A. PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
- 1992 Internship, Moroka Hospital
- 1993 Medical Officer, Department of Medicine, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban
- 1994 Casualty Officer, McCords Hospital, Durban
- 1995 Medical Officer, Dept of Community Health, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban
- 1996 Registrar, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban
- 2000 to 2002 Specialist/Junior Lecturer, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal; King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban
- 2003 – 2006 Research Fellow – Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UKZN
- 2006-2010 Principal Specialist – Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / King Edward VIII Hospital
- 2010 (Sept) – to date – Chief Specialist / Senior Lecturer – Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal + King Edward VIII Hospital
- 2014 – Acting Head / Academic Leader – Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- 2016 – Head of Department (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) & Associate Professor/Chief Specialist
B. Membership of Professional Bodies
- Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a specialist
- South African Medical Association
- South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists – Council member (2006 – 2008)
- South African HIV Clinicians Society
- Member of international Research bodies – AACTG** and IMPAACT** (involved locally in the in research activities of these bodies)
- Member of FIGO (Federation of International Gynaecologists and Obstetricians). Member of the Ethics subcommittee (2012 – 2015)
- Also member of the WHISC** subcommittee in IMPAACT (July 2010 – 2012)
(**AACTG= Adult Aids Clinical Trials Group; IMPAACT = International Maternal Paediatric and Adolescent Aids Clinical Trials Group; WHISC = Women’s Health Interagency Sub-Committee)
C. OTHER NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT:
- Member of Provincial PMTCT and ARV task teams (2001 – 2006)
Consultant of the National guidelines for management of HIV in pregnancy
Member of the Pharmaco-vigilance team dealing with ARV use in pregnancy and children – Interim chairperson (2005 – 2006)
Committee member of the University’s Clinical Research Organisation (2003 – 2004)
Organizing committee member for the following conferences:
Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000– Durban Royal Hotel
SASOG* Congress 2003 – Durban ICC (co-chaired a session and presented a paper)
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Update – AUG 2007 (Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital)
SASUOG** 2008 – April 2008, Durban ICC (co-chaired a session
(*SASOG=South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists / **SASUOG=South African Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
International involvement:
- Committee Member – FIGO “Ethical aspects of Human Reproduction and Women’s health” Committee (2013– 2015)
Member of WHISC subcommittee (IMPAACT international committee member 2010 – 2012) of ACTG** and IMPAACT*). Also investigator in the different research protocols.
Invited participant – Maternal Health and HIV/AIDS – examining research through programmatic lens – meeting organized by Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA, 10 – 11th June 2013
Invited participant in WHO Technical Advisory Consultation on “Hormonal contraception and HIV”, Geneva Feb 2012
Participated in 1week seminar “Reproductive rights and Ethics”. November 2010, Austria
(AACTG= Adult Aids Clinical Trials Group; IMPAACT = International Maternal Paediatric and Adolescent Aids Clinical Trials Group; WHISC = Women’s Health Interagency Sub-Committee; WHO = World health organization; FIGO – International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians)
