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
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
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

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

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

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
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
Dr 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