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ContaCt Details
Postal Address: Paediatric Pathology, School of Child and
Adolescent Health,
University of Cape Town, Red Cross Children’s Hospital,
Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, 7700
Tel: +27 21 658 5228
Fax: +27 21 658 5206
Web: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ich/
UCT General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111
UCT web: http://www.uct.ac.za
paeDiatriC raDiology
HeaD of Unit: Dr. t. kilborn
A clinical radiology department providing imaging to all
divisions in the School, performing a total of approximately
46,000 examinations per annum. Imaging modalities
include plain-film radiography, computed and digital
radiography, digital fluoroscopy, ultrasound (including
Doppler), computerised tomography (CT), magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), angiography and interventional
radiology. The Division conducts a Postgraduate teaching
program for three registrars registered for the M.Med
(Diagnostic Radiology) at the University of Cape Town
on an ongoing rotational basis. An undergraduate lecture
series in paediatric radiology is provided at 5th year level.
Training in paediatric sonography is conducted for B.Tech
(Ultrasound) students of the Cape Peninsula University of
Technology.
In addition, the Division offers an annual Paediatric
Radiology Fellowship, providing further training in the
discipline for qualified radiologists. Fellows are registered
for the University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric
Radiology. The Fellowship program is funded by the Harry
Crossley Foundation
permanent and long-term contract staff
senior lecturers 2
lecturers 1
radiographers and aux. staff 28
total 31
students
phD 1
registrars/Master’s 3
Harry Crossley fellow 1
total 5
FaCULTY oF heaLTh sCienCes
researCH fielDs anD staff
t. kilborn
Oncology and HIV: HIV and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma;
HIV and immune reconstitution;Neonatology.
n. WieseltHaler
Neuro-imaging including neuro-oncology; orthopaedic
imaging; interventional radiology; new technology: the role
the Lodox Statscan in paediatric polytrauma.
ContaCt Details
Postal Address: Paediatric Radiology, School of Child and
Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Red Cross
Children’s Hospital, Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, 7700
Tel: +27 21 658 5104
Fax: +27 21 658 5101
Web: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ich/
UCT General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111
UCT web: http://www.uct.ac.za
paeDiatriC sUrgery
HeaD of Unit: prof. a.J.W. Millar
The department functions as a tertiary health care centre
for paediatric surgery for the University of Cape Town
and the Red Cross War memorial Children’s Hospital.
The department is a national/international centre for
postgraduate paediatric surgical career development and
is accredited with the HPCSA.
An extensive surgical outreach programme is in existence
primarily to improve the surgical care of children at
secondary and primary health care levels. The division is
regarded as a national centre for organ transplantation,
specialized hepatobiliary surgery, neurosurgery,
cardiothoracic surgery, oncology and burn care in children
and for the separation of conjoined twins.
Research is being conducted in the department into a
wide variety of aspects of paediatric surgical practice
including gastrointestinal surgery, minimal invasive
surgery, trauma care and prevention, liver and renal
transplantation, renovascular hypertension, burn therapy,
pain assessment and management, conjoined twins and
common diseases of Africa including tuberculosis and
HIV/AIDS. Financial support is received from the MRC,
Pharmaceutical companies, private donations and from
the Lombardi Government in Italy.
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