UCT MEDICAL ALUMNI MAGAZINE JULY 2004

DEAN’S CORNER

he first intake of our new curricu- commitment to learning and the extent Tlum entered their sixth semester in to which they have used their learning July 2004. This means that they have opportunities to set their own learning now begun their clinical attachments. objectives and to meet these via their Up until now most of their time has own reading and research. been spent exploring the basic sciences. In this way we intend to produce Parallel to this, they have participated graduates who possess a greater and in the Becoming a Doctor course, where deeper range of clinical skills than they learnt basic clinical skills such as those on the traditional curriculum. history taking and clinical examination, Furthermore, our students’ enthusiasm as well as important clinical skills previ- for the patients and problems they en- ously overlooked in the old curriculum counter in the are tempered such as venepuncture. Towards the end by the wisdom and experience of clini- of the fifth semester, they began inter- cians used to working with these disor- viewing and examining their own pa- ders in a community rather than hospi- tients in Hospital. tal setting. From Semester 7 onwards, Now almost the entire week is spent the students will be rotating through immersed in the clinical environment, the major clinical disciplines, and all and already the students are expressing basic life support course, practical ECG indications are that they will possess a their pleasure in their exposure to the interpretation and a structured course thorough grounding in the science and real world of clinical medicine. Our in the examination of the eye and ear. skills necessary to do so successfully. seasoned clinical teachers, many of In a significant departure from previous whom are meeting new curriculum stu- practice, we now have experienced fam- eanwhile, a further two intakes dents for the first time, are impressed ily physicians coming into the hospital Mof students have entered Medical by the students’ commitment and in- to provide instruction and guidance in School and we now have approximately terest. During this semester, students several of these areas. 600 students in the first, second and spend periods in the disciplines of third years of our new curriculum. Mental Health at the Valkenberg hos- ectures have been reduced to a min- This has allowed us to undertake a pital; Women’s Health, which includes Limum; students do however receive critical review of our curriculum, and Gynecological history taking and exam- lectures and tutorials in ethics, com- the design teams are engaged in an ination as well as the study of a number munication, therapeutics and genet- ongoing process of refinement and im- of topics relating to the health and well- ics. In a further innovation, traditional provement. The UCT mission calls on being of women; Child Health, where written examinations at the end of the us to be “flexible on access, active in re- students work with young patients at semester has been replaced by a struc- dress, and rigorous on success” and this the Red Cross Children’s Hospital as tured portfolio interview. Our students is exactly what we will continue to do. well as with neonates in our obstetric are required to maintain a compre- Our “new” graduates show every sign units, and; Adult Health, during which hensive portfolio of learning in which of exceeding our already high stand- they had the opportunity to work they accumulate reports on all patients ards. What is more they appear to be alongside our junior staff in the medi- they see as well as additional material enjoying their studies far more than cal wards and emergency units at GSH. they learn by self-study and research their predecessors. For the first time, they also have a full assignments. During this interview, it three week module devoted to intensive will be not only their knowledge that Nicky Padayachee training in practical skills, including a is assessed, but also the depth of their Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences

1 THE INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

CT’s new Institute of Infectious UDisease and Molecular Medi- cine (IIDMM), located in the Faculty of Health Sciences, aims to be an Af- rican Centre of Excellence of the kind exemplified, at a much larger and well- endowed level, by the Rockefeller In- stitute, the Pasteur Institute, the Weiz- mann Institute, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India, namely a large-scale assembly of highly talented research leaders working in one place in a collegial federation, with many ex- The new IIDMM building ganized itself as a major centre of post- ternal collaborations and partnerships. graduate and post-doctoral training. These renowned institutions (and The Members and affiliates of the many others) have shown the immense IIDMM are all active researchers with value of concentration, interaction and impressive track records of working ef- deep focus in effectively addressing sig- fectively in the South African research nificant contemporary issues, whilst environment. They include 6 current simultaneously serving as outstanding Wellcome Senior International Fel- training centres as well. lows and 2 ex-Fellows (total of 8 out of In order to achieve this ambitious 12 awarded in since the goal, a large number of high-quality inception of the scheme in 1993); the research enterprises in support of the holder of a Wellcome Career Fellow- common theme of major infectious ship in Tropical Medicine (relocating diseases such as HIV-AIDS, TB, Ma- in 2004 with his complete group to laria and Papillomavirus, have been the Institute for 5 years); four Direc- consolidated within the IIDMM. This tors (or Co-Directors) of MRC Units or provides a demonstrably strong scien- Groups; 3 Members who are the lead- tific base that spans most of the major ers of the major HIV Vaccine initiatives areas of modern biomolecular enquiry set up by SAAVI, and one who runs the (membrane receptors, pumps and traf- only TB vaccine development group ficking; cellular signaling; enzymology; in the country. All-in-all, there are 25 cancer biology; molecular genetics; bac- Members and 3 Affiliates, all active in teriology; virology), linking these to “A large-scale raising their own research grants and applied biology and biotechnology, on /or contracts; 20 of them will soon be the one hand, and clinical and public assembly of housed together in the IIDMM’s newly health benefit, on the other. The Insti- highly talented refurbished 8300 sqM building com- tute seeks to create for its Members and research plex, while the rest will all have a signifi- Affiliates an environment that is highly cant presence and role in the Institute, interactive, multi-disciplinary, and in- leaders working participating fully in its activities. dependently competent in tackling de- in one place” manding scientific problems, and the lumni/ae of the Faculty will be coupled issues of practical benefit for in a collegial interested to learn that the well- communities, on South African soil. At federation A known “second-year” and “third-year” the same time, it is participating exten- blocks of their medical school days (also sively in collaborations within South known as the “Wernher and Beit Medi- Africa and internationally, and has or- 2 cal Laboratories” North and South) are tory of Molecular Biology, University and presentations available to these being completely transfigured into the of Cambridge, UK),and Dr Mamphela people is very extensive, combined with two Wings of the Institute, linked at Ramphele ( World Bank) as Patrons, in-group discussion sessions, presenta- two of the three levels by the magnifi- Prof Siamon Gordon ( Sir William tions and relevant course work. cent new Wolfson Pavilion situated in Dunn School of Pathology, University The IIDMM hosts the only Masters the (previously rather scruffy) space be- of Oxford, UK) as Chair, and nine oth- programme dedicated to Structural tween them. The complex will provide er members: Biology in Africa, jointly with the Uni- some of the facilities that will make up • Prof. Alan Aderem (Co-director, In- versity of the Western Cape, sponsored the new Postgraduate Centre of the stitute for Systems Biology, Seattle, by the Carnegie Corporation of New Faculty, namely the attractive cafeteria, USA); York (6 students, 3 from South Africa the Postgraduate Lecture Theatre (pre- • Prof. Anthony Segal (Centre for Mo- and 3 from other African countries are viously the “Upper Pathology Lecture lecular Medicine, Department of registered in 2003, and 5 in 2004.) The Theatre where many past students have Medicine, University College, Lon- programme was recently given a very sat) and a multi-purpose Advanced don, UK); positive report by its official evaluator, Training Laboratory. • Prof. Gilla Kaplan (Laboratory of My- Prof Sir Tom Blundell of the University The IIDMM is already beginning to cobacterial Immunity and Pathogen- of Cambridge, UK. attract outstandingly talented younger esis, Public Health Research Institute, The institute has plans for an exten- scientists currently working abroad, Newark, USA); sive workshop/short course programme who view the IIDMM as having the • Prof. Virander S. Chauhan (Director, that will be open to participants from necessary critical mass and aggregate ICGEB, New Delhi, India); the whole of Africa. The Wellcome scientific talent base that matches what • Dr. Arturo Falaschi (Director, ICGEB, Trust has already sponsored one such is available in laboratories at the best Trieste, Italy); workshop (2001), a second Workshop Universities on other continents. The • Prof. Marc H V Van Regenmortel (Bi- is planned to be offered in December, following are outstanding scientists otechnology School of the University 2004, and the Trust has offered to as- who have returned or been attracted Of Strasbourg, CNRS, France); sist the Institute in developing a work- to South Africa by the Institute: Gor- • Prof. Richard E Chaisson (Professor shop series to address urgent needs in don Brown(University of Oxford); of Medicine, Epidemiology and Inter- the focus areas of infectious disease, im- Girish Kotwal (University of Kentucky); national Health, Johns Hopkins Uni- munology and the underpinning mo- Heinrich Hoppe (Yale University); and versity, Baltimore, USA); lecular and population sciences. Robert Wilkinson (Imperial College, • Prof. Wafaa El-Sadr (Director, Center The Institute will also be offering ). Makobetsa Khati has also For Infectious Diseases and Epidemi- organized elective research modules to recently returned from Oxford Univer- ologic Research, Mailman School of selected undergraduates in the health sity. Public Health, Columbia University, sciences faculty, with the intention of New York, USA); and attracting them into research careers he stature of the IIDMM Members • Dr Frank Gannon (Director, EMBO, later, through continued mentoring Tand affiliates is such that 9 are full Heidelberg, Germany). and involvement. Dr Cynthia Sikakana Professors and 14 are Associate Profes- will be the programme leader and men- sors (5 and 14 appointed ad hominem he IAB will meet once a year, and tor of this focus group of students. to these ranks, respectively, on the basis Ttake an active part in the selection of international competitiveness). In of new members and the review of he IIDMM is a significant addition an internal survey of research capacity Members’ performance. IAB members Tto the UCT Health Sciences land- plotted against R&D potential, Insti- regularly visit the Institute, and some scape. In fact, the landscape of the low- tute Members obtained impressively will be in residence for parts of each er sub-campus (South of Anzio Road), high ratings. Of the current IIDMM year. so familiar to generations of alumni/ae Members and Affiliates, 16 are aged 25- The IIDMM is very active in the of the Faculty, is being simultaneously 45 years, 10 are women and 7 are black postgraduate and postdoctoral devel- modernised and restored to its former – the IIDMM is actively seeking greater opment of young scientists. Several of glory. It will soon be a magnificent representivity by promoting the careers the Faculty’s Honours Programmes building complex, in a superb setting of its best young scientists and keeping depend on teaching by Institute Mem- facing the mountain (now again sport- in close touch with young scientists bers, including project work in their ing many indigenous, wild, hoofed ani- who have gone overseas. laboratories and research groups. There mals), that will do much to reinvigor- An International Advisory Board are more than 30 Masters and 60 PhD ate UCT’s great tradition of relevant has been set up to oversee the develop- students supervised by Institute Mem- health-related research. ment of the IIDMM and to assist with bers and affiliates, and the number of long-term funding and collaboration. Post-doctoral Fellows exceeds 20. The Wieland Gevers It comprises Sir Aaron Klug (Labora- “hidden curriculum” of open seminars Interim Director, IIDMM. 3 PROFILE: THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND FAMILY MEDICINE

n the South African Medical Jour- mostly in Africa. Inal of January 1975, Ian Spencer, Research and policy work in public then professor of Comprehensive and health has burgeoned and our research Community Medicine at UCT laid budget would make us a medium sized out the basis for the new specialty of company if we were in the private sec- Community Medicine. The aim of tor. The School has a number of sub- the specialist-training programme was ject area strengths – and is engaged to upgrade the qualifications of Medi- with questions important to popula- cal Officers of Health. From these tion health in South Africa and be- modest beginnings as part of the Divi- yond. For example. Is it operation- sion of Medicine, the department has ally feasible to provide HIV infected grown into a School of Public Health patients in a resource poor primary and Family Medicine, one of the five care setting with antiretroviral drugs schools in the faculty. It now has a (Answer: yes). Is there an association staff of over 120, mostly contract re- between breast cancer and injectable search staff. Assoc. Prof. Rodney Ehrlich progesterone contraception (Answer: This department’s growth reflects no). Is goldminers’ silicosis disap- the importance accorded today to pearing? (Answer: no, the problem is public health and family medicine. getting worse) What is the additional Public health had its origins in efforts annual cost of providing the universal to control epidemic infectious diseas- primary health care package? (Answer: es and in sanitary movements aimed R2.5 billion). at improving the appalling living and HIV/AIDS increasingly occupies working conditions in the wake of the our attention. All units of the school industrial revolution. A century or are involved, but we have consolidated so later, these problems are still with a number of research and implemen- us in South Africa, although in new tation projects under a new Infectious forms associated with HIV/AIDS Diseases and HIV/AIDS unit, headed and with deeply entrenched poverty. by Dr. David Coetzee. The School has two divisions, Pub- South African qualification in Pallia- lic Health (headed by the writer) and tive Medicine, under Dr Liz Gwyther, n a personal note, I trained in Family Medicine led by Prof. Derek who combines this with her role as Oeconomics and medicine at UCT Hellenberg. In addition, members CEO of the St. Luke’s Hospice. before discovering the wider world of of the directorate of Primary Health South Africa in Johannesburg. My Care, a cross faculty unit under Prof. e recently did “a where are they entry into public health was through Jimmy Volmink, have joint appoint- Wnow?” audit of our graduates in treating mining and metal workers for ments in the School, reflecting the public health medicine (as the medi- occupational lung and other diseases very large overlap between these three cal specialty of Community Health is in Johannesburg in the 1980s. Oc- areas of activity. now known). Ninety percent are still cupational health offered the right Derek Hellenberg joined the faculty in South Africa, mostly in senior po- combination for me of clinical obser- in 2001 after a number of years in gen- sitions in the public or academic sec- vation, epidemiological confirmation eral practice in where he tors. and public health intervention. It’s a was a leader in promoting family prac- We currently have 170 postgradu- model I adhere to today - I still see and tice. This experience equipped him ates in our various courses. The treat patients, an invaluable source of to tackle his new tasks of preparing largest growth has been in the MPH knowledge of what health means. well-trained generalists at undergradu- degree, started in 1999. There are cur- ate level and vocationally trained fam- rently 80 MPH candidates, the major- Assoc. Prof. Rodney Ehrlich ily practitioners at postgraduate level. ity of whom are not medical doctors. Director, School of Public Health Family Medicine also houses the only Twenty are from nine other countries, and Family Medicine 4 WELL-KNOWN ALUMNUS DR LOUIS BABROW DIES

lthough he did not graduate from longer. He was an ardent supporter of AUCT Medical School, Dr Louis the Medical School and the Medical Babrow, who died on 26 January Faculty in all their activities. 2004, aged 88, was one of UCT’s best He was an outspoken opponent of known alumni. apartheid and was deeply disappoint- He was born in Smithfield in the ed at the stand taken by the Medical Free State and to improve his Eng- Council over the Steve Biko affair. lish, which, having been brought up Louis had a particular passion for in an community, he could the UCT rugby club. Apart from his hardly speak at the time, he was sent playing days there, he coached the first for his early schooling to the Catholic team in 1943, while recuperating from convents at Graaff Reinet and Aliwal his wounds at El Alamein, and again North. He later returned to school in from 1949 to 1963. He was President Smithfield – and then to Grey Col- of the Club from 1961 to 1971 and at lege, , where he matricu- his death was an honorary life Vice- lated. At Grey he excelled in athletics President. He also served on the West- and rugby. ern Province Executive Louis came to UCT in 1932 to as a selector, coach and manager of study medicine and soon made his Western Province teams and was one mark both as a popular student but The late Dr Louis Babrow of its Vice-Presidents and on the South particularly as a rugby player, playing African Rugby Board as a selector and centre for the first team from 1934 to manager of Springbok sides. 1936. In 1937 he was chosen for the Louis was married to his wife, Iris, Springbok tour of Australia and New for 53 years, prior to her death in 1992. Zealand in that year, a South African They had three children, Michelle, Pe- team rated to this day as “the best team ter and Nelson, who also played centre ever to leave our shores”. He was the for Western Province from 1968 to youngest player in the side being only 1970. 20 when selected. He, however, developed into the n a tribute to Louis at a gathering leading centre on tour, playing in all He was deeply Iat the UCT rugby club on 4 Febru- five tests, and was voted as one of the ary 2004, Judge Pat Tebbutt, a former top five players of the year in the world disappointed at President of Convocation and a patron by the rugby writers. the stand taken of the rugby club, referred to the large Louis did not return to UCT after by the Medical number present as evidence of Louis’ the tour but went to Grey’s Hospital popularity. He described him as a re- in London to complete his medical de- Council over the markable man with a keen sense of gree. While there he captained Grey’s, Steve Biko affair humour and a likeable and friendly Middlesex and the British Barbarians. personality who had led a life of great When war broke out in 1939, Louis achievement – as a brilliant sports- joined the Medical Corps. He was man, a soldier of exceptional bravery, present at the evacuation of the British After the war he practised first in a skilled doctor, respected by his peers, forces from Dunkirk and later served Vereeniging and then in . (as shown by his election by them to the in North Africa and Italy. He won the He served on the Medical and Dental Medical Council for 21 years) and a de- Military Cross for gallant service dur- Council for 21 years. voted alumnus of UCT with a passion- ing the Battle of El Alamein and was Louis had a life-long love for UCT. ate love for his alma mater which he also mentioned in despatches no less He served on the University Council served with distinction on its governing than three times. He was wounded at for 25 years, only one person, the late body and in its rugby structures. El Alamein. Judge Marius Diemont, serving for The Hon Mr Justice Pat Tebbutt 5 PROFILE: DEREK ADRIAAN HELLENBERG

he year 2001 is one which will al- College of General Practitioners’ of Tways remain significant for Derek the Colleges of Medicine of South Hellenberg. It was the year in which Africa in 1991. During 1994, he com- he lost one of his twin daughters (Lisa, pleted a 2 month full-time Certificate who was 17 years old at the time and in Policy, Planning and Management doing her matric year at Rustenburg for Health Sector Reform which was Girls’ High School) in a car accident. run by all 3 universities in the West- It was also the year that his long-time ern Cape (Committee on Public dream of a full-time academic position Health Education). He subsequently was realized with his appointment as also gained the ACLS certificate. the first Head of the independent Di- He has been involved in CPD and vision of Family Medicine at the Uni- vocational training activities for fam- versity of Cape Town. Derek Adrian Hellenberg ily practitioners for the South African Academy of Family practice / Primary erek is one of 13 children and Care for many years and has also held Dwas raised in Kewtown on the We talk to the many senior positions within the . His father was a bus driver head of the first Academy as well as in the South Afri- for the Golden Arrow Bus Company can Medical Association, of which he for most of his adult life. He remem- independent is a board member. bers his father being a very pleasant Division of Family Derek likes rock and surf angling and happy person who loved his job Medicine and also jogs – mainly for the solitude and the people with whom he worked. it affords as a break from a very busy His mother had no choice but to care lifestyle. His whole family is musical for the family full-time as the children and he enjoys listening to them per- came fast and furiously ! For the first 4 months of 1980, form. Derek matriculated at Spes Bona he worked as a medical officer at High School in Athlone in 1972 and Lovedale Hospital in Alice in the e has 4 children : Helga (works was the first MBChB graduate from Eastern Cape under the guidance of Hfor as a trainer), Adri- this school. He did his undergraduate Dr Cundill and other colleagues who aan (studying sound engineering at training at UCT from 1973 and com- had a wealth of experience. He ap- College), Monique (4th year pleted his degree in 1978. He married plied for and was offered a job as a jazz music student at UCT) and Lisa Delia van der Merwe while a 3rd year registrar in the Department of Gen- (who died in the car accident) student and likes to tell the story of eral Surgery at UCT and returned to He has enjoyed the challenges en- being a “kept man” as Delia was the Cape Town. He sat and passed his countered in his new work environ- breadwinner at the time. He spent his surgical primary on the first attempt ment and is grateful to his colleagues elective period during his 5th under- and remained a registrar until Janu- in the School of Public Health and graduate year at the All Saints Hospi- ary 1983, when he decided that he Family Medicine for creating an en- tal in Engcobo in the Eastern Cape wanted to make general practice his vironment which has been conducive where he learned to love the practice career. to personal and professional growth. of medicine even more. He particu- He occupies a challenging position larly remembers one of the GP’s who e opened a general practice in and is intimately involved in develop- did sessions at the hospital, Dr Zweli HBonteheuwel on the Cape Flats ing community based learning sites Mbambisa, who was a very skilled sur- where he worked, both in his own and sees himself as a team player. geon and taught him many things. Dr practice and in Community Health There are many difficulties, but with Mbambisa is now a Gynaecologist in Centres until his appointment at the necessary teamwork and com- Umtata. UCT. He enrolled for the Master’s mitment he believes that these can He subsequently completed his in- degree in Family Medicine which he be overcome so that the faculty can ternship at the Somerset Hospital in completed at achieve it’s objectives, especially with Green Point during 1979. in 1990 and became a Member of the the new curriculum. 6 REUNIONS

bloom and each lady was presented with a lovely spike of these magnifi- cent flowers. Lunch followed an informative wine tasting at Groote Post, a beau- tiful old Cape Dutch homestead dating from 1706. The wines were excellent and many returned to the bus with large boxes of wine. We returned with some very sleepy pas- sengers via Mamre for melktert and tea at the old Moravian Mission af- ter a memorable day. Special thanks to Joan Tuff, for her detailed organisation and to Chris Rainier-Pope, who was del- egated to be our convenor. Boet Dommisse

Standing L to R: Don Clark, Giep Rossouw, Chris Rainier-Pope, Bernice Seider, Jeremy Sloan, Eileen Green, Boet Dommisse, Theo Conradie, Sid Cywes, Cecil Bloch, Bill Lambrechts. Seated in front: Godfrey Radloff Class of 1963 followed by an Academic session ar- ersonally I’ve always been exceed- ranged by Cecil Bloch. This was both Pingly wary of reunions and viewed entertaining and interesting and it was this impending disinterring of the past Class of 1953 reassuring to know that we still enjoy with apprehension. Apart from the in- n Thursday the 28th August, al- some intellectual capacity. When the evitable passage of time, the class had Omost half (27) of the survivors class qualified the Children’s Hospital scattered to all corners of the globe of the class of ‘53 met at a Dean’s did not exist and on the tour we saw a and I somehow felt I’d be surprised function in the impressive Student newly upgraded ward and out patients if one would show genuine interest in Learning Centre at Medical School. department their medical voyages. I’ve always de- The Faculty of Health Science had The evening Dinner at the Break- lighted in Esme Arenson’s comments provided a wonderful cocktail Party water Lodge, accompanied by spous- a year or so back regarding the reunion during which we were entertained by es, was a hilarious evening with Bill when she said, in essence, “I was never members of the UCT Opera school Lambrechts, Fana Malherbe and Piet very close to most of them anyway - in and welcomed by the Dean, Prof Pa- Steyn in fine form. There was much fact to very few – so what’s the point dayachee. Most of us had weathered chatter in the anteroom before the meeting again?”. Well, Esme and I, in the fifty years well, hair was absent dinner as old classmates met their particular, were happily proved scintil- or white and some had either lost or spouses, exchanged reminiscences latingly wrong. gained bits and pieces. The hub bub and caught up on news. It was indeed a true delight to meet of voices showed that none had lost again with a host of mostly fond mem- any of their ability to talk. In fact it ome members were “missing” the ories. They came from the UK, USA, was almost impossible to get some of Snext morning when we embarked Canada and one Australian. the class to go on a tour of the Learn- on a bus tour up the West Coast. The initial ice was broken at the ing Centre with Dr. Laurie Kellaway. It was a lovely summer’s day as we Dean’s office and, arriving late, the Prof Stuart Saunders who also made chugged along, passing the recently cacophony of sound even to anyone a short speech of welcome, very sin- stranded container ship on our way hearing impaired meant communica- cerely thanked the Dean. towards Darling. The first stop, ar- tion was a non-problem. There was ranged by Sid Cywes, was a guided a happy buzz as we registered, took he next morning a tour of the tour by Nicky Duckitt of their fantas- second or third identification glances Tmost impressive additions to the tic orchid houses. There must have and were initially eternally grateful for Red Cross Children’s Hospital, was been close on a million orchids in significantly visible nametags. Jane van 7 Front row: Wolfgang Losken, Stan Sandler, Arifie Manuel, Herzl Melmed, Rene Arendse, Anthony Townsend, Joe de Nobrega. Second row: Des Herron, Cyril Press, Emilie Wiggins, Hedwig Meyer, Nasheba Jardine, Lynne Heselson, John Brownstone, Jane van Jaarsveld, Avis Kow, Esme Arenson, Denise Juretic. Third row: Ernst Rösemann, Keith Gunston, Cyril Weinkove, Abe Allie, Errol Racussen, Richard Aron, Mick Broughton, Bhawan Jogei, John Steer, Arthur Freeman, Clive Botha, Cassiem D’arcy, Barry Winning. Back Row: Fabrizio Casale, Aubry Abramson, Ashley Robins, Peter Etellin, Rory Dower, Francis Diab, Donald Nuss, Rob Rush, Khandoo Deva, Ahmed Moosa, Gerry Pillay.

Jaarsveld’s glamorous “new look” had nie, James, Frankie, Bill Schulze, Jack have been that bad because he is still me initially fooled. Heselson et al. There’s no computer at UCT, 46 years later and, although comparable to their wisdom. No mat- officially retired, is actively involved in e were then given background to ter what the programme. postgraduate research supervision. It Wthe computer based new medi- Then a nostalgic trip to the library was a delight to hear Cecil Craig (his cal curriculum and how it was used by and it’s somewhat unchanged up- presence I assure you remains undi- an exceedingly personable Laurie Kel- per bookshelves and on to the “new” minished) take us through the various laway, who gave the impression that in where those phases of medical life and then Lynn many ways the new medical student who hadn’t got lost met Johan Brink, Gillis making the very appropriate could be largely taught by “student one of the delightful professors of car- comment that on retiring you’d best group discussion and computer” with diac surgery, who showed us around be certain you had something which almost nary a medical lecturer. To one the newly refurbished Chris Barnard really absorbed you. His passion is suspicious of computer domination cardiac unit. Recall the days when we now sculpting. He, as a psychiatrist, - while accepting the distinct advan- were exposed to these international saw too many doctors who, having re- tage it offered over trying to decipher medical giants. Lunch, exquisite, was tired, done the exotic long promised a Kench lecture - no matter what the provided by Rob Rush’s daughter in- tour with their spouses and finished pundits say, being taught by “Clini- law’s catering company. all the house repairs, ended up be- cal Masters” left a lasting impression. ing depressed and on antidepressants. Something I suspect a computer will n Friday evening the cocktail par- Wise words Lynn. struggle to do. Dave Ginsburg, an Oty was a great success and one de- Saturday morning at the luxuri- academic in Canada, and one who’s lighted to have the former Dean, JP van ous Lung Institute was the required never been remotely intellectually Niekerk, open the reunion and give an “academia” and we heard Wolf Losken, disadvantaged, took up this point by overview of the new medical curricu- Rob Rush, Don Nuss, Stan Standler, mentioning that in his Medical School lum. He subtly encouraged us not to Fabrizio Casale, Herzl Melmed, Clive 15 full-timers initially had coped with forget considering medical school Botha and the irrepressible Jose de the student education, lectures and all, in our fast approaching estate plan- Nobrega “entertaining” us with their but now with a full-time staff of 75 the ning. Ashley had arranged for three experiences. latter felt they simply didn’t have the of our original lecturers to be present. The evening dinner was at Hilde- time (or was it interest?) to get involved Bill Campbell taught us chemistry in brand’s on the Waterfront with a spec- with lecturing! Yes, times have certain- 1958, ours being the first class that tacular view over the harbour. Much ly changed. But I’d certainly miss the he lectured to at UCT – a daunting hilarity. Amazing how many of the old clinical wisdom and personality of Jan- proposition, he said! But we couldn’t groupings remained intact. 8 he highlight was undoubtedly having a good bank balance. I want TAshley playing excerpts from the to do something meaningful with my speeches at our 1963 final year din- life”. “Like what?” she said. And he ner. What fond memories to hear told the story of a Greek family doc- Class of 1973 James, Jannie and then Frankie saying tor on one of the islands (John was small but enthusiastic group from he didn’t usually come to these din- born in Greece) and the humane way A the Class of 73 took part in the 30 ners because they were no more than in which he practised medicine: the Year Reunion recently and those who a repository of dirty jokes but this one help he’d given and the joy he’d creat- attended experienced an event of su- had been a delightful exception. And ed. John began medicine at 36. Then perior quality and fellowship. then the star of the show, Ashley’s in- went on to the States to specialise first After the registration procedures, credible speech in which he took the in psychiatry and after that in anaes- we were introduced to the new Stu- mickey out of all the professors and thesia. What a life story! And when dent Learning Centre and Library, then launched into a denunciation at the dinner the question as to when housed in the same buildings we used of the final year exams which were 6 we’d meet again was discussed and the all those years ago, although modifi- weeks away. He concluded by adapting 50th anniversary suggested, John in cations have transformed the interior the Churchillian oration to our foes, that inimitable way said, “Well then, spaces. However, the Library remained the examiners: “We shall fight them I’ll say goodbye now chaps.” reassuringly familiar to us and brought in Jameson Hall; we shall fight in the If one has to look at our class and back many memories. wards and in the side-rooms; we shall say which of us has scaled international fight in Somerset and at PMH. We heights, I think there can be no doubt e were all a little surprised and, shall never surrender …” And then the that it’s Don Nuss. His technique of WI must say, rather concerned last line: “If this Medical School and restoring Pectus Excavatum is interna- by the dramatic changes that have oc- its Hospital last for a thousand years tionally accepted as a major advance curred to the format of medical train- men will still say, “This was our fin- in a debilitating syndrome. He’s the ing. We all felt that our disciplined est class”. Winston would have been only one of us to have spoken on the “lecture-oriented” training had stood proud. This was one of Ashley’s finest same platform as an American Presi- us in good stead and had enabled hours and he’s justifiably proud and dent and to have had his photo on the many of us to successfully carve out possessive of the CD of the speech- cover of a major medical magazine. careers in many other countries and es. It’s going into the UCT archives. And finally to Ashley – without we questioned the need for such big These are the only recordings made of your enthusiastic input, and the re- changes! However, we understand that Jannie, James and Frankie. But Ash- markable organisational skills of Joan the shift to problem-based learning is ley maybe you should reconsider and Tuff, this wonderful reunion would happening in medical curricula world- allow wider distribution. not have happened. More strength to wide so perhaps we are just showing A glorious Sunday lunch was provid- your arm. Brace yourself for the next our age! ed by indomitable Jose de Nobrega at decade. You’ve already been reap- The tour of the Groote Schuur a wine farm owned by John Colley and pointed. Hospital Transplant Museum was very Susan Wells. In an old Cape homestead John Steer nostalgic for our class and we found it largely restored by Jose, with dappled sunshine coming through the oaks and a lavish exquisite spread (courtesy of Jose who’s now retired and living in an isolated cottage in the Bain’s Kloof mountains) we had our final function. Again a social delight. As we took our farewells I recalled those very sage comments by the ever urbane Dave Dent at his class reunion the previous year when he talked about “promises to meet again”, knowing full well that it was unlikely!

here are many high points but TI think for me the most special was seeing John Brownstone now in his ninth decade but undiminished. Front row: Saville Furman I always wondered how he’d come to Second row: Madeleine Mercer, Ian McCallum, Ann Hofmeyr, Trevor Kaye, Margie medicine and he told the story. He Anderson, Charles Croft, Louise Berkowicz, Jenny Hurley, Indiran Naiker was a very successful tobacco farmer in Third row: Mike Madden, Brent van der Westhuyzen, Craig Househam, Pete Berning, Southern Rhodesia (I won’t mention Tony Maister, Andrew Floyd, Mike du Toit, Vic Gardiner the chocolate business, John) when he Back Row: Rob Waspe, Dave Stern, Ismail Jakoet, Brian Berelowitz, Thakor Dayaram, said to his wife “I’m bored with just John Odell, Lance Michell, Charles Swanepoel, Adrian Bosenberg informative to tour the new UCT Aca- Medical Schoo! Learning Centre (replacing the old demic Hospital as well. Whatever conspired to achieve this anatomy lecture theatre), looking out at It was at the Cocktail Party on the incredible degree of relaxed fellow- the zebra and wildebeest on the slopes Friday evening that the Reunion was ship is difficult to explain! What can of Devil’s Peak. The Dean’s thought- transformed from an interesting event be said with certainty is that, while provoking address especially impressed into an experience of relaxed fellow- subsequent reunions will, hopefully, our overseas classmates, some of whom ship and emotional bonding that be just as good, it would be hard to were unaware of the great shifts that spontaneously occurs relatively infre- imagine that they could surpass this have taken place. quently over a lifetime. most successful and enjoyable 30 Year Neil White and Paul Goldberg joint- The scene was thus set for the Aca- Reunion. ly chaired the academic meeting, which demic Meeting in the old E Floor To all the Organising Committee, was brought forward to a bracing 8am Lecture Theatre on the Saturday. The many, many thanks once again. start to accommodate the World Cup choice of this venue was brilliant as Rob Waspe Rugby Final. Jack Forbes gave an en- it obviously inspired the speakers to lightening overview of his HIV research deliver an academic meeting of such work, including personal observations superior quality and intensity that it on his current sabbatical in Zimbabwe. could be described as an emotional Neil White presented an intriguing sharing between the speakers and the Class of 1978 glimpse into the future of education captivated audience. s the mists of a quarter of a century with his remote teaching package of Acleared, quizzical looks were re- digitized chest X-rays of occupational ll the lectures were excellent and placed by broad smiles and enthusiastic lung disease, while Les Nathanson gave Athe audience very attentive. The chatter as re-acquaintances commenced a superbly illustrated talk on aspects of climax was the lyrical and moving - and didn’t stop for the weekend. Any Australian laparoscopic and hepatobil- speech delivered by Ian McCallum, uncertainty about how 25 years may iary surgery. Ian Webster’s presentation dedicated to Nita Permuy, tragically have changed people was rapidly al- on pulsed-beam laser skin surgery led deceased earlier last year after a long layed as we discovered we weren’t all to good deal of self-inspection (and, I illness. This was a truly inspirational that different, after all. The consensus suspect, a few self-referrals!). speech delivered from the heart. was, however, that we gents had been Saville Furman’s moving descrip- weathered more by the passing of 25 rian Rayner gave an absorbing pres- tion of his journey throught the stress- years - our counterparts were all look- Bentation on new insights into al- es and heartache of a life spent as a ing remarkably good! dosterone in hypertension, followed by caring family practitioner was also very Paul Goldberg entertaining us with the well received. Ian and Saville’s presen- fter registration, a tour of the ex- Gems of Namaqualand, interlinking the tations, as well as that by yours truly, Acellent modernised and compu- geological passage of alluvial diamonds Rob Waspe, describing life as an im- terised Health Sciences Faculty Library and the genetics of colon cancer. Tom migrant doctor, were complemented started off proceedings. Fortunately the Watson described a challenging case by the more “academic” lectures by students were on holiday, as familiar of neonatal intubation in a child with Brian Berelowitz, Ismail Jakoet, John study nooks prompted be quite a buzz an oropharyngeal teratoma, with the Odell, Charles Swanepoel and An- of conversation. Crossing over Anzio evocative title, “Some must sleep, while drew Floyd. Road in George Dall’s glass-enclosed others must watch”. Steve Beningfield The meeting was scheduled to con- walkway, with its dramatic view of Dev- rounded off proceedings with a brief clude at 12h30 but continued for a il’s Peak, took us to the UCT Private overview of selected current controver- further two hours and we all remained Academic Hospital on the D Floor of sies in Interventive Radiology. enthralled for the duration. the New Groote Schuur Hospital. This Thereafter everyone swiftly crossed The final evening, a Gala Dinner at 120-bed pilot private-public hospital the Liesbeeck Parkway to “The River the Hildebrand Restaurant at the Wa- works closely with GSH, and allows Club”, a driving range/ restaurant/ con- terfront, continued the same spirit of Provincial personnel controlled expo- ference centre near Valkenberg and the fellowship and camaraderie. sure to private practice, as in the Ameri- old Hartleyvale soccer stadium. Despite can model. The visit to the Transplant the Kamp Staaldraad/ Straueli/ (insert hose who made it to the Table Museum in the GSH “Old Main Build- your own interpretation here)-induced TMountain walk on the Sunday ing”, included a TV presentation on lack of South African’s presence in the morning managed to extend the in- current GSH activities and a nostalgic Final, the hugely entertaining spectacle tensity of the Reunion for a few more trip through the reconstructed trans- was enjoyed by all. precious hours until, sadly, the event plant theater and ward areas. An ex- Evening dinner was held at “The closed after the delicious lunch at the cellent lunch and dessert in The Tafel- Hildebrand Restaurant”, relocated Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens Res- berg Room overlooking Observatory from its subterranean taurant. It was said several times at this prompted further reminiscing – (recall location to the Waterfront near the old lunch that we had got to know each those late night, call-sustaining, “slap” Bertie’s Landing. A glorious early sum- other better over the three magical chips from “Chippies”?) mer’s evening, sherry overlooking the days of the Reunion than during the The evening cocktail party was held harbour activities and the mountain entire 5 years we had spent together at in the superbly renovated New Student culminated in a delicious rack of Karoo 10 Front Row: Diana Bok, Christine Hill, Caryl Richmond, Peter Schram, Monika Esser, Debbie Coleman, Anita Jacobs, Nanette Nicholson Second Row: Michael Levy, Aubrey Dickman, Rob Seggie, Brian Rayner, Michael Martin, Graham (Jock) Stapleton, Charlie Krull, Jack Forbes, Ian Webster, Nolan Wengrowe, Les Nathanson Back Row: Paul Goldberg, Des Theron, Franz Ferraris, Steve Beningfield, Neil White, Rob Drummond, Howard Chait, Tom Watson, Frans (Ziets) Zietsman, Mike Opitz lamb dinner. Monika Esser presented a run - strictly outlawed these days! A challenging address on paediatric HIV, splendid cold buffet lunch and drinks interlinking well with Jack Forbes’ ear- were waiting for us at Kirstenbosch, as lier presentation. After dinner, Neil were the late (make that lazy!) arrivals. Class of 1983 White produced a series of digitized Against expectations, 48% of the wild, wet and windy weekend in photographs of Med School days, class is still in SA (13% still in the Cape), A early December 2003 greeted the including a number of well-known with 13% in Canada, 11% in the USA, Class of ’83 as they assembled in Cape characters and activities of our era - 9% in the UK, 5% in Australia and 3% Town for their 20-year reunion. The remember the Clifton float races, and in New Zealand. Approximately 30% reunion started, as is the custom, with the Bummies? Pete Schram concluded appear to have specialized (with Medi- welcome drinks at the Medical school, the evening with a moving and warm cine the favourite (10), followed by Ra- before the serious business of the days impromptu recollection of his time as diology (9), Paediatrics (8) (with Jack tour began. Name badges were the key our class representative. He and Franz Bergman having done both Paediatrics to the success of the first hour of the re- Ferraris (sporting silvering hair, bow-tie and Radiology!), Anaesthetics (7) and union, and surreptitious glances at the and that playful glint in the eye!) had Surgery (5). left breast broke the ice for us all. For both flown over, as had Aubrey Dick- The reunion felt like a report-back most, the twenty years that had passed man, Debbie Coleman, Tom Watson, on an extended 25-year elective, with had not done much damage, although Les Nathanson, Jack Forbes, Chris Hill success or adversity tempered by reaf- crows feet, baggy eyes, sagging bottoms and Nolan Wengrowe. Sadly, some of firmation. Strange to think of some and droopy breasts were in evidence, our colleagues are no longer with us af- the now-indispensable acronyms that but that was just Bob Baigrie. The reu- ter the first 25 years, and were remem- meant nothing to us in 1978, such as nitees were then taken on the well-trod- bered to us by Neil White after dinner. WWW, CD-ROM, HIV, PDA, SMS den “reunion” tour (see above) of the and SARS- one wonders what new ones library, private wing at Groote Schuur he next morning’s walk thankfully await us in the next 25! Hospital and transplant museum. Ex- Tstarted later at the Kirstenbosch A massive vote of thanks must go to cept we were different, and after 2 min- top gate, heading to Nek. the amazing Joan Tuff - her meticulous at- utes in the foyer of the private wing, de- The cool breeze on the forested con- tention to detail and very supportive ap- cided unanimously to go straight on to tour path to Constantia Nek encour- proach facilitates planning enormously. the transplant museum (were we pushed aged chatting. A walk back through the Regrettably my co-organiser Derek Hel- or did we jump?). Really, all we wanted Gardens and, for those who could find lenberg was unable to attend. All in all, to do was talk and catch up with each it, Colonel Bird’s Bath offered a chance it was a highly satisfying and memorable other’s lives, so the finger lunch in the to enjoy its cool, moist, leafy canopy. occasion, to be strongly recommended. Tafelberg Room, high above the Cape Gone are the days when it could also Let’s make it even better in 2008! Flats was an opportunity for a “gesels”. provide a quick dip at the end of a long Steve Beningfield More opportunity for talk occurred at 11 Seated: Brigitte Brice, Carolyn Baigrie, Janella van Beeck, Colleen Adnams, Janet Giddy, Kenny Keet, Carol Thomas, Wendy Orr, Trish Moores-Pitt, Shirley Venter, Althea van Zyl, Anthea Klopper, Penny Pivalizza First Row: Sally Candy, Tim Kerry, Nicholas Crisp, Andrew Fleming, Paul Whitehead, Jill Riordan, Elvira Smuts, Lynette Denny, Keith Maart, Rolanda Steyn, Barbara Robertson Second Row: Liz Murray, Harold Pribut, Arthur Roberts, Derek Vermeulen, David Goldblatt, Steve Reid, Grahame Jelley, Dinesh Chavda, Leslie London, Bob Baigrie the evening’s cocktail party where JP trated talk was a challenge so close to our class mates (the largest class ever van Niekerk, Dean in ‘83, welcomed breakfast. Mercifully his videos failed to graduate from UCT, although size us. An impromptu, but lively debate to successfully transfer from Mac to PC is of course not important). As each then followed, loosely structured on and a relieved audience crawled out for name was called shouts from corners the following question “Are you a UCT coffee. of the room told us where they were medical graduate or a medical graduate Emotionally, the next speakers where and what they were doing. Amazingly of UCT, and, either way, does it mat- hugely challenging. Janet Giddy (’83) almost every single person was ac- ter?” The wine was very nice too. and Steve Reid (’84) gave an inspiring counted for and, to our knowledge, all talk, loosely centred on Rural Health, were still alive. This also gave everyone aturday morning, at the unlikely but far more focussed on life, decision in the room an opportunity to say a bit Shour of 9h00 (it was Saturday af- making, family, spiritual guidance and about themselves (and not just the big ter all, dammit) we assembled for the outdoor surgery. Wendy Orr (’83) in- mouths who volunteered to talk at the academic forum. Eight of our class had spired with an off the cuff, unscripted academic forum). Most did. volunteered to talk about their work (or account of life as a District Surgeon So, we learned many things that their lives) and a fascinating morning in the mid 80’s. Even knowing how weekend. While the raw statistics tell ensued. Lynn Denny kicked off with her story would end this was gripping us that about half of our class are still a rollicking account of Pap smears and stuff! Leslie London (’83) followed in a in South Africa and that the most cervical screening techniques that might similar vein talked about ethics and the popular specialities turned out to be eventually revolutionise cervical cancer medical profession, posing the question Paediatrics, General Practice and An- in resource poor settings. Her passion “Who is your master?” Andrew Flem- aesthetics, what we really learned that and commitment were obvious and re- ing (’83) then described his experienc- weekend was how connected we are to flected in the 30 minutes she used for es as a Plastic Surgeon in London, and others who went through an extraor- her 15-minute talk. Images of the cervix elaborated, in some detail, on how he dinary experience that was medical at 9h05 were heavy going, but later on injected fat into people to change their school between 1978 and 1983, such we were to thank her for not allowing shape. Finally, Penny Pivalizza (’83) de- a turbulent time in South Africa’s his- the colo-rectal surgeon to speak first. scribed life in Texas and her work in tory. That connection is profound, David Goldblatt followed with a talk developmental paediatrics. Several of and our only collective regret was that about paediatric vaccines and some of us have now self referred our own chil- more did not attend the reunion. Dur- his projects in Durban, Ghana, Zambia dren as a result of this talk. ing our roll call, we discovered about and Kenya that compensate for him liv- 10 classmates who were in Cape Town ing in London. He was muscled off the he evening saw the 37 reunionees as we dined, yet declined to come and podium by Bob Baigrie (’83), who (at Tattend the, now traditional, din- meet with us. Lets hope in 5 or 10 9h45) had already removed a colon and ner (rack of lamb) at the Hildebrand years time more of us can reconnect in was hungry for more. Bob described on the Waterfront. A wonderful a safe and peaceful South Africa. his new techniques for reaching parts evening of food and drink was made (Thanks to Joan Tuff, organiser su- of the colon and anus that no one had special by the interweaving through- preme) reached before. This explicitly illus- out the evening of a roll call of all of David Goldblatt 12 From the Smuts and Alumni Office Fuller Halls here has been an overwhelming Celebrate Tresponse to our “where are they now” questionnaire that was inserted in last year’s Cathartic. We hope that 75 Years you will enjoy catching up with the news of former classmates. If you did not respond last time round, let us More than 300 people have your news. Replies will be pub- from around the globe lished in future editions of Cathartic. attended the 75th anniversary celebrations cabinet containing UCT memo- of Smuts and Fuller A rabilia has been installed at the Halls (Men’s/Women’s entrance to the Barnard Fuller Build- Residence) over the ing. Memorabilia will be on sale week-end of 12-14 weekly on Wednesdays at Medical December 2003. School between 11h00 and 14h00. We encourage you to use this facility The occasion was used to launch the Smuts/Fuller to purchase items for yourselves or as gifts for friends and relatives. Items Endowment Fund, which will raise money to maintain the from our shop will also be on sale via fine buildings as well as to augment the respective Jubilee our website in the near future. Two awards. Any alumni who were unable to attend the reunion commemorative ties, to mark UCT’s but who would like to contribute to the endowment and thus 175th anniversary, are also available at to their former home should contact Prof Danie Visser on 021 the bookshop. Enquiries: +27 21 650- 650 3962 or e-mail [email protected]. 2485 or email: [email protected] Please, therefore, log onto our web- site, www.health.uct.ac.za/alumni regularly to catch up with all the latest happenings at UCT. EDITORIAL COMMITTEE our medical class reunions are Fplanned for 2005: •Class of 1955 Ralph Kirsch (Editor) Irwin Combrinck •Class of 1965 Joan Tuff Nicky Padayachee •Class of 1980 David Dent Gonda Perez •Class of 1995 Layout: Department of Communication & Development If you are a member of any one of www.dcd.uct.ac.za these classes, please contact the Alum- ni Office to update your address and contact details so that you can be sure to hear from us. Reunions usually take place at medical school from the Web Sites to visit: latter part of November until the mid- dle of December, with activities over a www.health.uct.ac.za/alumni 3-day weekend. www.uct.ac.za We hope that you will enjoy this edition of Cathartic. www.health.uct.ac.za

With best wishes Joan Tuff UCT FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Anzio Road, Observatory, 7925 Alumni Officer 13 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

tal and the University of the Witwa- have two sons, both of whom studied 1930’s tersrand. Married to Lynette and living at UCT, and one daughter. He was the SEATON GRIFFITHS [MBChB (Cape in Sandown, Johannesburg, Michael’s National President of the SA Society of Town) 1938, FRCP (UK) D (Clin Path) hobbies include golf, trout and deep Anaesthesiologists (SASA) in 1975 as (UK)] is retired and lives in Houghton, sea fishing. well as National President of the Medi- Johannesburg. JACOBUS (KOOS) DE WET [MBChB cal Association of SA from 1994-95. Pe- HARRY PHILLIPS [MBChB 1938, (Cape Town) 1949, MMed (O&G) ter also served on the Federal Council DPH, MD (Cape Town)] is a Public (Stell), FCO&G (SA), MRCOG (UK), and the SASA Executive for 15 years, Health Physician, from Chapel Hill, FRCOG] is retired and lives in Bellville, 24 years on the NCB Branch Council North Carolina, USA. His former wife, Cape with his wife, Elizabeth. They of the Medical Association and various Eva Salber, now deceased, was a class- have three children. Koos writes that he hospital boards. Hobbies include pho- mate at Medical School. He is now received the class medals for Chemistry tography, wild life (especially birds) and married to Beryl Slome, a dentist and and Anatomy and distinction for the growing indigenous trees from seed. Witwatersrand graduate. Harry retired first part of the final prof exam. Hob- He is still trying to learn to play better from the University of North Carolina bies include golf and reading. golf! in 1983 and lives in a continuinig care FRANK HANSFORD [MBChB 1948, MARTIN SACKS [MBChB, 1949, retirement community. He has four DPH (Cape Town), DTM&H (UK)] is MMed (Path) (Cape Town), FRCP children. a Medical Practitioner, Tropical Disease (UK)] is a retired Pathologist from ALINE TIBBIT [MBChB 1939, DPN Control from Tzaneen. He has retired Omer, Israel where he lives with his (Cape Town)] is a retired Medical Prac- as Director of the National Instutute wife, Phyllis (née Friedberg), BA (S/ titioner living in Woodside Village, for Tropical Diseases and is now Ma- S&H) (Cape Town) He has four chil- , Cape. Aline developed laria Advisor with the National Depart- dren and ten grandchildren, all living Primary Health Care clinics within the ment of Health. He is married to Iris in Israel. Martin was awarded Hon- Stellenbosch Divisional Council. Her with three children and enjoys farming orary Citizenship of the city of Beer- late husband, Frederick Smit, was also and carpentry. Sheva in 1997. He retired as Head of a UCT Alumnus (MBChB 1941). Hob- RICHENDA HAW (née Fry) [MBChB the Department of Pathology, Sorenta bies include swimming and travelling. (Cape Town) 1946], now retired, is a Medical Center and Ben Gurion Uni- Fellow of the International Academy of versity of the Negev in mid 1993. He Cytology. Married to Charles Haw, a fel- has continued as a part-time consult- 1940’s low UCT graduate, they have three chil- ant and is a keen gardener. DANIE (BEZ) BEZUIDENHOUT dren, all of whom studied at UCT (BSc SELIG SACKS [MBChB (Cape Town) [MBChB (Cape Town) 1944, MD] Re- (Civil Eng), MBA, MSc and MBChB). 1941, DOMS, (RCP&S) (UK)] is a re- tired in 1986 as a Professor at Their eldest son has three children, tired Ophthalmologist living in Con- Hospital. Thereafter he worked part two of whom are still studying at UCT stantia, Cape. Married to Yvonne, they time in the Department of Geriatrics whilst her second son’s daughter hopes have four children, all of whom studied at . Bez is married to study medicine. Richenda lives in at UCT. to Mary and lives in , Cape. Knysna and is a member of a writer’s DANIEL SMITH [MBChB (Cape One of his two children, Johan, studied group. She also enjoys old poetry. Town) 1948] is a retired medical prac- at UCT [BSC (Eng), MBA]. Hobbies JOHAN LOUBSER [MBChB 1947, tioner living in Claremont, Cape. He is include music, reading and watching DPH (Cape Town), AEP (Unisa)] is re- married to Peggy. sport on TV. tired and widowed and lives in a retire- JOHANNES STRYDOM [MBChB ALLAN CLAIN [MBChB (Cape Town) ment village in Kuilsriver, Cape. Johan (Cape Town) 1947] is a retired medical 1944, FRCS (UK)] from Great Missend- enjoys reading and doing crossword practitioner from Lynnwood Ridge in en, Buckinghamshire has retired as a puzzles. Pretoria. He is married to Anna and has Consultant General Surgeon with the PLATO MAVROS [MBChB (Cape two children. National Health Service in the United Town) 1947] is a retired medical doctor JULIANA TE WATER (née Oosthui- Kingdom. Married to June with one from Harare, Zimbabwe. He is married zen) [(MBChB (Cape Town) 1946] is son, Allan was former Editor of Hamil- to Dorothy (Boo) with four children. married to Willem Frans Te Water ton Baileys (4 editions) from 1967-1986. Two of his children studied at UCT – [MBChB (Cape Town) 1943] and lives Allan was also Medical Officer with the Suzanne (BA) and Danaë (BCom). His in the Standerton Old Age Home, London Wasps Rugby Football Club sister and three of his grandchildren are Gauteng. Juliana was in private prac- from 1987-1997. also UCT graduates. Hobbies include tice in Standerton for approximately MICHAEL DENNY [MBChB (Cape philately and cricket. 50 years and gave private speech classes Town) 1944, DMR (UK)] was formerly PETER MAYTOM [MBChB 1949, from 1948 until 1980. She was on the a Senior Consultant Radiologist and MMed (Anaes) (Cape Town)] is a re- Standerton Town Council for 21 years Head of the Department of X-Ray Gas- tired Anaesthesiologist from Durban and Mayor for 3 years. They have three troenterology at Johannesburg Hospi- where he lives with his wife, Joan. They children. Some of Juliana’s professors 14 and tutors include Professors Saint, ulty of Occupational Medicine of the and has an interest in succulents. Forman, Brock, Ryrie, Jollie, Crichton, Royal Colleges of Physicians of London MICHAEL FEITELBERG [MBChB Goldsmith and Currie. and Ireland as well as a Fellow of the (Cape Town) 1957, DRCOG, D (Physi- JUSTIN VAN SELM [MBChB (Cape American Occupation Medical Associa- cal Medicine) (UK)] lives in Barnet, Town) 1942, FACS, FRCOPH], a re- tion. He is a retired specialist in occu- Herdfordshire, United Kingdom. He is tired Ophthalmic Surgeon, established pation medicine from Galaxidi, Greece. a Medical Practitioner and a widower a clinic for the poor in Plettenberg Bay, Married to Marjorie (née Dixon) with with two children. Michael enjoys ten- where he lives. He is married to Cherry 4 sons, they left South Africa in 1983 nis, watching cricket and rugby, the (née Drew) who also graduated from to settle in Greece. They then moved to theatre and holiday cruises. UCT. They have two children, one of the UK where he worked as an occupa- JOE HARLE [MBChB (Cape Town) whom, Justine, also studied MBChB at tion medical physician for British Tel- 1950] is retired and lives in Pietermar- UCT. Justin is a keen golfer and enjoys ecom in London before finally retiring tizburg. His wife Jean (née Brown) was gardening. to Greece in 1993. also a UCT alumnus as was their eldest EDITH WALDMANN [MBChB (Cape DAVID DAVIES [MBChB (Cape Town) son. Joe enjoys gardening and sport. Town) 1949, DTM&H (Witwatersrand), 1950, FRCS (UK)] is a retired Plastic & ROGER HINDLE [MBChB 1956, DCH (UK)] is a retired Paediatrician Reconstructive Surgeon from Newlands, MMed(Paed) (Cape Town), MRACP, from Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK. Edith Cape where he lives with his wife, Nel. FRACP] is a retired paediatrician living has two children and says that she still He was formerly Head of Department in Whangarei, New Zealand. Married keeps in touch with South Africa – be at both Groote Schuur and Red Cross to Patricia (née Margrie), who is also it social, medical, politics, culture or Children’s . They have two a UCT alumnus, they have 3 children. friends. She has worked in Zimbabwe, sons and two daughters and his hobbies Hobbies include sailing. Roger writes Mpumalanga, Hong Kong University include history, bonsais, netsuke, golf, that he was the initiator and founder of on research on growth/development computers and bird watching. the UCT Yacht Club. of Chinese Children as well as in the HERMANUS (PROFFIE) DE KLERK WENDY JACOB [MBChB (Cape United Kingdom. [MBChB (Cape Town) 1953, FRCS Town) 1951] is a General Practitioner ISAAC WOLFSOHN [MBChB (Cape (SA)] is a retired Uologist from Aber- and Hospital Medical Officer, living Town) 1942, MRCGP] was a foundation deen in the Eastern Cape. in Durban. She was married to Dr member of the Col- SEYMOUR DUBB [MBChB (Cape Alan Curson who passed away in 1983. lege of General Practice. He practiced Town) 1950, MFGP (SA)] is a retired She has three children, one of whom, as a General Practitioner in Mowbray family physician living in Newlands, Cathy, studied at UCT. Wendy writes for fifty-five years before retirement. Cape. Married to Lilian (née Kurgan), that she was involved in Child Abuse He was also Past President of the Lions also a UCT alumnus, they have two Management, both Research and Clini- Club of Mowbray, Past Worshipful Mas- children. When Seymour was younger, cal, from 1982-2000 at Addington and ter Lodge of Kaapstad, Past President he used to enjoy fly fishing but he now King Edward Hospitals as well as at of the Keurboom Sports Club as well plays bowls. He was also the examiner the old University of Natal. She enjoys as Past President of the BESL Bowling for MFGP, then Convenor of MFGP for flower farming. Club in Observatory, Cape. He lives in many years. JOCELYNE KANE-BERMAN [MBChB Lindfield, New South , Australia DALE DU TOIT [MBChB (Cape 1956, MA (Public Admin) (Cape Town), but also spends time at his home in Town) 1950, DRCOG, DTM&H (UK), DCH, RCP&S (UK)] is a Health Serv- Claremont, Cape. He is married to Ro- DPhil (Honors Causa) (UPE)], is a re- ice Management Consultant and lives salyn (née Blum), a UCT alumnus, and tired medical doctor. He worked at the with her husband, William Ritchie, enjoys philately and bowls. Morgenster Mission in Zimbabwe for an Architecture graduate from UCT, 27 years and was then Senior Medical in Gardens, Cape Town. Among her 1950’s Superintendent at the Provincial Hos- many achievements, she was awarded CHRIS BLIGNAUT [MBChB (Cape pital in George for 16 years. Dale was the Hamilton Maynard Award from the Town) 1954, Dip in Ophthalmology also a Member of the Legion of Merit in SA Medical Journal in 1987, was Busi- (RCP, RCS UK)] worked in Malawi in Zimbabwe. He lives in George, is mar- ness Woman of the Year in 1990, Presi- a mission hospital for 41 years. He is ried to Lettie and enjoys gardening and dent of MASA and was elected member a retired Ophthalmologist living in the hiking. of the American Institute of Medicine Strand. His autobiography “Deur die HENNIE DU TOIT [MBChB 1954, in 1996. Jocelyn was also Chief Direc- oog na die Hart” has just been pub- MMed (Anaes) (Cape Town), PhD tor of Groote Schuur Hospital Region lished. He was awarded the first Hu- (Med) (Stell)] is an Anaesthetist and from 1993-96, Chief Director, Western manitarian Award by the Ophthalmo- lives in Durbanville, Cape. Married to Cape Health Department and Deputy logical Society of South Africa in 2001. Frida with children, Hennie enjoys Director General and Head of Depart- Married to Delene with 4 children, reading and touring. ment of Cultural and Environmental Chris enjoys hiking and camping. JOHAN DU TOIT [MBChB (Cape Affairs and Sport for the Western Cape EFTHEMIOS BOUGAS [MBChB Town) 1951] is in general practice in region from 1998-2000. They have four (Cape Town) 1952, Dip in Industrial George. Married to Desiré with four children, three of whom studied at Health (UK)] is a Member of the Fac- children, he enjoys woodwork, bridge UCT. Hobbies include architecture and 15 WHERE ARE THEY NOW: CONTINUED gardening. Town) 1951, M (Fam Med) (UFS), in South Africa to use a Personal Com- SYDNEY KAVALSKY [MBChB (Cape MFGP (SA)] has retired as a Medical puter which he self-made in 1979. He is Town) 1952] is a Medical Practitioner Practitioner. He is Past President of the married to Astrid Murke, who is also a at Southern Cross Hospital, Wynberg, SA Medical Association (Eastern Cape) UCT alumnus. Francois’ daughter, Bir- Cape. Whilst at school, he was Jun- and lives in Humansdorp. Married to git, obtained a Higher Teacher’s Diplo- ior Victor Ludorum at Wynberg Boys Annamarie, who studied BSc Radiog- ma at UCT. Hobbies include Latin and High. Married to Bella, they have three raphy at the University of Pretoria, he computer science and applications. children, all of whom studied at UCT – has a daughter who is a physiotherapist JAN VAN HEERDEN [MBChB (Cape Dennis (MBChB 1980), Shirley (BMus) and a son who is also a medical doctor. Town) 1950] is a General Practitioner and Nerine (Dip Radiography). Sydney Hobbies include reading, music and from Prince Albert in the Cape. He was enjoys reading and all sport. walking. Head of Students’ Health Services at BRIAN KENNELLY [MBChB (Cape MILTON SIMANOWITZ [MBChB Stellenbosch from 1974-1987 He and Town) 1958, PhD (UK), FRCP, FRCPE, 1958, MD (Cape Town), FRCOG (UK) his wife, Elfabie, have four adopted FACP, FACC] is a retired cardiologist retrained as a Teacher of the Alexander children. Jan writes that he was a writ- from Bonsall, California, USA. He is Technique following early retirement er of medical educational newspapers, married to Fiona with four children. and lives in Radlett, Hertfordshire, magazine articles and books under the Brian enjoys gardening, viticulture with his wife Elinor (née Laza- pseudonym Dr Jan van Elfen. and art and writes that he misses Cape rus), BSocSc (Cape Town) 1962. They DANIE VILJOEN [MBChB (Cape Town and his friends as well as col- have two sons and his hobbies include Town) 1953, MMed (Anaesthesiology) leagues from UCT and Groote Schuur oil painting and music. (Pret)] is still in part-time private An- Hospital. LIONEL SMITH [DPH (Cape Town) aesthetic practice with his eldest son, BERT MYBURGH [MBChB (Cape 1956, MBBCH (Witwatersrand) also an anaesthetist, in Pretoria. He is Town) 1950, ChM (Witwatersrand), DBACT (UK), FRSH, FRC Pathology married to Marlene (née van den Berg) MD (Hon) (UFS) DSc (Hon) (Witwa- (UK)] was a Specialist Forensic Patholo- who nursed at Groote Schuur Hospital tersrand)] is an Emeritus Professor of gist before retirement in 2001. In 1985 and they have three sons. The second Surgery. He also obtained Honorary he was awarded the Salus Gold Medal son is Regional Director, Mediclinic, Fellowships from the Royal Colleges from the Minister of Health for distin- Cape Town and the youngest son lives of Surgeons of England, American Sur- guished service in the field of epidemi- in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Hobbies gical Association and the College of ology both nationally and internation- include Dendrology (trees) and orni- Medicine of SA. Bert lives in Sandring- ally. He was also Professor of Forensic thology (birding). ham, Johannesburg with his wife Marie- Pathology at both UCT and UNISA. CYRIL WAYNIK [MBChB (Cape Louise. Hobbies include music, reading Married to Rita with two sons, Lionel Town) 1950] from West Palm Beach, and cryptic crosswords. lives in Durbanville, Cape. He enjoys USA, is a Fellow of the American EDGAR RAINE [MBChB (Cape Town) woodwork and gardening. Psychiatric Association as well as Past 1958] is retired to Hermanus where he CORNELIUS TRUTER [MBChB President of the Connecticut Psychi- lives with his wife, Pamela. They have (Cape Town) 1957, BSc (Stell)] is a re- atric Association. He is also Chief of two children and his hobbies include tired medical practitioner from Cit- Psychiatry at Park City Hospital. He is sundials and clocks. rusdal. Married to Ina, they have three married to Loraine with two children, ERIC ROSEN [MBChB 1952, MMed children. He enjoys 4 x 4 excursions. one of whom, Mark, is also a Psychia- (Paed) (Cape Town), MPH, MSc, DPH] DOEN (HENK) VAN COEVERDEN trist. His daugher, Melanie, is a PhD is a semi-retired Developmental Paedia- DE GROOT [MBChB (Cape Town) student. Cyril enjoys golf, reading and trician from Fairlands in Johannesburg. 1957, MRCOG (UK), FRCOG, Cert travel and writes that he would love Eric won the David McKenzie Award, in Theology (TEE College 1999] has to meet ex UCT people who visit the the best Clinical Unit Award, at Wit- retired and lives in Walmer, Port Eliza- USA. watersrand in 1996. Hobbies include beth with his wife, Sheila. They have classical music, theatre and ballet. He is three daughters. Henk was Head of the 1960’s also a Member of the Judging Panel of Dept of Gynaecology at Livingstone IAN BERNADT [MBChB (Cape Town) the Vita Awards for Ballet. Hospital in Port Elizabeth at retirement 1964, FRCS (UK), FRACS] is an Ear GERALD ROSENDORFF [MBChB in 1998. He was ordained as a Priest in Nose and Throat Surgeon from Perth, (Cape Town) 1954, BSc (Rhodes)] is a the Anglican Church in 1996. He is still Western Australia. He is married to Sue retired General Practitioner living in doing outpatient clinic sessions, first at with two children and enjoys marathon Stellenbosch with his wife of 49 years, Livingstone Hospital but currently at running and Australian indigenous art. Bernice. They have three sons, two of the Dora Nginza Hospital in Port Eliza- He is also a Fellow of the John Curtin whom studied MBChB at UCT. Hob- beth. Society. bies include bowls, sport and aircraft. FRANCOIS VAN GREUNEN [MBChB ROGER BLAYLOCK [MBChB (Cape Gerald writes that he is looking forward 1954, MD (Cape Town), FCP (SA), Dip Town) 1968, FRCS, FCS, MMedSc to his 50th class reunion that will take in Datametrics (Unisa)] is a retired phy- (Cum Laude) & MD (Durban, Natal)] place at the end of the year. sician living in Pinelands, Cape. Fran- is a General Surgeon at Leslie Williams ROELOF SCHOLTZ [MBChB (Cape cois writes that he was the first doctor Private Hospital in Carletonville. Roger 16 has four children, one currently study- living in Woodbridge Island, Milner- son, Bryan graduated in 2002. ing Actuarial Science at UCT and two ton, Cape. He has three children and ROBIN RUSH [MBChB (Cape Town) who obtained their medical degrees at enjoys golf, gym and aquaculture. 1963, MRCOG, FRCOG] is an Ob- the University of the Witwatersrand. WARWICK MORRIS [MBChB (Cape stetrician and Gynaecologist living in Hobbies include snake bite and keep- Town) 1964, FRCS (UK), FC (Plast & Newlands, Cape. Married to Jennifer, ing fit. Recon Surg) (SA)] is a Part-time Senior he has three children, one of whom is MARTHINUS DE KOCK [MBChB Lecturer/Senior Surgeon, Department studying at UCT. Hobbies include wild (Cape Town) 1966, MMed (Chir) of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, life, hiking, photography and golf. (Stell)] is a General/Vascular Surgeon Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, JON VAN HEERDEN [MBChB (Cape living in Pinelands, Cape with his wife University of Kwazulu-Natal as well Town) 1961, MS (Surgery) USA] has Marie-Anne. Hobbies include medical as a part-time Specialist, Division of recently retired as a General Surgeon philately, bowls and woodwork Plastic Surgery, University of the Wit- at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, United FRANCIS DIAB [BSc, MBChB (Cape watersrand. He is currently Chairman States of America. Special achievements Town) 1963, MRCOG (UK), FRCOG of the Physician’s Advisory Board at include FRCS (Canada), FACS, Honor- (UK)] is a retired gynaecologist who Parklands Hospital in Durban as well as ary FCM (SA). Married to Sheila, his was in private specialist practice from Regional Chairman of the Physician’s hobbies include golf and travel. 1973 to 1998. Francis lives in Tygerval- Advisory Board of the KwaZulu-Natal CATO VAN WYK (née Nolte) [MBChB ley, Cape with his wife. He has two chil- Netcare Hospital. Amongst other port- (Cape Town) 1965, BSc Home Econom- dren, one of whom studied BSc (Chem folios, he was also President, South Af- ics & Dietetics (Huguenot University Eng) at UCT. Hobbies include garden- rican Society for Surgery of the Hand College)] is a retired Medical Admin- ing and following sport. from 1983-85 and a Member of the Ex- istrator living in the Strand. She has FRANZISKA FISCHER [MBChB ecutive Committee from 1976-86. Liv- published books and is widowed with (Cape Town) 1967, DOBS, RCOG ing in Durban, Warwick is married to three daughters who also studied at (UK), MFHOY (UK)] lives in London Marjorie Brooks, a past TV personality. UCT. Hobbies include crafts and writ- and is semi-retired but still practices ho- He has two children and his hobbies in- ing. Cato writes that she enjoyed seeing meopathy. Hobbies include music, writ- clude rugby and reading. the group photographs of the class re- ing and photography. BARRY MUNNIK [MBChB (Cape unions in our last edition of Cathartic. GOVIND HARIE [MBChB 1967, Town) 1964, FF Psych (SA)] is a prin- BRYAN WILLIAMS [MBChB 1967, MMed (Paed) (Cape Town)] is a medi- cipal psychiatrist at Komani Hospital MBA (Cape Town), FFA (SA)] is an An- cal practitioner in Durban where he has in Queenstown. He is married to Hazel aesthesiologist and nursing home own- been practicing in a group practice for and enjoys computers and sport. er from Claremont, Cape. Married to 30 years. He is married to Ramola with GERHARDUS OBERHOLSTER Priscilla, they have two children, one of three boys. Govind enjoys cricket, rugby [MBChB (Cape Town) 1962, DPH, whom studied Social Science at UCT. and soccer. DIH, DHA (Pret)] is a retired medical Special interests include investment DAVID KATZ [MBChB (Cape Town) practitioner from Queenswood, Preto- and natural science. 1969, PhD (UK) FRCP] is Professor ria where he lives with his wife, Eugen- DAVID WILLIAMSON [MBChB of Immunopathology at the University ia. They have three children. (Cape Town) 1962] is a Principal Medi- College of London. He is married to MARSHALL RAVDEN [MBChB (Cape cal Officer from in the Cape. Jeanne and lives in London. Town) 1968, FRCS (UK)] is a Fellow of Married to Sybil with a family, he enjoys HEDWIG MEYER [MBChB (Cape the American College of Surgeons. He trout fishing. Town) 1963] is the widow of WJ (Wil- is married to Linda Greenberg with two GERDA WILSON (neé Veldman) helm) Meyer (BSc Mech Eng (Cape sons and lives in La Jolla, California. [MBChB (Cape Town) 1964] lives in Town) 1955 and lives in Parow, Cape. Marshall is Associate Clinical Professor Bleiswijk, Holland, with her husband, Now retired, she matriculated in 1941 of Surgery at the University of Califor- Paul Wilson, a fellow classmate at UCT and worked in an office while her nia and his wife is a writer. His older Medical School. They have lived in the husband was studying. Hedwig then son graduated PhD in Organisational Netherlands since 1966. Gerda worked embarked on her medical studies and Psychology at the University of St Louis, in baby clinics for 27 years and Paul is spent two years at Groote Schuur Hospi- whilst his younger son is an economics still Professor of Internal Medicine at tal. She moved to Red Cross Children’s major from the University of Arizona. the Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotter- Hospital where initially she was a full- Hobbies include swimming, golf, gym, dam. They have three children. Hob- time medical officer and later Medical gardening, cooking, music and reading. bies include golf, bridge, art museums Superintendent. Hobbies include trav- GERRY RIEMER [MBChB (Cape and patchwork. elling, gardening and photography. Town) 1964] is a semi-retired General WILFRED MILLIN [MBChB (Cape Practitioner from Plettenberg Bay. He is 1970’s Town) 1964] is a General Practitioner married to Anne (née Morris – BA UCT MICHAEL AGGETT [MBChB 1970, from Sydney, Australia. Married to Si- 1965) and they have 5 children. Three BA (Hons) (Cape Town) 2003, DTM&H lette, they have two sons. generations of Riemers have graduated (Witwatersrand)] is a medical doctor IZAK MINNAAR [MBChB (Cape from our Medical School – Gerry’s fa- as well as a post-graduate Humanities Town) 1965] is a General Practitioner ther, Bob, graduated in 1933 and his student. He is married to Mavis, also a 17 WHERE ARE THEY NOW: CONTINUED

UCT graduate, and they live in Somer- and Marié (MBChB 2003) - have com- ied at UCT for a Certificate for Teachers set West. Their one son, Stephen, grad- pleted their degrees at UCT whilst Dav- of Special Classes in 1966. He has two uated BSC (Eng) (Elec) in 1999. id is currently studying for his BBusSc children – his daughter, Morag, studied JOHN BAILIE [MBChB (Cape Town) degree. Melodie enjoys ballet and read- BCom at UCT. Hobbies include walk- 1978, MMed (Orth)] is a consultant ing and has an interest in the concept ing, sketching and old buildings. orthopaedic surgeon from Alberton, and practice of “inclusive” education. DENISE READ (née Marais) [Dip Gauteng. Married to Barbara with one SIDDIQUE ISMAIL [MBChB (Cape Physiotherapy (Cape Town) 1971] is a child, he enjoys endurance races. Town) 1977, FCP(SA)] is a Cardiologist physiotherapist living in Claremont in DESMOND BELL [MBChB (Cape from Rondebosch in the Cape where the Cape. She has four children, three Town) 1970, LMCC(C) FRCS(C)], is an he lives with his wife Khadija. Two of of whom studied at UCT. Denise has a Ear Nose and Throat Surgeon from West their children have studied at UCT special interest in cranio-facial therapy. Vancouver, Canada. He was the Presi- – Tasneem (Business Science) and Leila TERESA SCHONEGEVEL [MBChB dent of the British Columbia Society of (Medicine). Siddique was the first Black (Cape Town) 1976] is a General Practi- Otolaryngology in 1989 and is married intern at Groote Schuur Hospital in tioner from Sloane Park, Gauteng. Her to Barbara (née Taylor), a former physi- 1978. Hobbies include golf, tennis and son, Robert Smith, studied BBusSc at otherapy student from UCT. They have fishing. UCT. Teresa attended her 25th Medi- three children. Desmond enjoys golf, ISMAIL JAKOET [MBChB (Cape cal Class reunion in 2001. She enjoys watercolour painting and travel. Town) 1973, MSc (Sports Medicine) repairing porcelain. GARY CHAIMOWITZ [MBChB (Pret)] is General Manager of Medical MARGARET STANFORD (née An- (Cape Town) 1979, MBA(C), FRCP(C)] Services at SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd. He derson) [MBChB (Cape Town) 1973, is a Psychiatrist from Ancaster, Canada. is also a Member of the International DA (UK), FFARCS (UK)] is an Anaes- He is married to Donna and has a nine- Rugby Board where he is on both the thetist living in Sunbury-on-Thames, teen-year old stepdaughter. Medical Committee and the Antidop- Middlesex, England. Margie is divorced HOWARD CHAIT [MBChB (Cape ing Advisory Committee. He is also with two sons and enjoys travel and Town) 1978] is a family practitioner a Member of the World Antidoping walking. living in Newlands, Cape. He is hap- Agency (WADA) Independent Observer pily married to his wife of twenty-seven Programme. Married to Yasmien, they 1980’s years, Michelle. His son, Justin is cur- have 4 children, two of whom are study- MARTHA GEIGER [BA 1980, BSc rently completing his BBusSc degree ing at UCT. Ismail represented WADA (Log) (Cape Town) 1984, Masters in at UCT majoring in Finance and Ac- at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and Early Childhood Intervention (Pret)] counts. Hobbies include bridge, rugby, Edmonton World Athletics in 2001. He is a speech therapist/Lecturer at UCT. cricket and movies. was also involved in the 1999 and 2003 Martha lives in Monte Vista, Cape and IRVINE EIDELMAN [MBChB (Cape Rugby World Cups. enjoys classical music and bird watch- Town) 1972, MMed (Psych) Stell] is a ROY MARONEY [MBChB (Cape ing. Psychiatrist living in Plumstead, Cape. Town) 1977, MPhil (Fam Med), MCFD GAVIN HOBBS [MBChB (Cape Town) He is the Chairman, Private Psychia- (SA)] and his wife, Jeanne, live in Re- 1987, BSc, HDE] works in Staff Grade trists of SA Pty Ltd and Treasurer and treat in the . He is a Psychiatry and lives in Woodstock, Head of Finance of the SA Society of family Physician. Cape. Psychiatrists. Married to Jennifer, also a JIM MULLER [MBChB (Cape Town) VANESSA HYDE (née Leary) [BSc UCT alumnus, they have two children 1972, FRCPC (C)] is a Physician and Hons (Sports Science) (Cape Town), currently studying at UCT. Irvine has a Metropolitan Head of the Pietermar- MSc Clinical Research (UK)] is a Qual- special interest in wildlife and photog- itzburg Department of Medicine. Jim ity Assurance Director from Lismore, raphy. received the Hero in Medicine Award County Waterford, Ireland. Vanessa is CAROLINE (CARLIE) HOLLAND in 2002 from the International Asso- married to James, an Australian, and [BSc Physiotherapy (Cape Town) 1979] ciation of Physicians in Aids Care (IA- owns a book company. He is Editor of lives in Richmond, Canada and has PAC). Married to Fritse Hedevig Zin- “Whispers & Shouts”, a magazine of now retired. She enjoys the outdoors ner, they have two children – John aged Irish storytelling. Vanessa writes that and her hobbies include photography, 12, and Christine aged 10. Hobbies in- she spends all her free time on stage or horse-riding and working as a volunteer clude woodwork, golf, music, travel and in front of the camera, finally getting at Wildlife Conservation and Breeding motorcars. paid for small film roles! They have no Centre. She also enjoys hiking, cross- DEREK PRINGLE [MBChB (Cape children. country, skiing and snowshoeing as well Town) 1970, BArch (Dunelm) 1949, Dip TANYA KOHLBERG (née Burger) as long-distance walking events. Soc Med (UK)] spent fourteen years in [BSc (Med) (Hons) (Sport Science) & MELODIE HOUGARD [MBChB primary medical health care and eight BSc (Med) (Hons) (Dietetics) (Cape (Cape Town) 1971, FCP (SA)] comes years as Tuberculosis Officer to the City Town) 1988 and 1991] is a Dietician from Randburg where she is a Physician. of Harare. He has spent the last fifteen living in Cape Town. She is married to Married to Tiger Wessels, (a UCT MBA years in general medical practice in Dale. graduate), they have four children. Two Harare, Zimbabwe. Derek is married to MOHAMMED-AMEEN LAHER of her children - Manie (BBusSc 1996), Lenora Alison (née Estment) who stud- [MBChB (Cape Town) 1980, DA (SA)] 18 is a medical doctor from Fordsburg, to Dr FM Chenia with a young family, a Chiropractor and Biokineticist prac- Gauteng. Married to Nazira, they have her hobbies include reading, theatre ticing in Sandton, Gauteng. Siobhan three children. Hobbies include sports and music. Ayesha has a special interest received the Chiropractic Association and travel. in the fight against women/child abuse, of SA’s Award of Excellence. She has JAMES LOOCK [MBChB (Cape Town) gender issues and politics to promote a special interest in hydrotherapy and 1980, FCS (SA) ORL] is an Ear Nose and strengthen democracy and root out rehabilitation (sports or paediatrics). and Throat surgeon and Head of the racism. ENT Department at Tygerberg. James JENNIFER NASH (née le Roux) 2000’s lives in Green Point, Cape and enjoys [MBChB (Cape Town) 1996] is a medi- HILLETJE CARSTENS [MBChB, BSc otology. cal doctor from Sibhayi, Kwa Zulu Na- (Med) (Cape Town) 2002, NDTHER (Na- FLORA MATIER [B Nursing (Cape tal, where she lives with her husband, tional Diploma in Radiotherapy)] is a medi- Town) 1980] from Seatown, Cullen, Stephen and their two young children. cal doctor from Boston, Bellville, Cape. Banffshire, Scotland is a retired nurs- She is currently completing her MMed SILJE HOVSTAD [BSc (Speech-Language ing sister who did general nursing at (Fam Med) degree at Medunsa and en- Pathology) (Cape Town) 2002] is current- Groote Schuur Hospital. Unmarried, joys the outdoors and reading. ly studying for a Masters degree in Early she returned to Scotland in 1998 hav- SUSANNE RUSCONI (née Kinvig) Childhood with the University of Pretoria. ing lived in South Africa for 52 years. [MBChB (Cape Town) 1994, Dip Medi- She is a speech-language therapist and re- Flora, who has just renewed contact cal Rehabilitation (UK)] is a mother and cently completed her year of Community with UCT writes that she was thrilled housewife of two small children. She is Service in the Limpopo Province. when a friend sent her a copy of UCT married to Rob, also a UCT alumnus, CLAUDIA LEPERA [BSC (Physiothera- News and Cathartic. and lives in . py) (Cape Town) 2002] practices in Pieter- LINDA VAN DER WESTHUIZEN NICKI RYDER (née Millar) [BSc maritzburg. She represents South Africa at [MBChB (Cape Town) 1982, FCA (SA), (Logo) (Cape Town) 1995, MA(Speech) kickboxing and her hobbies also include MMed (Anaes) (Stell] is an Anaesthetist (Witwatersrand) with distinction] is a basket-ball and running. in private practice and lives in Durban- keen cyclist having finished 8th in the NAGIN PARBHOO [MD (Cape Town) ville, Cape. Linda is married to Lukas Argus Cycle Tour in 2002. She is also 2002, MBBS (Bom), FFA (SA)] was on Wehrli, who is Swiss, and they have two a keen mountaineer, having climbed UCT’s staff in the Anaesthetic Department children who are still at school. Mesa Peak in the Himalayas. Nicki is from 1980-1995. Nagin is an Anaesthesi- a Speech and Hearing Therapist and ologist in private practice in Cape Town. 1990’s has worked at Helen Joseph Hospital in The Anaesthetic Museum at Groote Schu- ROBERT BRIDGER [PhD (Cape Johannesburg for six years. Married to ur Hospital is named the “Nagin Parbhoo Town) 1991, BSc, MSc (UK)] is an Er- Douglas, they are expecting their first Museum of Anaesthesia.” He is the author gonomist and Head of Human Factors child shortly. of the book “Five Decades – The SA So- living in Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, SHEHNAAZ SULIMAN [MBChB ciety of Anaesthetics 1943-1993”. He has UK with his wife, Barbara. Hobbies in- 1995 (Cape Town), MPhil (UK), MBA two children – Anita (MBChB 1996) and clude golf and tennis. A signed copy of (UK)] is an Investment Banker (Bio- Lavina, (BCom 2001) who also studied at the second edition of the textbook “In- technology) from Burlingame, Califor- UCT. Nagin’s thesis was titled “The Dept troduction to Ergonomics”, of which he nia, USA. She is very involved with of Anaesthesia – UCT – 1920-2000 - A is the author, was donated to the UCT the biotechnology and venture capital History”. Hobbies include gardening and Medical Library. The book was pub- industries and is interested in continu- reading. lished in 2003. ing to look for ways to leverage this ex- CECILIA RADEMEYER (née Naudé) SANDY HAEGERT [PhD (Cape Town) perience and network to South Africa. [MSc Med (Cape Town) 2003, BSc (UPE), 1999, MA (Ed) (UK), BA (Cur) (Un- Shehnaaz is married and her hobbies BSc Hons (US)] is a Scientific Officer liv- isa)], is a nursing supervisor living in include Pacific Masters swimming and ing in , Cape Town. She is mar- Valyland, Cape. Sandy retired from triathlons. ried to Karel Rademeyer who completed working at the Western Cape Nursing WUANITA TUCKER [BSc (Med) his MBChB at UCT in 2002. College. She finds her job, at the Living (Hons) Biokinetics (Cape Town) 1996, MICHELLE SAUNDERS [BSc (Phys) Hope Community Centre in the South MA (Biokinetics) (UPE)] is a Biokineti- (Cape Town) 2002] is a Physiotherapist Peninsula doing Primary Health Care cist from Port Elizabeth. Wuanita lived living in La Lucia, Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is in Township and the in the UK from 1998-2002 where she currently studying for her BCom degree deep South environs, very satisfying. did Cardiac Technician and PA work. through correspondence and is unmar- Hobbies include woodwork, knitting From January until June 2003 she ran ried. Whilst at UCT, Michelle received the and reading. the rehabilitation centre in a Johannes- Gordon Cup for the best final year thesis AYESHA MANGERA [Post Grad Dip burg old age home. She is a 3rd Dan presentation. Hobbies include sport and – Health Management (Cape Town), black belt in Karate. music. MBChB, MSc CTM (UK), Dip in Trop- SIOBHAN WILCOX [BSC (Med) CHAD TEW [MBChB (Cape Town) ical Disease & Hygiene (UK)] is Execu- (Hons) (Biokinetics) (Cape Town) 1994, 2001] obtained his degree with hon- tive Director – Health and Social Serv- BA (Physical Education) (Pret), MTech ours. He is married and lives in Edge- ices and lives in Vereeniging. Married (Chiropractic) (Witwatersrand Tech)] is mead, Cape. 19 CLASS REUNIONS FOR 2004

Class of 1973 – 26-28 November Class of 1979 – 3-5 December Class of 1994 – 3-5 December Class of 1954 – 9-12 December Class of 1964 – 9-11 December

Programmes: Organising committee members: Class of 1964 Martin Bailey, Omar Brey, Andrew du Thurs, 9 Dec Class of 1973 Toit, Chris Hugo-Hamman and Derek 18h00 Registration/Cocktail party Friday, 26 Nov Solomon – Institute of Infectious Diseases 10h15 Coffee and registration and Molecular Medicine (IID- at Medical School Class of 1994 MM) Building, Medical School 11h00-12h45 Tour of the Medical Friday, 3 Dec Friday, 10 Dec School and Groote 10h15 Coffee and registration at Medi- 10h00 Tour of Groote Schuur Hos- Schuur Hospital cal School pital and the Transplant Mu- 13h00 Finger lunch – Tafel- 11h00 Tour of the Medical School and seum berg Room, Groote Groote Schuur Hospital 12h30 Light lunch – Tafelberg Room, Schuur Hospital 12h45 Finger lunch – Tafelberg Room, Groote Schuur Hospital 18h00 Cocktail party at the Groote Schuur Hospital Afternoon Regraduation new Institute of In- 18h00 Cocktail party – Foyer, Stu- – Jameson Hall fectious Diseases and dent Learning Centre, Medical 18h30 Braai at Medical School Molecular Medicine School Sat, 11 Dec Building (IIDMM) Sat, 4 Dec 08h30 Academic meeting – old E Sat, 27 Nov 9h00 Academic meeting at Medical floor lecture theatre, Groote 7h30 Academic meeting, UCT Lung School Schuur Hospital Institute 19h45 Class photograph 19h45 Class photograph 14h00 Trip to 20h00 Reunion Dinner, Arabella Sher- 20h00 Reunion Dinner at the 19h45 Class photograph aton Grand Hotel, Foreshore Arabella Sheraton Grand Ho- 20h00 Reunion Dinner at the Radisson Sun, 5 Dec tel, Foreshore Hotel, Waterfront 8h00 Possible mountain walk Organising Committee members: Sun, 28 Nov 12h30 Picnic lunch in Kirstenbosch Ed Coetzee, Irwin Combrinck, Ralph 10h30 Tour of Kirstenbosch Gardens Gardens Kirsch and Fay Thornley 12h30 Cold buffet lunch at Kirsten- Organisinig Committee members: bosch Restaurant Kerrin Begg, David Carter, Tanya Kinvig, Class of 1954 Organising committee members: Gary Kroukamp and Rozett Phillips Thurs, 9 Dec Raymond Jonas, Tim Noakes, Barry Penn 18h00 Registration/Cocktail party – In- stitute of Infectious Diseases and Class of 1979 Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) Friday, 3 Dec Building, Medical School 14h30 Registration & coffee at Medical Friday, 10 Dec School 10h00 Tour of Groote Schuur Hos- 15h00 Tour of the Medical School and pital and the Transplant Mu- Groote Schuur Hospital seum 18h00 Cocktail party at the new Insti- 12h30 Light lunch – Tafelberg tute of Infectious Diseases and Room, Groote Schuur Hos- Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) Should you wish to attend one of these reun- pital Building ions, please contact Joan Tuff as follows: Afternoon Regraduation Saturday, 4 Dec – Jameson Hall 8h00-13h00 Academic meeting at UCT Faculty of Health Sciences 18h30 Braai at Medical School the IIDMM Alumni Office Sat, 11 Dec Afternoon: Free Anzio Road 09h00 Academic meeting at Medical 19h30 Class photograph Observatory, 7925 School 20h00 Reunion Dinner at the Arabella South Africa 19h45 Class photograph Sheraton Grand Hotel, Fore- Telephone: +27 21 406-6686 19h30 Reunion Dinner – Alphen shore Fax: +27 21 447-8955 Hotel, Constantia Sunday, 5 Dec Email: [email protected] Sun, 12 Dec 10h30 Tour of Kirstenbosch Gardens Or visit our website on: 10h00 Trip to Robben Island 12h30 Cold buffet lunch at Kirsten- www.health.uct.ac.za/alumni Organising Committee members: bosch Restuarant Hackey Edelstein and Petrus Botha 20