College of Health Sciences Directory of Experts

Name

Telephone

Mobile

E-mail

All animal related issues- diseases that are transmitted from animals to man-rabies.

Sanil Singh

031-2608160

0844160271

singhsd@ukzn.ac.za   

 

 

 

 

Alzheimers, Diabetes, HIV, malaria and TB

Thavi Govender

031-2608212

0732625616

govenderthav@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Anaesthesiology and Critical/Intensive Care

Dean Gopalan

031-2604328

 

gopalan@ukzn.ac.za

Antimicrobial resistance

Chunderika Mocktar

031-2607358

mocktarc@ukzn.ac.za

Sara Govinden

031-2608251

 

govindenu@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Antimicrobial resistance, Higher Education and Health Sciences, Access, Retention and Success in Health Sciences

Sabiha Essack

031-2608048  

essacks@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Audiology

Angesom Okbamichael Hagos

031-2607140

0712051429

hagosa@ukzn.ac.za

Desiree John

031-2607846

033-3863832

johnd@ukzn.ac.za

Jessica Paken

031- 2607548

 

Pakenj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Bio & Research Ethics and Medical Law

Sylvester C. Chima

031-2604604

0712466168

chima@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Bio Statistics/ Epidemiology

Tonya Esterhuizen

031-2604522

0836032317

esterhuizent@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Brain tumours, aneurysms, AVM, neuroendoscopy, paediatric neurosurgery

Veysel Karan

0829759723

karanv@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Cardiology (heart disease, hypertension, cholesterol, etc)

Sajida Khan

031-2401431

0825647477

sajidahkha@ialch.co.za

Datshana Naidoo

031-240 2207

0836257321

DatshanaNai@ialch.co.za

 

 

 

 

G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction mechanisms; Proteomics; Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities of natural products and synthetic compounds

Johannes Bodenstein

031-2607500

 

bodensteinj@ukzn.ac.za

 

Clinical Aspect of HIV Infection, Neurotubercolosis

Ahmed Bhigjee

031-2402359/63

bhigjee@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Communication disorders associated with autism; speech disorders

Jennifer Ann Pahl

031-2607624   

pahlj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Controlled release dosage forms; Clinical Pharmacy/Ward Pharmaceutical Services

Elizabeth Ojewole

031-2607937

ojewolee@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Critical Care & Trauma Nursing 

Petra Bryciewicz

031-2601281

0837855069

brysiewiczp@ukzn.ac.za  

 

 

 

 

Dermatology

Anisa Mosam

031-2604565

0844978608

mosama@ukzn.ac.za

Jamilla Aboobaker

031-2604504

 

aboobakerj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Diabetes, HIV-TB, CVS

Viren Rambiritch

031-2607797

rambiritchv@ukzn.ac.za

Drug Delivery and Pharmacokinetics, nanocapsules, microparticles

Gauda Mahlatsi

031-2607030

mahlatsig@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Diabetes and Insulin, Drug Metabolising Enzymes; Cytochrome P450 system

Peter Owira

031-2607720

owirap@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Drug stability in sub-tropical, impoverished and resource constrained environments

Kamsala Naidoo

031-2607179

naidookk@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Drug Utilization; Drug Policy; Health Information Systems

Fatima Suleman

031-2607941

sulemanf@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Endocrinology and Diabetes

Ayesha Motala

031-2604233

0836524947

motala@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Endocrinology

Fraser James Pirie

031-2604285

0827745834

pirie@ukzn.ac.za

Imran Paruk

031-2604233

0845533399

paruki@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Forensic Pathology

Steve R Naidoo

031-2604265

0829041143

naidoosr@ukzn.ac.za

Formulation and Evaluation of Mucoadhesive Drug Delivery Systems

Thiru Govender

031-2607983

govenderth@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Genetics

Colleen Aldous

031-2604124

0844077603

aldousc@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Geriatrics

Bilkish Cassim

031-2604246

cassimb@uklzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Graduate level Public Health Education and Evaluation of Community Sanitation

Stephen Knight

031-2604226

083 762 3123

knights@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

HIV and AIDS, Operational Pharmacy Practice projects, NHI

Vassie Naidoo

031-2607487

0839645429

naidoopj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

HIV/AIDS especially biomedical research and interventions, virology, immunology

Thumbi Ndung'u

031-2604727

0823587204

ndungu@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

HIV cutaneous manifestations, epidemiology of Dermatology, dermatology

Jamilla Aboobaker

031-2604531

0845662286

aboobakerj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

HIV and lung in children, Vaccination, Pulmonology, Allergy and Immunology, TB

Prakash Jeena

031-2604345/53

0844672723

jeena@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

HIV-Psycho-social

Muvo Zama

031-2604783

zamam@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Human Body Donor Programme, Lifestyle change management, human embryology, neuroanatomy, congenital anomalies

Hoosen Vawda

031-2604576

0822914546

vawda@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Infectious Diseases

Yunus Moosa

0725227997

moosay@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Kidney Diseases and Immunology

Alain Assounga

031-2401325

0722741217

assoungaa@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Medicinal plants in diabetes and hypertension

Cephas Musabayane

031-2607975

musabayanec@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Men's Health, Incontinence, Bladder Dysfunction, Prostate Enlargement/Cancer

Tjaart Fourie

031-2604312

fouriet@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Mental Health

Dylan Evans

033-3415653

evans@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Mental Health-Nursing, community development, psychiatric nursing

Charlotte Engelbrecht

031-2602513

0767338578

engelbrechtc@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Neuropsychopharmacology

Frasia Oosthuizen

031-2607891

 

oosthuizenf@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Nursing

Nondumiso Cecilia Shangase

031-2601437

0828820284

shangasen@ukzn.ac.za

Thandiwe A. Ndebele

031-2602075

0788037702

ndebelet@ukzn.ac.za

Nursing Management

Zethu Nkosi

031-2602901

0836457899

nkosizz@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Nursing: Critical Care

Jennifer de Beer

031-2601541

0842008828

debeerj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Occupational Health and Safety, HIV and Aids, childhood asthma, occupational asthma, legislation for compensation of occupational diseases

Rajen Naidoo

031-2604385

824379333

naidoon@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Occupational Therapy

Kathy Holland

031-2607402

 

hollandk@ukzn.ac.za

Robin Joubert

031-2607953

0834821799

Joubertr@ukzn.ac.za

Stanford Phehlukwayo

031 260 7954

073 451 9004

phehlukwayos@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Ophthalmology are vitreoretinal diseases and AIDS-related ocular problems

Linda Visser

031-2604341

0829587458

visser@ukzn.ac.za

 

Opthalmology

Kavitha Naidu

031-2604341

0828761124

kavi1910@yahoo.com

Trevor Steyn

031-2604341

0824504323

trevdeb@telkomsa.net

 

 

 

 

Optometry

Khathutshelo Percy Mashige

031-2607352

0824652699

mashigek@ukzn.ac.za

Lawrence Sithole

031-2607092

0783034182

sitholehl@ukzn.ac.za

Naimah Ebrahim Khan

031-2608645

 

ebrahimn@ukzn.ac.za

Nishanee Rampersad

031-2607562

0724858259

rampersadn@ukzn.ac.za

Olalekan Alabi Oduntan

031-2608156

0828262967

oduntanoa@ukzn.ac.za

Rekha Hansraj

031-2607089

0829284699

Hansrajr@ukzn.ac.za

S. Naidu 

031-2607293 

 

naidus1@ukzn.ac.za  

Urvashni Nirghin

031-2607940

0725898855

nirghinu@ukzn.ac.za

Vanessa Raquel Moodley

031-2607091

0832595271

moodleyvr@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Oral Hygiene

Shenuka Singh

031-2426206

0738417384

 singhshen@ukzn.ac.za

 

Orthopaedics

Shunmugam Govender

031-2604297

0844611215

katia@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery

Sham Naidoo

031-2604292

0827390757

shamnaidoo@gmail.com

 

Paediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and AIDS-related Opportunistic Infections

Raziya Bobat

031-2604533

0832256983

bobat@ukzn.ac.za

Paediatric Nephrology, Research Ethics

Rajendra Bhimma

031-2604351

0837995674

bhimma@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Paediatric Surgery;  Neonatal Surgery; Paediatric Surgical Oncology

Larry Hadley

031-2401579

0837777440

hadley@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Pedagogic factors in the MBChB curriculum, PBL, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Anaesthesia

Ted Sommerville

031-2604409

0833719099 

sommer@ukzn.ac.za

Physiotherapy

Margaret Nancy Rhode 

031-2607411

0823599877

rhodem@ukzn.aca.za

Nirmala Naidoo

031- 2607817

083 556 2286

naidooni@ukzn.ac.za

Ntsikelelo Pefile

031-260 7181

082 722 8503

pefilen@ukzn.ac.za

Prithi Jayaraman

031-2608024

0792911510

jayaramanp@ukzn.ac.za

Thaya Nadasan

031-2607939

0844944880

nadasant@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Physiotherapy-HIV/AIDS, Sport and Soft Tissue Injuries

Sonill Sooknunan Maharaj

031-2607817

0834611413

maharjss@ukzn.ac.za

 

Phytochemistry and biological activity of plants used as traditional medicine

Karen du Toit

031-2607413

karent@ukzn.ac.za

Plastic Surgery

 

Anil Madaree

031-2401168

madaree@ukzn.ac.za

Paul Lyndon McGarr

031-2015118

0836605214

paul@plasticssurgeon.info

 

 

 

 

Psychiatry and Mental Health

Dan Mkize

031-2604321

031-2054599

mkizedl@ukzn.ac.za

Jonathan Burns

031-2604321

0837925685

burns@ukzn.ac.za

Suvira Ramlall

031-2426168

0829774010

ramlalls4@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Psyciatry

Saeeda Paruk

031-2426168

0827722934

paruks4@ukzn.ac.za

 

Public Health Medicine

Champak Jinabhai

031-2604386

0827740836

Jinabhai@ukzn.ac.za

K Naidoo

031-2604308

 naidooka@ukzn.ac.za

Public Health Medicine-HIV

Myra Taylor

031-2604499

 

 Taylor@ukzn.ac.za

Pulmonologist (Respiratory Specialist), TB, HIV and Critical Care Expert

Umesh Lalloo

031-2604267

 

 umeshlalloo@gmail.com

Renal Disease and High Blood Pressure

Yackoob Seedat

031-2604222

seedaty1@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Speech-Language Pathology

Legini Moodley

031-2607387

moodleyl@ukzn.ac.za  

Penny Flack

031-2607207

0836614774

flackp@ukzn.ac.za

Richard Anthony Bailey

031-2607140

 

baileyr@ukzn.ac.za

Saira B. S. Karrim 

031-2607550

0845552175

Karimsb@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Sport Science, Men's Health and Fitness

Andrew McKune

031-2607985

0837155683

Mckunea@ukzn.ac.za

Sport Science

Khumbuzile Cynthia Khumalo

031-2607544

0723610413

khumalok@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Sport Science, Recreational and Leisure studies

Maliga Naidoo

031-2608284

0824848146

naidoomali@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Sport Science

P.D. Ramiah

031-2607394

0837785745

ramiahp@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Sport Science and Exercise Physiology

Edith Peters-Futre

031-2604237

futree@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Swallowing Disorders, Occupational Audiology- Migrant workers

Mershen Pillay

mershen@hotmail.com ; mpillay@mafraq-hosp.ae

 

 

 

 

Telemedicine, telehealth, eHealth, Sports Medicine, Health Informatics

Maurice Mars

031-2604543

0847578321

mars@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

John Ojewole

031-2607767

ojewolej@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Traditional Medicine

Nceba Gqaleni

031-2604280

0847270119

gqalenin@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Urology

Tjaart Fourie

031-2604312

fouriet@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Urooncology

Ehab Helmy Abdel Goad

031-2088044

0837808044

abdelgoad@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Vascular Surgery, Trauma

Jon Vivian Robbs

031-2604219

082570 5351

robbsj@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

Virology

Michelle Lucille Gordon

031-2604779

0729382250

tarinm@ukzn.ac.za

 

 

 

 

 


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