News
Shaakira Chaya has been awarded the 2018 Harry Crossley Clinical Research Fellowship from FHS, UCT to do a PhD on the Drakenstein Child Health Study. Well done to Shaakira and all her supporting team.
Congratulations and welcome to Dr Marti Wege who has been appointed as a PICU Consultant for the next three years.
Congratulations to Ben van Stormbroek who is the recipient of the Robert McDonald Medal for the best FCPaed part II performance in 2017, and to Gina Itzikowitz who is a co-recipient of the Leslie Rabinowitz Medal for the best FCPaed part I performance in 2017. The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health are proud of their achievements and wish them both well. It is also a wonderful tribute to the efforts of all the people who helped to prepare them for the examinations. Well done.
FC Paed(SA) Part I - Leslie Rabinowitz Medal
Dr Gina ITZIKOWITZ – October 2017
Dr Abigail Marriott KEENE – May 2017
FC Paed(SA) Part II - Robert McDonald Medal
Dr Ben VAN STORMBROEK – October 2017
Cert Pulmonology(SA) Paed
Dr Ziyaad DANGOR – October 2017
Congratulations to Assoc Prof Alan Davidson on his election as President of the College of Paediatricians of South Africa. Prof Zar wished him much success in this leadership role through his tenure.