Psychiatry
Welcome to Stellenbosch University

​​​​​​​​Department of Psychiatry​

​​​​​​​​​Current Registrars in Psychiatry​​


Chief RegistrarMahlatse Thosago

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Examining the contribution of antipsychotic medication to the prevalence and clinical characteristics  of adults with chronic dystonia presenting to a Botulinum Toxin Clinic in a tertiary state facility in Cape Town, South Africa


Khin Kyaw

Stikland Hospital

Research project: The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Psychogeriatric Patients in a Private Practise in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town.

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Sbongile Ncetani-Mpongwna

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Experiences of Black African mothers providing continuous Kangaroo Mother Care in a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa.


Zulfa Ryklief

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Rates of and factors associated with atopy and allergies in PTSD patients as compared to trauma-exposed controls.


Suresh Shwetha

Lentegeur Hospital

Research project: Caregiver mental health status at a tertiary Atopic Dermatitis clinic.


Pamela Zungu

Stikland Hospital

Research project: Qualitative multiple case study of the narratives of women presenting during pregnancy, peripartum or following termination of pregnancy with deliberate self-harm attempts at a public urban hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.


Elton Fayiah Gbollie

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Physician attitudes and beliefs around the use of digital safety planning apps to prevent suicide.


Lauren Hendricks

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Problematic internet usage in children (7-18 years) who attend the Tygerberg Hospital Child and Adolescent Outpatient Unit.


Katharine Kirykowicz

Stikland Hospital

Research project: The feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a self-management app on the mental health of clinicians working during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Gondah Lekpeh

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town from March 2020 to February 2021.​​


Catherine Farmer

Stikland Hospital

Research project: Patterns of medication use during pregnancy.


Kirsten Rowe

Stikland Hospital

Research project: Exploring the relationship between nutrients known to affect cognition and executive function in adults with PTSD.

Portia Mtyapi-Nyaka

Stikland Hospital

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Angus Byers

Lentegeur Hospital

Research project: Does cognitive insight influence/moderate the association between childhood trauma and PTSD severity?


Frieda M Kalenga

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project: The prevalence of burnout and other associated factors in medical interns at a tertiary hospital in Windhoek, Namibia.


Jessica Kew

Stikland Hospital

Research project: Hair Progesterone as A Biomarker of Anxiety & Sleep Quality in South African Mixed-Ancestry Females.

Anmari van Dyk

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project:​ The experience of family members of dependent elderly persons with dementia who employ formal home-based caregivers.


Elle Visser

Stikland Hospital

Research project:​​ Cognitive deficits in PWH with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.


Carine Gagiano

Stikland Hospital

Research project:​​ Baseline mental health status and factors associated with the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Menasia Patterson

Tygerberg Hospital

Research project:​​​ Profile of the patients attending the Maternal Mental Health clinic.


Angus Fletcher

Stikland Hospital

Research Project: Investigation of the multi-dimensional vulnerabilities that contribute to psychiatric hospital admissions in the health districts of Cape Town​


Kholofelo Morodi

Lentegeur Hospital

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Musa Ngwenya

Tygerberg Hospital

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​Sinombulelo Booi

Tygerberg Hospital

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Roger Chao

Tygerberg Hospital

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Jessen Jugurnauth

Tygerberg Hospital

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Zikhona Cwayi

Lentegeur Hospital

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Nikita Hagroo

Stikland Hospital

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Jacqueline Holdsworth-Jenkins

Tygerberg Hospital

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Shazia Jassat

Stikland Hospital

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Luzanne van der Colff

Tygerberg Hospital

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