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FACULTY OF health scienceS
Division of Radiation Oncology
HEAD OF DIVISION - Professor R P Abratt
Divisional profile
1. The Division of Radiation Oncology provides the
following services:
1.1 Investigation, management and treatment of all
forms of malignant disease. This is co-ordinated
by 23 multidisciplinary clinics, which meet weekly.
1.2 Participation in clinical studies, both investigator
initiated and as part of co-operative groups.
2. Teaching of undergraduate medical courses and
provision of post graduate specialists training courses.
Pre and post-diplomate instruction to radiographers
and post-diplomate courses to nurses. Full training in
Radiobiology from under-graduate to honours, master’s
and doctoral level.
3. Provision of a comprehensive clinical radiobiological
research facility.
Divisional Statistics
Permanent and long-term contract staff
JMS Staff
Professors
1
1
University staff
Research Staff
6
Administrative/Clerical Staff
1
Subtotal
7
Joint staff (UCT/PAWC)
Head of Clinical Unit
1
Senior Full-time Lecturers
3
Lecturers
3
Principal Medical Officers
1
Sessional Medical Officers
3
Medical Officer
1
Medical Scientists
2
Subtotal
15
Honorary staff
Honorary Lecturers
3
13
Total
1
Postgraduate students
Registrars
16
Total
16
Research Fields and Staff
Permanent Staff
Specialist Staff
Professor Raymond Abratt
Chief Specialist Radiation Oncology & Head of Division;
NRF Rated – Category B
Dr Jeanette Parkes
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology and Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - neurological tumours, paediatric tumours,
bones and sarcoma
Dr Sameera Dalvie
Specialist Radiation Oncology Lung Cancer; Male genito-
urinary tract cancer, Ear, nose and throat cancer
Dr Zainab Mohamed
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology and Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - Lymphoma, Myeloma, Melanoma,
Hodgkin’s Disease
Dr Barbara Robertson
Specialist Radiation Oncology & Lecturer; Main interests
- Thyroid, Oesophageal and Gastro-intestinal cancers,
stomach, pancreas, liver, unknown primary cancers.
Dr Leon Van Wijk
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology & Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - Gynaecological tumours.
Dr Julie Wetter
Specialist Radiation Oncology and Lecturer; Main interests
– skin cancers, melanoma, eye Head and neck.
Medical Officers
Dr Cindy Shepherd
Principal Medical Officer Radiation Oncology; Main
interests - Lung cancer, Tumours of the thyroid, Male
genito-urinary tract cancer.
Dr Heide Lustig
Medical Officer Radiation Oncology; Interest – Survivorship
Scientific Staff
Dr Andre Hendrikse
Senior Medical Natural Scientist & Lecturer; Main interest
- Research in Medical Natural Science Radiobiology
(research on tumours with experimental animals)
Dr Alistair Hunter
Medical Natural Scientist; Main interest - Research in
Medical Natural Science Radiobiology (research on
tumours with experimental animals)