TheCATHARTIC ALUMNI MAGAZINE | FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES | 2007

Contents Charting a new course on change and leadership Features From to the Wild West - with love ______2 In memory of Marinus van den Ende______3 Robertson’s reward for a distinguished career ______4 Robertson prize for excellence______4 Sports scientist makes waves in Belgium ______5 Training rural doctors for success _____5 Dean, Professor Faculty News Marian Jacobs. Medical student finds comfort at the Faculty______6 esonating with the national and a Harvard fellowship) and his local Death of Raymond Sir debates and dialogue, change experience in both rural and urban South “Bill” Hoffenberg______6 in leadership, on the one hand, Africa – holds strong promise for a brand of President opens new and leadership for change, leadership which will take UCT forward research facility ______7 Rhave been major themes for discourse not only in its international positioning, International accolade across the University and the Faculty in but also in relation to the needs of the con- for Kit Vaughan______8 recent years. And the past few months’ tinent and the country. Local technology to focus on change in the University leader- In academic health sciences, one prior- improve global health ______8 A celebration of ship and recruitment of a new Vice- ity has been addressing the demands on academic achievement ______8 Chancellor has resulted in the appointment heads of clinical departments who face Opie wins national order ______9 of Dr Max Price, former Dean of Health increasing pressures in a changing health Honour for Sciences at Wits University. environment. The huge burden of disease, physiotheraphy professor ______9 Dr Price comes with a long history in along with the Constitutional imperative to leadership. From as far back as his student promote quality health care for all, has Inaugural lectures years, this has included his position as SRC resulted in change in the shape, size and Lyn Denny, Martin Schwellnus, President at Wits, his role as director of the resourcing of the academic health platform, Bongani Mayosi and Rodney Ehrlich _10 national research Centre for Health Policy, calling for a concomitant change in the and – most recently – a decade as Dean of response of academic medicine and its lead- Publications and research Health Sciences at Wits. But he has also ership – both now, and in the future. made substantive contributions to change Building student leadership is a priority. Improving research capacity ______11 through these various leadership positions, That our current student leaders have a Committed to research excellence ____11 For the love of the written word _____11 the most noteworthy of which are his par- concern for the future – and are in prepara- ticipation in transformation of the post- tion for succession – is incontrovertible. Reunions health sector, his role in engaging Student societies are focussed on issues with national issues such as the Truth and such a care, HIV/AIDS and on Friends of 1953 gather Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the building a culture of enquiry, all of which at Forries ______12 HIV/AIDS pandemic, his innovative ap- will contribute to their ability for leader- Postgraduate cocktails______12 Fifty years of physio ______13 proaches to developing academic medicine ship and a good prognosis for health. Reunions 2007/8 ______14 at Wits and its transformation challenges. With a strong Vice-Chancellor, a robust This track record – combined with his dialogue on leadership of academic medi- Where are they now? wide-ranging international exposure cine, and a student taproot of future lead- (including a Rhodes scholarship at ers, we are set for an optimistic Price era. News of old friends and colleagues ___16 TheCATHARTIC FEATURE

From Cape Town to the Wild West — with love

The road from wide-eyed fresh- man on the steps in front of Jamieson Hall at UCT in 1963 to a seat on the City Council of Norco, California in 2007 is the long, and sometimes arduous journey, travelled by Malcolm Miller. Cathartic interviewed him about his extraordinary experiences along the way.

You had so much to offer your community as a black doctor. What prompted you to leave and do you have any regrets about this? Malcolm Miller with his wife Donna Miller on his farm in Norco, California. I so much wanted to be a “doctor” and not a “black doctor”. When I originally left I can still feel the ache of loneliness How tragic! South Africa, it was to pursue training as during those first few years in Boston. an anaesthetist abroad and then return to Everything was so unfamiliar. Being with- Did it influence your decision to leave Cape Town, South Africa. After complet- out friends and family left a void which is South Africa? ing my training at Harvard Medical School indescribable. I left South Africa when I It definitely was a factor in my decision to where I had been appointed Chief Resident was 27 years old. I have now spent 35 years leave South Africa. There were many other and Research Fellow, I returned to Cape in the United States and can say without factors as well. These included the constant Town for an interview with the then Chief any fear of contradiction that I could not degradation, the differential salary scales, of Anaesthesia at be any happier. I have been fortunate the Group Areas Act with inferior residen- in 1976. All he had to offer was a tentative enough to visit South Africa regularly to tial areas, educational facilities and places position at New Somerset Hospital. I had see family and friends. However, the US is of entertainment, the high crime rate, and interned there so I knew what the position now my home and I am always happy to the incessant discussion of apartheid as if entailed. It held no interest for me. Fur- return. there was nothing else of interest to dis- thermore, I had already been offered a cuss. teaching position at Harvard Medical As a doctor you were trained to save lives School. but you were not allowed to attend to a As a student you had different facilities to Leaving one’s homeland brings up a white accident victim. How did you feel white students and you were not allowed host of confusing emotions. Professionally about this contradiction? to dissect white cadavers. Were you re- the world was my oyster after the time I This was just one of many of the degrada- sentful about this? had spent at Harvard Medical School. tions handed out to a second-class citizen. This was just one of the many degradations Having been spurned in my attempts to It was so patently absurd that medical that were so tiresome. There were so many return to Cape Town, I had to deal with treatment was delayed because of ethnic others. During our first year, we could not the personal issues of living abroad. Having considerations. There were many instances have a class party on campus. The chancel- moved from a very closely-knit family, to where black victims especially were denied lor’s excuse was that we had to “abide by living 10 000 miles away was heart- prompt medical treatment because a the customs and conventions of the society wrenching. “white” ambulance had been dispatched. we lived in”. He would not permit a multi- 2 TheCATHARTIC racial party on campus. Nor were we al- husetts General Hospital, the location MEMORIAL LECTURE lowed to use the tennis courts or other of the first public demonstration of recreational facilities. During our third anaesthesia in 1846; year in pathology, black students were not • the publication, without revision, of allowed to attend autopsies on white pa- my first paper titled “Surgery for Car- In memory of tients unless the dissection had been per- diogenic Shock” in The Lancet in 1974; Marinus van formed before the students were present. • the publication of a book on intensive During our fourth year, black students care titled “Applied Physiology of den Ende were asked to excuse themselves from Respiratory Care” in 1975; clinical conferences if the patient hap- • moving to California as an Assistant The Faculty hosted a lecture in Novem- pened to be white. Black students were not Professor at the University of Califor- ber 2007 by Dr Jan van den Ende enti- allowed to participate in ward rounds on nia Irvine; tled Malaria Control in South Africa: the white side of the hospital, effectively • my experiences as a horseman when I Progress in recent years in memory of reducing our instruction time by almost 50 retired from the practice of anaesthe- his late father Professor Marinus van den percent. To say that I was resentful would sia in 1995; and Ende. be an understatement. • my recent election as Councilman to Van den Ende said South Africa is

the City of Norco. Norco is where, the “toe” of malaria, affecting only How has your past experiences impacted instead of pavements, we have more KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpuma- on the way you feel about your alma than 120 miles of horse trails through- langa. “And we should cut the nail off”. mater? Are you aware of the enormous out the city as well as trails in the He said malaria was the third most strides made to transform UCT under riverbed which traverses the city. problematic disease after HIV/AIDS and the leadership of VC Professor Njabulo Governing such a city provides special tuberculosis. Ndebele? challenges. Residential and commer- Dr Jan van den Ende, now retired, is The gave me my cial development must be carefully a graduate of UCT. After qualifying as a passport to become a citizen of the world. controlled in order to maintain its pathologist, he lectured in the then De- A degree from Cape Town was an “open unique equestrian lifestyle. At the partment of Bacteriology. His subsequent sesame” anywhere because previous gradu- same time we need to generate the appointments included headships of the ates had left such good impressions. I will revenue to provide the services that Department of Medical Microbiology at always be enormously grateful to my alma citizens expect. the University of the Free State and the mater and am very pleased to hear about University of Natal Medical School. He its progress. Apart from qualifying as a medical doctor, was director of the South African Insti- have you found your calling working with tute of Medical Research (SAIMR) from You made a special effort to vote in the horses? How did this happen? 1990 to 1995. He has had a long-standing first elections. Did it give you a sense of Shakespeare described the horse as “man’s interest in malaria and was chairman of emancipation after the injustice you most noble companion.” It has also been the Malaria Advisory Group to the Na- experienced as a student and a black said ”the best thing for the inside of a man tional Department of Health. South African? is the outside of a horse.” The involvement Professor Marinus van den Ende was Voting in the first free elections was ex- with horses provides a remarkable sense of also a UCT medical graduate who was hilarating beyond description. Never in contentment. The involvement started appointed to the Chair of Bacteriology at my wildest dreams had I thought that such with romance. After I retired I fell in love the university in 1945. He established a an achievement would occur without an with my wife Donna who lived in Norco large and active department of virology extremely bloody revolution. and had horses in her backyard. and bacteriology, with an emphasis on research. The South African Council for What were your career highlights after You have been elected to the Norco City Scientific and Industrial Research estab- leaving South Africa? Council. Do you have other political lished a virus research unit under his My career highlights after leaving South ambitions? leadership in 1950, the first such unit in Africa are many and include the following: I have been successful in my bid to gain a South Africa. He became widely recog- • my admission to Harvard Medical seat on the Norco City Council. I look nised as an authority in his field and in School with appointments as Chief forward to this new challenge in my life 1954 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Resident, Research Fellow and In- with great anticipation. In the near future Society. He established the first Division structor in Anaesthesia; I will hopefully be mayor of the city. And of Virology in the country and was ap- • my first lecture in anaesthesia at Har- no, there are no political ambitions beyond pointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. vard in the Ether Dome at Massa- this. He died at the age of 45 in 1957. 3 FEATURES TheCATHARTIC

Left: Professor Robertson receives her degree from Chancellor Graça Machel and is congratulated by Professor Marian Jacobs (right). Robertson’s reward for a distinguished career

rofessor MaryRobertson gradu- field of Medicine, she was elected a Fellow of so. Her family predecessors at UCT include ated with an MBChB from UCT The Royal College of and, in recog- her great grandfather Abraham Faure in 1971. She then studied psy- nition of her contribution to children’s health, Robertson (1847-1914), four great uncles, chiatry in England and joined was elected a Fellow of The Royal College of a great aunt, grandmother and mother. Pthe University College London. She was Paediatrics and Child Health. She has always Another of her Great Uncles was Albert van made a full Professor in 1998 and received been an all-rounder and was elected a Fellow de Sandt Centlivres, Chief Justice of South her MD degree from UCT in 1983. of the Royal Geographical Society for Africa from 1950 to 1957, Chancellor of Twenty-six years of her life have been circumnavigating the globe and extensive UCT from 1950 to 1966 and staunch dedicated to research into the Gilles de la “anthropological travelling” (solo) in 1976. champion of academic freedom. Tourette Syndrome (GTS). She has some 300 Robertson also completed the Cape to Rio It is the first time a degree of Doctor of publications, has co-authored four books yacht race. Science in Medicine has been awarded to a which have been translated into 10 languages, Robertson comes from a long line of woman. The degree was conferred by the and has edited two books. She has also been family members to attend and graduate from first female Chancellor, Graça Machel and awarded 11 national and international awards. UCT and its predecessor, The South African obtained from the first woman Dean of the In recognition of her contribution to the College. She is of the 4th generation to do Faculty, Professor Marian Jacobs. Robertson prize for excellence

Professor Marian Jacobs, Dean of the Faculty joked that Dr Debbie Rencken needed a supermarket trolley to carry her cache from the Health Sciences Awards Ceremony in May 2007. The 2006 MBChB graduate took home 11 prizes. Among these are the University Gold Medal in Medicine for the most distin- guished student graduating with honours, the Surgery Class Medal, and the Jack Prisman Prize as the best final year MBChB student. The evening also saw the first award of the Professor Mary Robertson Prize for Excellence to the top female MBChB graduate. No surprises, there: Rencken gathered this one, too. The first Mary Robertson4 Prize for Excellence was awarded to Dr Debbie Rencken. TheCATHARTIC Sports scientist makes Training waves in Belgium rural doctors for success

Five UCT health science graduates are the pulse of a 147-bed hospital servic- ing a catchment of about 130 000 peo- ple in the heart of rural Eastern Cape. Friends, Drs Ben and Taryn Gaunt, Drs Karl and Sally le Roux (all MBChB UCT graduates) and occupa- tional therapist (OT) Kate Sherry all echo the same reason for working at Zithulele Hospital: a keen interest in rural medicine and the drive to change its face. Something, Sherry says, the Faculty of Health Sciences at UCT instilled in her. “Our department emphasised pri- mary health care needs,” she says. “We were encouraged to think Soccer star from Cape Town, Sasanda Seshuba with trainer Gerrit Kempeneers. critically about traditional OT phi- losophies and skills in an African con- text”. That’s exactly what she’s doing ince graduating from UCT in the programme he designed for patients at these at Zithulele. Their plan is to establish 1980’s, Belgian Gerrit Kempeneers institutions brought him to the attention of the hospital as a model for rural has carved a niche for himself as a the likes of Professor Chris Barnard and health care. In 2006, the hospital ap- world-class sports scientist and Professor Tim Noakes who is now an A- pointed its first physiotherapist, occu- Scoach. rated academic in the Faculty. Soon after, pational therapist and pharmacist. South Africa will always have a Kempeneers and Noakes collabo- Ben Gaunt, chief medical officer, special place in his heart. “People in rated on a study on the impact of and his wife Taryn, the principal Cape Town deserve a medal for measured exercise on renal medical officer, were destined for the keeping their ‘down to earth’ na- transplant patients. Barnard also sticks. “At our graduation dinner at ture,” he says. invited Kempeneers to be a guest UCT I was awarded the Most Likely to Kempeneers is currently train- speaker at the University of End up in the Sticks Award,” Ben ing a rising soccer star from Cape Oklahoma in the United States. laughs. Taryn described her ten-year Town. Sasanda Seshuba plays for These days, Kempeneers dedi- Tim Noakes who plan: “to be in the bush somewhere in the Belgium 1st Division Team, cates his time to the ‘holistic’ inspired the work of Africa as part of a community”. and was nominated as player of the training of top Belgian and in- Gerrit Kempeneers. The Le Roux’s joined the Gaunts year for last season. ternational sportspeople, and at Zithulele in November 2006. Karl He also coached Greg Albertijn, moto- high-powered business executives. “My now supervises about 13 primary cross racer to his world champion title. Al- coaching emphasis is both on the physical health care clinics run by nurses in bertijn was the first South African and Afri- and mental aspect”. He says. “Something the area, and his wife Sally is the anti- can to win a world motocross championship. Professor Noakes inspired in me”. retroviral doctor at Zithulele. Kempeneers graduated from UCT with a In 1993 he was also invited, as UCT Ben’s dad, Professor Trevor Gaunt, Bachelor of Science in , alumnus, to the graduation ceremonies of head of UCT’s Department of Electri- followed by a Master of Science (Medicine) three universities in Brussels, where Nelson cal Engineering, has assisted to design in 1986. During this time he was the direc- Mandela and FW de Klerk received honor- a “spacer-makers” from plastic cool tor and coordinator of the Rehabilitation ary doctorates. This Kempeneers says drink bottles to assist asthmatic pa- Programme for Renal and Cardiac “illustrated that UCT alumni across the tients to use their inhalers correctly. Transplant Patients at Groote Schuur and board in Belgium are actively involved in Tygerberg Hospitals. An exercise what’s happening in5 the country”. NEWS TheCATHARTIC Medical student finds comfort at the Faculty

hen Botswanan Ronald my wheelchair’s armrest”. Mothelesi applied to With the new custom-built, hydraulic study medicine at four wheelchair, he can stand for up to 45 min- South African universi- utes. “Basically, it has helped me a lot dur- ties,W there was one thing that set him apart ing practicals and to assist in theatre,” says from the other applicants: he’s in a wheel- Mothelesi. chair. It also helps him get around the hospi- “Three of the four universities turned tals better, as this wheelchair’s slim design me down, but UCT said ‘yes, we will take allows him to pass through single-door you’,” he recalls. entrances. At age five Mothelesi contracted polio Accessibility to hospitals for people in and has been in a wheelchair since. He wheelchairs is often problematic, he says. never gave up on his dream of becoming a “Having the same disability doesn’t mean doctor though, and while he was told it you have the same limitation”. would be difficult, he believed that The wheelchair was funded mainly by “success is failure turned inside out”. a Vodacom Foundation sponsorship, says Now, in his final year of MBChB, the Reinette Popplestone, manager of the Dis- Ronald Mothelesi, a final-year medical limitations to his dream have been ousted ability Service at UCT. The balance came student, with his new wheelchair. following the arrival of his new wheel- from funds given to the Disability Service. chair, one that also allows him to stand. The disability service also bought Mothelesi plans to do his internship in “Surgery assistance is a requirement in Mothelesi an automatic Toyota Corolla, Cape Town. “These are the hospitals I have my degree,” says Mothelesi. “Because I which was modified with hand-operated worked in, and I know how to get around could not stand, I previously had to sit on controls and a hoist for his old wheelchair. them,” he said.

Death of Sir Raymond “Bill”

Hoffenberg

Raymond Hoffenberg qualified with an MBChB degree in 1948 from UCT. He pro- ceeded to specialise as an endocrinologist at Groote Schuur Hospital. He was awarded travelling fellowships overseas and returned to UCT as a senior lecturer in 1959, a post he held until 1968. He was a highly recognised clinician and teacher in Staff and students packed the viewing deck to bid final farewell to Hoffenberg when he left the Faculty and was elected a Fellow of the country in 1968. UCT in 1965. In 1967 the apartheid government with staff and students packing the upper College of Surgeons. He received a knight- served him a banning notice, severely re- observation deck. hood in 1984. UCT conferred an honorary stricting his movements and limiting his Our loss was Britain’s gain. In 1972, doctorate of science in medicine on him in interactions to no more than one person at Hoffenberg was made the William Wither- 1993, and in 1997 he delivered the van den a time. Soon after, his teaching position at ing Professor and head of the department Ende Memorial Lecture in the Faculty. A the medical school was terminated and in of medicine at the University of Birming- memorial service for Bill Hoffenberg was 1968 he left the country on a one-way exit. ham. He had a distinguished career in the held in the Faculty on Tuesday, 8 May His farewell at the airport was memorable UK, serving as President6 of the Royal 2007. TheCATHARTIC President opens new research (Pic of Gerrit with facility the boy – to come)

resident Thabo Mbeki officially opened the African component of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and PBiotechnology (ICGEB) in September 2007, the third such facility in the world. Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medi- President Thabo Mbeki opens the Cape Town/UCT component of the ICGEB. cine (IIDMM) will host the Pictured from left: Minister Fabio Mussi, Italian Minister of University and ICGEB in the Faculty of Science, President Mbeki, Dr Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Health Sciences at UCT. Technology and Professor Francesco Baralle, Director General of the ICGEB. Joining its sister compo- Professor Iqbal Parker (left) is director designate of the ICGEB. nents in Trieste, Italy, and New Delhi, India, the Cape Town Component will be part of one of over the next three years towards the start- the most powerful international facilities up costs for the Cape Town Component. TheCATHARTIC for scientific research and training in bio- These funds are sufficient to establish an The Cathartic is published by the science. The ICGEB is an autonomous initial three research groups, which will Faculty of Health Sciences at the organisation operating within the United target infectious and non-communicable University of Cape Town. Nations framework and the research diseases, as well as drug development. The programmes at the three Components fo- centre aims to set up a further four Contributors: cus on the needs of the developing world. research groups by 2010. Chris Rainier-Pope, Daniella Pollock, “We are also confident that significant The symposium on 11 September 2007 Helen Théron, Joan Tuff, scientific advances will indeed be made in after the launch of the ICGEB brought Myolisi Gophe, Neeran Naidoo, the fight against malaria, tuberculosis, together researchers from the other two Romy Parker and Shumi Chimombe pneumonia, HIV and AIDS and other ma- centres in New Delhi and Trieste, as well jor diseases that, most unfortunately, as UCT scientists, to discuss research Private Bag X3, Observatory, 7935 receive too little public attention,” said developments in genetics, chronic diseases, South Africa Mbeki at the launch. immunology, infectious diseases, and plant

But the UCT centre will cast its net biotechnology. Tel: 021 406 6686 wider than just infectious diseases. “We came to discuss here research that Fax: 27 86 612 6390 (Overseas) or “In 15 to 20 years, non-communicable can be developed at the ICGEB in Cape 086 612 6390 (Local) diseases such as obesity, diabetes and Town,” said Professor Peter Schwartz cardiovascular diseases will all be major of the University of Pavia, Italy, whose There are many alumni for whom we do not diseases on the African continent,” said presentation addressed the essential role have email addresses. Please forward this Professor Iqbal Parker, director designate of cardiovascular science in developing publication to your former classmates who of the ICGEB Cape Town Component and countries. may have lost touch with UCT. They can programme leader of the centre’s work on The symposium piqued the interest of contact Joan Tuff to ensure we have their cancer. “If we don't start preparing for many up-and-coming scientists. latest contact details so we can invite them these now, we will again find ourselves “The attendance was good,” said to events and send them all the latest news unprepared as we were with HIV/AIDS”. Parker. “The younger students found it about their alma mater. The South African government, especially interesting. Many wanted to Email: [email protected] through the Department of Science and know how they could get involved and Technology, is contributing R40-million what opportunities exist”.7 NEWS TheCATHARTIC International accolade for Kit Vaughan

Local technology to improve global health

Kit Vaughan has also won a Technology and Human Resource for Industry Pro- gramme (THRIP) award for the “Most Advanced Technology” for his pioneer- ing work in digital imaging. Vaughan’s research team has devel- Professor Kit Vaughan is the Hyman Goldberg Professor of Biomedical Engineering and oped a low dose X-ray system which uses the director of the MRC/UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit. slot scanning X-ray technology to create high resolution images. rofessor Kit Vaughan, Deputy elected to the approximately 150-strong The technology can image fine detail Dean for research, spent the body. and detect changes in airway diameter first seven months of 2006 on A Fellow of SAAE is a professional which could indicate TB or HIV. This sabbatical devoted to a book on engineer or person of equivalent academic can speed up diagnosis and treatment. PUCT Nobel laureate Allan MacLeod qualification and considered a role model The technology is currently used at the Cormack. Kit Vaughan has added two in their profession. Red Cross Children’s Hospital. more accolades to his raft of professional Vaughan says the award brings impor- Another application of the technol- and academic recognitions. tant recognition to the field of biomedical ogy is a mammography machine with While in Seoul, South Korea in engineering. Though a well-represented low dose radiation exposure, improved September 2007, Vaughan was inducted as discipline globally, the field is relatively image quality and the elimination a Fellow of the International Academy for small in South Africa. of painful compression associated with Medical and Biological Engineering, “But it does show that we can compete conventional mammograms. endorsing his “outstanding contributions to with the best in the world in terms of Three-dimensional imaging technol- the field of medical and biological engi- scholarship,” Vaughan added. ogy is also being developed for more neering”. Vaughan joins 70 other Fellows Nonetheless, he believes there is work accurate presentation of the X-ray images from around the world, but is the first still to be done on mentoring and training to improve early detection and treatment Fellow from Africa and one of only four researchers, in collaboration with other of medical conditions, especially TB. from the Southern Hemisphere. institutions, to deepen levels of local schol- The Lodox System is developed under A fortnight later, he was inducted as a arship around the country. patent and is marketed in the US, Middle Fellow of the South African Academy of Vaughan’s book entitled Imagining the East, Europe and Africa where low dose Engineering (SAAE) at a ceremony in Cape Elephant: A Biography of Allan MacLeod digital image processors do not exist. Town, the first biomedical engineer to be Cormack is due to be published in 2008.

A celebration of academic achievement

In June 2007, Professor Lafras Steyn, head over your academic career”. Family, friends the so-honoured academic’s close of the Division of Medical Microbiology in and colleagues packed the Learning Centre colleagues, often including their former the Faculty received a festschrift from the Lecture Theatre to applaud Steyn. doctoral students. The essays usually relate university, marking his immense contribu- A festschrift is a book honouring a to or reflect upon the academic’s scholarly tion to the field and to UCT. respected academic. The term, borrowed field. But they can also include important Dean, Professor Marian Jacobs, hosted from German, could be translated as original research by the individual authors. the tribute and called it a “celebration of “celebration publication”. Steyn called the festschrift in his just some of your academic achievements It contains original8 contributions by honour “a tremendous privilege”. TheCATHARTIC Opie wins national order

wo UCT academics have been honoured with National Or- ders, the highest awards that a country can bestow on its citi- zensT through its president. Cardiologist Emeritus Professor Lionel Opie (MBChB, 1955) has been awarded the , and author Profes- sor André Brink has been honoured for his contribution to literature and for fighting for a just and democratic society. Emeritus Professor Lionel Opie has Prof Lionel Opie receives the Order of Mapungubwe from President Thabo Mbeki. received the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver for his “excellent contribution to the claimed doctor’s manual Drugs for the from his studies that blood glucose taken knowledge of and achievement in the field Heart, now online at www.opiedrugs.com. up into the heart can generate energy for of cardiology”. His groundbreaking research has been the survival of the threatened heart even A National Research Foundation A- widely published during his illustrious when oxygen is lacking. However, this rated researcher, and one of only two rated career. protective effect of glucose is reduced by medical doctors in the country, Opie is the His latest research focuses on the con- an oversupply of certain fatty acids, found director of the Hatter Institute in the De- nection between heart disease and the in overweight people, leading to diabetes partment of Medicine. growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes. and consequently heart disease. “The award, to a heart researcher, is of “In South Africa there is an increasing According to the national order cita- national importance,” says Opie in re- degree of what we call sub-optimal nutri- tion, Opie “is considered Africa’s greatest sponse to this accolade. “It recognises that tion — people who are gaining weight living heart doctor. Following Chris Bar- heart disease is one of the major threats to through bad eating habits and lack of exer- nard, he is South Africa’s best-known car- the health of our nation”. cise,” he explains. diac doctor internationally”. He has published 31 books on heart He bases his work on his well- “I could not recognise myself when I disease, including the internationally ac- established glucose hypothesis, formed read this!” Opie quipped modestly.

Honour for physiotherapy professor

Professor Seyi Amosun was recently integral role in the development of a de- honoured by the World Confederation for gree programme at the University of the Physical Therapy (WCPT) for his contribu- Western Cape (UWC). The programme tion to physiotherapy education in Africa. enabled physiotherapists to upgrade from a Amosun received an International diploma programme to a degree in just one Service to the Profession Award at the year, followed by a one-year master’s WCPT’s 15th Congress in Vancouver, programme. Canada, in June 2007. Prior to the four-year physiotherapy This occasion marked the first time degree model, therapists in Africa did a that the WCPT made this and other awards three-year diploma, said Amosun. for international service in the areas of He added, “The programme’s focus is to physical therapy education, research, overcome the major deficiencies in the practice, and administration and policy diploma training programme”. development. In 2005, 50 physiotherapists from 11 Prof Seyi Amosun’s contribution to Amosun, who heads up UCT’s Division African countries completed the degree. physiotherapy education in Africa was of Physiotherapy in the School of Health That’s adding a hundred more hands to the recently recognised by the World 9 and Rehabilitation Sciences, played an 5 000 physiotherapists on the continent. Confederation for Physical Therapy. INAUGURAL LECTURES TheCATHARTIC Four professors inaugurated in 2007

The Faculty of Health Sciences hosted four inaugural lectures in 2007. The lectures celebrate the appointment of Professors in the Faculty.

MAY

Professor Lyn Denny Title: “Angels with Wet Wings Won’t Fly” In her PhD Denny evaluated cervical cancer prevention strategies in low resource settings and this has led to the establishment of ongoing research sites situated as two primary health care clinics in Khayelitsha. Her other research interests include cervical disease in women infected with HIV and the natural history and disease manifestations of human papillomavirus.

JUNE

Professor Martin Schwellnus Title: “Wisdom from the African Pot – Contributions to the Growth and Development of Sports Medicine” Martin Schwellnus was awarded his MBBCh degree (cum laude) in 1983 from the University of the Witwatersrand. He obtained his Masters degree in 1988 and his MD degree in 1991, both from UCT. He received his Fellowship from the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM) in 1991, and a Fellowship from the International Sports Medicine Federation (FFIMS) in 2006.

AUGUST

Professor Bongani Mayosi Title: “The Future of Medicine” Bongani Mawethu Mayosi graduated with a BMedSci (1987) and MBChB (1990) from the Univer- sity of KwaZulu-Natal, and trained in medicine and cardiology in Cape Town. He was admitted to the Fellowship of the College of Physicians of South Africa in 1995. In 1998, he was awarded the Nuffield Oxford Medical Fellow to read cardiovascular genetics at the . His PhD thesis was on the “Genetic determination of cardiovascular risk factors in families”.

SEPTEMBER

Professor Rodney Ehrlich Title: “The Body as History: on Looking at the Lungs of Miners” Professor Rodney Ehrlich trained in economics at UCT and Oxford before switching to Medicine which he completed at UCT in 1981. He qualified as a specialist in Community Health at UCT in 1992. He has worked in the Occupational Diseases Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital since 1990, enabling him to combine clinical medicine with public health. His research interests are in social epidemiology, workers’ health, tuberculosis and other chronic lung disease.

The lectures are available on the UCT web site at: http://www.news.uct.ac.za/lectures/inaugural/

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Committed to research excellence

The Faculty of Health Sciences has contin- ued its long tradition of commitment to high quality research. Staff and students have been productive, with 725 peer- reviewed journal publications in 2006. This represents about a third of peer- reviewed publications of the university. The Faculty has strengthened its re- search capacity, increasing the number of rated researchers to 51 in 2006. This in- cludes four researchers with an A rating, From left: Dr Marc Combrinck, Mr Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Tech- 10 with a B rating and 26 with a C rating. nology and Professor Mzamo Mangaliso, President of the National Research Foundation. Particularly encouraging for the future is the number of young researchers who Improving research capacity have secured ratings – 1 with a P rating and 10 with a Y rating. Our academic staff osibudi Mangena, Minis- and infectious diseases in Africa) members have been increasingly successful ter of Science and Tech- • Dr Marc Combrinck (clinical neurosci- in securing highly competitive research grants from agencies such as the National nology announced 51 ences) Institutes of Health and the Wellcome national research chairs • Dr Keertan Dheda (lung infection and Trust. In 2006, 290 projects were funded Mof the South African Research Chairs immunity) and an income of R207 million was re- Initiative (SARChI) designed to improve • Prof Diane McIntyre (health and ceived for research in medical science. research capacity and scientific enquiry at wealth) This represented almost 60% of the institutions of higher education. • Prof Anna-Lise Williamson University’s total research revenue. Six of the candidates are from the (vaccinology) Postgraduate students make significant Faculty of Health Sciences. They are: The Department of Science and contributions to research in the Faculty. In • Prof Jonathan Blackburn (functional Technology plans to establish 210 research 2006 there were 91 masters graduates, 37 proteomics) chairs by 2010. UCT now hosts approxi- PhD’s, 1 MD and 1 DSc (Med). • Prof Frank Brombacher (immunology mately 35% of the 72 SARChI chairs.

For the love of the written word Three doctors who studied at the Faculty Mai is both and psychiatrist Thaba Nchu in the Free State. have published books in the last two years. — and an amateur pianist as well as a • Suburban Shaman: Tales from They are: published author. Medicine’s Frontline by Professor • Diagnosing Genius: The Life and Death • Bus to Bangkok by Dr Dorothy Rose Cecil Helman of Beethoven by Dr François Mai Rose has always loved reading and writing Helman’s book reflects on health and The book examines Ludwig van Beetho- but her experiences in Thailand prompted illness within the bounds of community, ven’s extraordinary ability to compose her to take her hobby further than the tradition and history and draws on his beautiful music while battling severe more modest pursuit of penning essays and rare twin interests in medicine and anthro- health problems, including deafness and articles for church magazines. pology. depression. The result is her book which uses hu- In March 2007 Suburban Shaman was Mai draws on his professional and per- mour to reflect on the differences between named the BBC Book of the Week and was sonal interests to present an intriguing Thailand and the West. serialised on Radio 4. Helman also won the book on the relationship between health Bus to Bangkok also traces her profes- 2007 Medical Journalists Association Book and creativity and how it affected one of sional life in South Africa, including stints Award, made at the Royal College of the greatest composers of all time. at the Oudtshoorn Provincial11 Hospital and General Practitioners on 5 July 2007. REUNIONS TheCATHARTIC

Friends of 1953 gather at Forries

n informal lunch of a few local members of the MBChB Class of 1953 was held at the Foresters Arms (Forries) in NewlandsA in August. If you will be in Cape Town next year and you would like to join them in celebrat- ing 55 years of graduation, please contact At the lunch were from left to right: Chris Rainier-Pope, Boet Dommisse, Cecil Bloch, Chris Rainier-Pope on email: Fana Malherbe, Margaret Elsworth and Boet Heese. [email protected]

Reunions pictures from 2006 Post doctoral cocktails Postgraduate celebratory cocktail parties have become a regular feature on the Faculty’s calendar and are held twice annually at graduation. Fourteen doctoral candidates received their PhD’s at the graduation ceremony in June 2007. The Dean, Marian Jacobs, welcomed the candidates, their supervisors and Heads of Department, after which a merry time Dr Musa Mabandla and his was had by all. wife Nandipha Mabandla.

Mrs Adri Winckler, postgraduate manager (left) and Dr Habtom Habte who was awarded a PhD in 2007. 12

TheCATHARTIC Fifty years of physio

reunion celebrating 50 years of Physiotherapy at UCT was held on 6 and 7 July 2007. The event began with a tour of the FacultyA of Health Sciences, the physiother- apy clinical areas in Groote Schuur Hospital and the practical teaching venues used by the physiotherapy students. A successful academic meeting was hosted by the Faculty and covered a wide range of topics. Guest speakers at the event were Professor de Weerdt from Belgium who spoke about “Collaborative Evaluation Alumni, guest speakers and past and present staff of the Division of Physiotherapy, of Rehabilitation in Stroke across Europe” University of Cape Town at the UCT Physiotherapy 1957-2007 Celebratory Dinner. and Dr Serela Ramklass from the University of KwaZulu-Natal who discussed propose a toast to the School of Physiother- everyone for coming and for their contribu- “Physiotherapy education in South Africa, apy before a fun evening got under way. tion to the course and the profession over current models and future planning”. Professor Harsha Kathard, the head of the the years. The climax of the day was a celebratory School of Health and Rehabilitation Sci- Alumni came from as far as England and dinner held at the Mac Club. The Dean, ences welcomed all the guests and Professor far flung corners of South Africa to recon- Marian Jacobs, joined the alumni and staff to Amosun (Head of Physiotherapy) thanked nect with their class mates and the Faculty.

Reunions 2007/8

Planning for the 2007 reunions are at an extremely popular, feature on the • Saturday: Academic Meeting where class advanced stage. However, it is still not too Health Sciences calendar for many years. members are invited to speak on varied late to join in the fun. If you are a member It is a time of fun and nostalgia where topics, both academic or non-academic of any one of the classes below and would you can renew old friendships forged or even a hobby. like to attend please contact Joan Tuff (see many years ago, interact with your peers • Trip to Robben Island below for details). and reflect on where your paths and • Gala Dinner careers have taken you since graduation. • Mountain walk, fun run or a tour of The following classes will be celebrating Kirstenbosch Gardens followed by lunch their reunion: Who’s coming? at the restaurant. • Class of 1992 (15 years) About 50 doctors from each year from as far The programmes can vary to include 23 to 25 November 2007 afield as the United States, Canada, New trips up the coast or the winelands. • Class of 1967 (40 years) Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, 30 November to 2 December 2007 The Netherlands, Germany, Kenya, Zim- The following reunions have been planned • Class of 1957 (50 years) babwe and Israel attend the reunions. Of for 2008: course, most of the doctors attending are 7 to 9 December 2007 • Class of 1958 – 5 to 7 December 2008 from South Africa. • Class of 1982 (25 years) • Class of 1968 – 28-30 November 2008

14 to16 December 2007 • Class of 1983 – 12-14 December 2008 What will the programme consist of? • Class of 1993 – 21-23 November 2008 The organising committee Reunion programmes vary from class to We would like to take this opportunity to class. A typical programme usually includes If you are a member of any of these classes, thank the members of our various commit- the following: please contact Joan Tuff in the Alumni tees for their assistance and dedication in • Tour of the Medical School and Groote Office as follows: putting together what we hope will be a Schuur Hospital Telephone: 27 21 406-6686 very memorable occasion. • Lunch at Groote Schuur Hospital Fax: (Overseas) 27 86 612 6390 • Cocktail party with the Dean as guest (Local) 086 612 6390 Why reunions? speaker and a few invited guests Email: [email protected] Reunions have been a regular, and (normally your old13 Professors) Web site at: www.health.uct.ac.za TheCATHARTIC Where are they now?

The Cathartic keeps in touch with all Faculty of Health Sciences Alumni through this publication, the web site and UCT news. This is an excellent way of finding out where old friends and colleagues are and what they might be doing. Please complete the form at the end of this section so that we can also keep track of your career and assist you to keep in touch with your alma mater.

1990’s Tasmania. He is married to Sue, 1980’s whom are studying at UCT – a qualified nurse. They live 20 Marijke (Chemical Engineer- Carmichael Duncan (MBChB, minutes south of Hobart on the Bourhill Ian (MBChB, 1982) is ing) and Francois (BSc). 1992) specialises in anti-aging banks of the North West Bay a Plastic Surgeon from Roslyn He enjoys the jazz guitar, medicine and works at the River. Amongst the menagerie Heights, New York. He is mar- cycling, windsurfing and kite Anti-Aging Clinic in Cape on their 42-acre farm, they ried to Tracey (née Keller) who boarding. Town. He enjoys kite surfing have two pigs - one of them, a is also a UCT graduate. They and hiking. star of the Charlotte’s Web have two children. Flint Nigel (MBChB, 1982) is a movie. Radiologist from Northcliff in Dowler Katherine (MBChB, Bowler David (MBChB, 1981) Johannesburg. He enjoys heli- 1992)from Sandhurst, Gauteng Savage David (MBChB, 1992) is is a Family Physician in a prac- copter flying and the guitar. is married to Eduardo Garcia Honorary Consultant and tice in Comox, British Colum- and is a housewife and mother Wellcome Clinician Scientist at bia, Canada. David is married Garisch Dawn (MBChB, 1981) of four children aged 9, 7, 5 the University of Cambridge, to Jannice and they have three is a General Practitioner from and 2. Katherine speaks Span- England. Married to Cathy, children. David is also an or- Plumstead, Cape Town. She is a ish and enjoys running, moun- they have two young children. dained Anglican Priest. single mother with two sons tain biking and hiking. Hobbies include squash, golf and enjoys walking, cycling and bird watching. Chhaya Mahomed (MBChB, and dancing. Flack Sean (MBChB, 1992) is a 1981) is in General Practice in Paediatric Anaesthesiologist at Stegmeier-Petroianu Anka Louis Trichardt. He is married Gottshalk Raymond (MBChB, the Children’s Hospital and (MBChB, 1992) is the Interna- to Dr Sajira Lakhana and they 1981) is Director/Owner of the Regional Medical Centre in tional News Correspondent for have three daughters. Hobbies Hamilton Sleep Disorders Seattle, USA. Married to the Medical Tribune in Basle, include golf and travel. Clinic and lives in Brantford, Margot, an Occupational Switzerland. She is married to Ontario, Canada with his wife, Therapist, they have two Achim and they have one Donsky Allan (MBChB, 1982) Jane, and their four children. daughters – Rebecca and Isa- daughter, Alina. is married to Michelle Moss, He is also Assistant Clinical belle. who was in the same class at Professor of Medicine at Stipinovich Vanessa (MBChB, medical school, two days after McMaster University. Nuttall James (MBChB, 1992) is 1992) is a Radiologist working graduating. They live in Cal- a Consultant Paediatrician part-time in the Outpatient gary, Canada where Michelle is Harvey William (MBChB, based at Red Cross Children’s Imaging Centre in Phoenix, in private practice with an 1982) is the lead clinician for Hospital and involved in re- Arizona, USA. She is married interest in Women’s Health Obstetric Anaesthetics at the search and teaching in HIV and to Ian Kallmeyer, MBChB, and Osteoporosis whilst Allan Royal Cornwall Hospital in the TB . He is married to Simone 1991 and they have two specialises in Child and Adoles- England. He is married to Ann, Honikman (MBChB, 1994) and children. cent Psychiatry. They have two also a doctor. They have two they have two children. children. sons. William’s hobbies include Tedder Craig (MBChB, 1994) sailing and swimming. Quarmby Craig (MBChB, 1992) specialises in Orthopaedic out- Fagan Johan (MBChB, 1982) is is a Plastic and Reconstructive patient manual therapy and is Head of Department, Division Helm Charles (MBChB, 1981) Surgeon at both the Royal from Olympia, Washington, of Otolaryngology at UCT. He is a family doctor in a remote Hobart Hospital and Skin Can- USA. He is married with two is married to Marion and they community of 4 000 people in 14 cer Specialists in Hobart, girls. have three children, two of Northern British Columbia, TheCATHARTIC

Canada. Amongst others Charles Methven Peter (MBChB, 1982) and exploring the South Island received the Queen’s Jubilee is a General Practitioner from of New Zealand. 1970’s Award for Community Service Langley, British Columbia, Can- in Canada. He is married to ada. He is married to Geraldine Stewart Chantal (MBChB, 1982) Dark Chris (MBChB, 1976) is Linda and they have two chil- with three children, and enjoys specialises in Obstetrics and involved in medical manage- dren. Charles is keen on the cooking and wine making. Gynaecology and works at ment and lives in London. outdoors. Groote Schuur Hospital and lives Milne Stephen (MBChB, 1982) is in Plumstead, Cape Town. Hob- Edelstein Charles (MBChB, Hill Alan (MBChB, 1981) is in in family practice in Coquitlam, bies include writing fiction, op- 1979) is Professor of Medicine at Anaesthesiology private practice Canada. He has two children, era and reading. the University of Colorado in East London. He has been both studying at the University Health Sciences Centre in married to Elizabeth for 25 years of British Columbia. Stephen Symon Keith (MBChB, 1982) is Denver, USA. He is and they have two children. boasts still wearing the same in Family Medicine in Vancou- Attending Nephrologist and size pants as he did at UCT and ver, Canada and is married with Director of the Renal Hyperten- Kaplan Errol (MBChB, 1981) is a enjoys running, sailing, snow- a six year-old child. sion clinic. The NIH supported semi-retired General Practitio- boarding and swimming. research groups study acute ner and the Medical Director of Trevett Michael (MBChB, 1982) kidney injury and polycystic a Pharmaceutical Company in Newton Charles (MBChB, 1982) is a Consultant Trauma and Or- kidney disease. Sydney, Australia. He is married is Professor of Tropical Neuro- thopaedic Surgeon at Worcester- with two children. Errol’s son is sciences and Paediatrics at the shire NHS Trust in England. His Kasselt Max (MBChB, 1976) is an Oncologist and his daughter Institute of Child Health in Lon- wife, Penny (née MacIntyre) is an Orthopaedic Surgeon from is a Clinical Psychologist. don and is also Head of Clinical also a UCT graduate (BSc, Zool- Kinston, North Carolina, USA. Research at the Centre for Geo- ogy and Botany and BSc Physio- He is in private practice doing Keeton Lynne (MBChB, 1981) is graphical Medicine Research in therapy). Their daughter, Nikki, general orthopaedics with a an Anaesthesiologist and works Kilifi, Kenya. Charles lives in started medicine at Cardiff special interest in total joint part-time in private practice in Kenya. University in September. replacement. He is married to Cape Town. She is married to Gisela and has two sons. Max is a Patrick Semple, a Neurosurgeon Peachey Alan (MBChB, 1981) is Volmink Jimmy (James) keen gardener and enjoys travel, at Groote Schuur Hospital. They in General Practice in (MBChB, 1982) specialises in hunting and fishing. live in Hout Bay and have two Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Clinical Epidemiology and is daughters. Lynne is a sub 9-hour and has two children. Deputy Dean: Research at the Parry Susan (MBChB, 1976) Comrades Marathon runner. Faculty of Health Sciences, Uni- works for the World Council of Saven Alan (MBChB, 1982) is versity of Stellenbosch. Jimmy Churches Ecumenical HIV/AIDS Laudin Karin (MBChB, 1982) Head of the Division of Haema- was Nuffield Medical Research initiative in Africa where she is is a consultant Psychiatrist in tology/Oncology and Director of Fellow, University of Oxford the Southern Africa Regional the in Green Cancer Centre at the and Harvard University South Co-ordinator covering 11 coun- North East England. She lives Scripps Clinic. He lives in Del African Fellow. He lives in Wet- tries in Africa and the Indian in Guisborough and enjoys Mar, California with his wife ton, Cape Town with his wife, Ocean Islands. She lives in Ha- mountain biking. Karin Renate and their three children. Blossom, and their three chil- rare, with her hus- completed a coast-to-coast Alan enjoys movies, reading and dren. band, Ben Purcell Gilpin. They cycle trip across the north going to the beach. have four children. of England. Zöllner Ekkehard (MBChB, Soule Steven (MBChB, 1982) is a 1982) is a Paediatric Endocri- von Wenzel Karin (MBChB, McNally Matthew (MBChB, Consultant Physician in general nologist involved in student 1976) from Windhoek, Namibia, 1981) spent 12 years as Medical medicine and Consultant Endo- teaching and research at Tyger- is married to Andreas Obholzer Superintendent at Bonda Mis- crinologist at Christchurch Hos- berg Hospital. He is married (MBChB, 1974) and is Head of sion Hospital in the Eastern pital and the University of with five children and lives Nuclear Medicine at Windhoek Highlands of Zimbabwe before Otago, New Zealand. He is mar- in Pinelands, Cape Town. Hospital. Their son, Sven, is a moving to Cape Town four years ried to Vicki and they have two Ekkehard enjoys long distance medical doctor who would like ago. He is doctor-in-charge at daughters. Steve enjoys moun- running, including marathons to specialise in Ophthalmology 15 the Gugulethu ARV Clinic. tain biking, social tennis, skiing and hiking. and their daughter, Sonja, is a TheCATHARTIC dentist. They are part-time farm- children and one grandchild. He have two children and two Locketz Maxwell (MBChB, ers and have a cattle ranch and enjoys hiking, bird watching, grandchildren. 1966) is a Radiologist and Part- game farm. camping and water skiing. ner at Visser, Erasmus and Part- Hirshson Jeff (MBChB, 1967) is a ners in Port Elizabeth. He is Dawkins Christine (MBChB, Radiologist at Drs Morton and married to Marilyn and they 1960’s 1966) is a retired Menopause Partners, where he has been have two children, both UCT Aitken Michael (MBChB, 1967) Consultant but still gives public working since 1975. He is mar- graduates. Son, Michael, is an is an Anaesthetist in private lectures on Women’s Health. ried to Sharon and they have Anatomical Pathologist and practice and also spends time in She lives in Alexandra Headland, three children. Son, Richard, is a daughter, Leanne, a Speech Pa- State hospitals. He lives in Bris- Queensland, Australia with her specialist Internal Physician in thologist now living in Australia. bane, Australia with his wife, husband, Jimmy Dick. They Cape Town and their two Dora, and they have three chil- have three married sons and four daughters are in Sydney, Austra- Louw Arend (MBChB, 1967) is a dren and two granddaughters. grandchildren. lia. He has one granddaughter. Surgeon practicing at Milnerton Michael enjoys bush walking, Medi Clinic in Cape Town. Ar- cycle touring, conservation ac- Dodsworth John (MBChB, 1967) Jappie Abdul (MBChB, 1967) is a end and his wife, Jolene, have tivities, woodwork and yoga. is an Orthopaedic Consultant Consultant Anaesthetist at the three children and his hobbies with Queensland Health in Aus- Maidstone District General Hos- include hunting and bee keep- Bennett Michael (MBChB, 1966) tralia. He is married to Sheila pital in Kent, England. His wife, ing. is Professor and Head of the with two daughters. Hobbies Tamara, is from Iran where he Division of Obstetrics and Gy- include computers, electronics, lived and worked for four years, Marais Ian (MBChB, 1967) is in naecology at the University of photograph and Formula 1 witnessing the Iranian Islamic private practice at N1 City Hos- New South Wales, Sydney, Aus- racing. Revolution and also the 1979 pital in Goodwood, Cape Town. tralia. He is married to Jane and Iran/Iraq war. They have two He is married to Di and has has two children. French Terence (MBChB, 1967) children. three children and three grand- moved from Zimbabwe to Aus- children. Ian enjoys canoeing, Berman Joel (MBChB, 1967) is tralia with his wife, Vittoria and Joffe Harold (MBChB, 1966) cycling and hiking. an Otolaryngologist from Hous- is Visiting Medical Officer at works for the Department of ton, Texas where he lives with Grafton Base Hospital. He also Health and is Medical Manager Marx Rudi (MBChB, 1966) is a this wife, Claire, with whom he practises privately as a Consult- of the Port Shepstone Regional General Practitioner in Gra- has been married for 39 years. ant Physician. He has four chil- Hospital. He is a family physi- hamstown. Rudi and wife, Kay, They have three children and dren from a previous marriage. cian specialising in HIV/AIDS have been married for 42 years three grandchildren. Joel counts, and is married to Loretta. They and have three sons and six amongst his memorable mo- Gibbs Cedric (MBChB, 1967) have two sons and one grand- grandchildren. Amongst many ments, running a marathon at spent four years consulting in daughter, Hannah. other interests he enjoys astron- age 62 as well as hitting three psychological medicine for the omy, birding, vintage cars, holes-in-one at golf. UN and other international bod- Kohn Richard (MBChB, 1967) is hiking, tennis and canoeing. ies in Central Asia. He was a a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Butt Tony (MBChB, 1967) is Medical Consultant at the Tash- Leicester Royal Infirmary in Matisonn Rodney (MBChB, Head of Anaesthetics at the Red kent International Medical England. He is married to Gerda, 1966) is a Cardiologist in private Cross Children’s Hospital. He Clinic, Uzbekistan before he BA, UCT, 1969. They have two practice at Westville Hospital, has a daughter, Jenni, who is an retired. Cedric lives in Australia children. Richard enjoys music - KwaZulu-Natal. He is married to Obstetrics and Gynaecology with his wife, Gill, two children especially opera, rugby, cricket Lynn and has three children. registrar, and a son who both and a granddaughter. and tennis. Rodney enjoys vintage cars and live in England. Tony is married gardening. to Jill and enjoys bridge, tennis, Hill Paul (MBChB, 1967) is in- Linscott Rosemary (MBChB, squash, cycling and windsurfing. volved in Family and Rural 1967) is a General Practitioner Odendaal Theo (MBChB, 1967) Medicine at the University of from Auckland, New Zealand. is a retired Orthopaedic Surgeon Cooper Norman (MBChB, 1967) Stellenbosch. He lives in She is married to Kerry Rush from, Lynnwood, Pretoria. Theo is a Paediatrician in private prac- Somerset West and his wife is and they have three married is married with three children tice in East London. He is mar- the Medical Superintendent at children. Rosemary enjoys hik- and two grandchildren. He 16 ried to Ann and they have three Stellenbosch Hospital. They ing, reading and quilting. enjoys road running, cycling, TheCATHARTIC motorcycling and financial financial planning for doctors. Toronto, Canada. He is married Mai François (MBChB, 1956) is investing. Amongst Theo’s He lives in San Diego, Californa, to Iris and they have two sons. Medical Adviser to the Federal memorable moments is his first USA with his wife, Carol, who is He enjoys tennis and golf. Government of Canada. He Comrades Marathon in 1991 a kitchen designer. is married to Sarie and has which he completed with only have four sons and nine grand- 18 minutes to go before the gun. Strauss Barbara (MBChB, 1967) 1950’s children. works at the Ocean View Com- Aronstam Tony (MBChB, 1957) Pillay Pragalathan (Praga) munity Health Centre and lives is a consultant at the North Michaelides Basil (MBChB, (MBChB, 1967) is Associate in Kalk Bay, Cape Town. She has Hampshire Hospital and 1957) does locums for General Professor of Surgery and Senior two children and enjoys pottery specialises in Haematology. Practitioners in Cape Town with Staff Surgeon at the University and knitting with vegetable dyed He lives in Axminster, Devon, his sub speciality being sexology. of Queesland, Australia. He is pure wool. England with his wife, He lives in Durbanville, Cape married with three children and Gillian and has three children Town with his wife, Praxia and two grandchildren and enjoys Theodosiou David (MBChB, and three grandchildren. has four children. golf, test cricket and tennis. 1967) is a Paediatrician specialis- Tony’s hobbies include ing in Neurodisability from music (classical and rock), Sandell Robin (MBChB, 1957) Rebstein Stephen (MBChB, Edinburgh, Scotland. He is and watching rugby and has retired from practice as 1967) is a Retired Consultant married with three children and cricket. a General Practitioner, Anaesthetist from Guernsey, enjoys walking, swimming Homeopath, Acupuncturist England. He is married to Caro- and reading. Berman Mervyn (MBChB, 1957) and Sports Clinician. He lives lyn and they have two children was formerly Head of the in Constantia, Cape Town and three grandchildren. Van den Berg Hendrik (MBChB, Department of Chemical Pathol- with his wife, Charlotte. Robin Stephen counts walking across 1967) is a General Practitioner in ogy at UCT. He lives in Cape has four children and eight France and sailing the Channel private practice in Welkom, Free Town. grandchildren. Hobbies among his memorable moments. State. He is married to Marg and include mountaineering they have two children. He en- Berman Wulfred (MBChB, 1958) and photography. Salasa Mohamed (MBChB, 1967) joys golf and cycling. is currently Epilepsy Consultant has retired from Consultant Psy- at the Rosewood Centre in Swart Edgar (MbChB, 1957) is a chiatristry at Lister Hospital in Van den Berg Leon (MBChB, Baltimore, USA. Dermatologist in private practice Stevenage, England. Mohamed 1966) is a Lecturer in the De- and also does sessions at speaks reasonable Italian, partment of Family Medicine at De Haan Hein (MBChB, 1958) is Tygerberg Hospital. Edgar French, Hindi, Persian and Ara- Stellenbosch University. He also a family physician from Camp- was the Head of the bic and enrolled at the School of works at Delft Hospital and lives bellford, Canada. He is married Department of Dermatology Oriental and African Studies at in Somerset West. Leon has two to Anne and has seven children at Stellenbosch University the University of London, where daughters, Sharah and Julie, and 10 grandchildren. Hein from 1972 to 1999. He is he obtained a BA Hons in Per- both of whom are MBChB enjoys camping, painting and married to Gwen and they sian and Arabic. graduates from UCT. photography. have three sons and a daughter. Edgar enjoys beef farming Scott Bruce (MBChB, 1967) is a Westwood Michael (MBChB, Du Toit Jan (MBChB, 1956) is a as a hobby. Consultant Urologist doing 1966) is in private and hospital retired general practitioner from locums at St Helier and Epsom practice in Montreal, Canada the Strand, Cape Town. He is Van Coeverden De Groot General Hospitals. He lives in and is also Associate Professor of married with two daughters and Herman (MBChB, 1957) is a Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, Paediatrics at McGill University. two grandchildren. part-time Senior Specialist in the and has two sons and three He is married to Meg and they Department of Obstetrics and grandchildren. He is a keen bird have three sons. Michael contin- Harrison Vincent (MBChB, Gynaecology at UCT. His wife, watcher and enjoys walking and ues to study the pipe organ and 1957) is presently Medical Aileen, was a Chief Professional watching sport on TV. gives concerts in the Summer Advisor, Old Mutual Healthcare Nurse at Groote Schuur Hospital Recital Series in Montreal. and lives in Mowbray, before retirement. They live in Smith Jonathan (MBChB, 1966) Cape Town with his wife Rondebosch, Cape Town and specialised in Anaesthesiology Wing King Bertram (MBChB, Denise. They have four children have four children and six 17 but has begun a new career in 1967) is in Family Practice in and two grandchildren. grandchildren. TheCATHARTIC Keeping in touch

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