaz

Registrar

Academic & Profesional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

 

Dr Octavia Kgotleng

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

Dr Tomek Piorkowski

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

Dr Cailin Nieuwenhuizen

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

Dr Sarieta Singh

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

Dr Nicole Green

Registrar

Academic & Professional Experience: 

MBChB

Contact Details:

Tel: +27 12 319 2187

 

 

 

 

 

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