full report - UCT - Research Report 2011

DiviSioN oF rADiAtioN oNCology
heAD oF DiviSioN - ProFeSSor r P AbrAtt
Divisional profile
1. The Division of Radiation Oncology provides the
following services:
1.1 Investigation, management and treatment of all
forms of malignant disease. This is co-ordinated
by 23 multidisciplinary clinics, which meet weekly.
1.2 Participation in clinical studies, both investigator
initiated and as part of co-operative groups.
2. Teaching of undergraduate medical courses and
provision of post graduate specialists training courses.
Pre and post-diplomate instruction to radiographers
and post-diplomate courses to nurses. Full training in
Radiobiology from under-graduate to honours, master’s
and doctoral level.
3. Provision of a comprehensive clinical radiobiological
research facility.
DiviSioNAl StAtiStiCS
permanent and long-term contract staff
Jms staff
Professors 1 1
university staff
research Staff 6
Administrative/Clerical Staff 1
suBtotal 7
Joint staff (uct/paWc)
head of Clinical unit 1
Senior Full-time lecturers 3
lecturers 3
Principal medical officers 1
Sessional medical officers 3
medical officer 1
medical Scientists 2
suBtotal 15
honorary staff
honorary lecturers 3 13
total 1
postgraduate students
registrars 16
total 16
FACULTY OF heALTh sCienCes
reSeArCh FielDS AND StAFF
permanent staff
specialist staff
ProFeSSor rAymoND AbrAtt
Chief Specialist Radiation Oncology & Head of Division;
NRF Rated – Category B
Dr JeANette PArkeS
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology and Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - neurological tumours, paediatric tumours,
bones and sarcoma
Dr SAmeerA DAlvie
Specialist Radiation Oncology Lung Cancer; Male genitourinary
tract cancer, Ear, nose and throat cancer
Dr ZAiNAb mohAmeD
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology and Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - Lymphoma, Myeloma, Melanoma,
Hodgkin’s Disease
Dr bArbArA robertSoN
Specialist Radiation Oncology & Lecturer; Main interests
- Thyroid, Oesophageal and Gastro-intestinal cancers,
stomach, pancreas, liver, unknown primary cancers.
Dr leoN vAN wiJk
Senior Specialist Radiation Oncology & Senior Lecturer;
Main interests - Gynaecological tumours.
Dr Julie wetter
Specialist Radiation Oncology and Lecturer; Main interests
– skin cancers, melanoma, eye Head and neck.
medical officers
Dr CiNDy ShePherD
Principal Medical Officer Radiation Oncology; Main
interests - Lung cancer, Tumours of the thyroid, Male
genito-urinary tract cancer.
Dr heiDe luStig
Medical Officer Radiation Oncology; Interest – Survivorship
scientific staff
Dr ANDre heNDrikSe
Senior Medical Natural Scientist & Lecturer; Main interest
- Research in Medical Natural Science Radiobiology
(research on tumours with experimental animals)
Dr AliStAir huNter
Medical Natural Scientist; Main interest - Research in
Medical Natural Science Radiobiology (research on
tumours with experimental animals)
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