​​Department of Paediatrics and Child Health ​​

Staff

General Paediatrics

Clinical Unit Head


Dr E Malek

(Clinical Governance/ Health System Strengthening)
MB,ChB, MMed (Paed) (Pret), FC Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9385734; Elmarie.Malek@westerncape.gov.za
Contact: Mandy Herdien, +27 21 9386197; Mandy.Herdien@westerncape.gov.za

 


 

Principle Specialist

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​​Prof S Kling
(PICU/Allergy/Ethics)
MB,ChB, MMed (Paed) (Cape Town), DCH,FC Paed (SA), MPhil (Stell)
Tel: +27 21 9389571; sk@sun.ac.za
Contact: Anita Fourie, +27 21 9389506; aec1@sun.ac.za

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 Senior Specialists


Dr H Finlayson​​​
(Infectious Diseases)
MB,ChB (Cape Town), DCH, FC Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9389653; finlayson@sun.ac.za
Contact: Portia Permall, +27 21 9389584; pfcp@sun.ac.za

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Dr A Redfern​
(Emergency)
MBChB (Cape Town), MRCPCH (UK), FC Paed, Cert Develop Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9386520; redfern@sun.ac.za
Contact: Portia Permall, +27 21 9389584; pfcp@sun.ac.za

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Prof H Schaaf
(Infectious Diseases)
MB,ChB, DCM, MMed (Paed), MD (Stell), FC Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9389112; hss@sun.ac.za
Contact: Portia Permall, +27 21 9389584; pfcp@sun.ac.za

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Dr L Smit
(Generalist)
MB,ChB, MMed (Paed) (Stell), DCH, MSc Child Health (UK), AHMP (FPD&Yale), FC Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9386642; ls@sun.ac.za
Contact: Jennifer Williams, +27 21 9389219; jpadams@sun.ac.za

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Dr TW Wessels
(Generalist)
MBChB, FC Paed (SA)
Tel: +27 21 9386547; thandi.wessels@westerncape.gov.za
Contact: Mandy Herdien, +27 21 9386197; Mandy.Herdien@westerncape.gov.za


 


 


Dr L Frigati
(Infectious Diseases)
MB,ChB, MMed (Paed) (UCT), Dip HIV Man, DCH, FC Paed (SA), MScTMIH (London School of Tropical Medicine)
Tel: +27 21 9389888; frigati@sun.ac.za
Contact: Jennifer Williams, +27 21 9389219; jpadams@sun.ac.za

 


Dr P Rose ( Locum)

 

Principal Medical Officer


Van Zyl JI.JPGDr JI van Zyl
(Neonatology)
MBChB(Stell)
Tel: +27 21 935874; jivz@sun.ac.za
Contact: Salome Engelbrecht, +27 21 9384538; se2@sun.ac.za

 

Career Medical Officers

​Dr K Coetzee

Dr S Murray​