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HREC Committee Members 2025


Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 1 

​HREC1 Membershi​p List (print version)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


No.​Last NameFirst NameDegree (s)Speciality
1.
​Barnabas

Shaun
MBChB, ACLS, PLS, DCH, FC Paed
Paediatrics and Child Health​
2.
​Brink
Yolandi​
MSc, BSc, PhD​Physiotherapy​
​3.
Burger*​
​Marilize
​PhD
​​Orthopedic Surgery​
​4.
​Cloete

​Alrese
​MBChB, MMed (O&G) FCOG (SA)
​Obstetrics & Gynaegology
​5.
​Conradie
​Ilna
​MMeD (Surg)
​Division of Surgery
​6.
D​u Plessis​
​​Stefan    
PhD MBChB, MEngSc (Biomedical), PhD (Psychiatry)
Department of Pyschiatry Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
7.
Dzikiti​
​Moleen
MSc, ​PhD
Epidemiology and Biostatistics​
​8.
​Fernandez


​Pedro
​BSc Hons, PhD
​Urology
​9.
​Kabanda
​Siti***
​MSc, MPH
​Health Research Ethics
​10.

Khonkwane
​Siphokhazi
​N/A
​Community Member
​11.

​Khumalo****
​Charmaine
​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
​Health Research Ethics

​12.
​MacDonald
​Candice
MBChB, MSc Clin Epi 
​Biomedical Sciences 
​13.
​Manunu
​Bayanika
​PhD
​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
14.
​Meyer

​Rhoda
​PhD
​Health Professions Education
​15.
​Naidoo
​Jerusha
​LLB
​Information Governance
16.
​Nicol-Uwimana

​Jeannine
​PhD
​Centre for Evidence-Based Health  Care 
​17.
​Ohajunwa

​Chioma
​PhD
​Africa Centre for HIV/Aids management
​18.
​Penelope
​Rose
MBChB
​Paediatrics and Child Health
​19.
​Pretorius

​Kobus
MBChB, MMedSc
Medicine and Health Sciences Pharmacology
​20.
​Robertson****

Clarissa 
​MA Applied Ethics and

PhD Candidate      

Research Integrity and Ethics​
​21.
​Spies
Georgina
PhD
​Psychiatry
​22.
Tabata
​​Godfrey
ND Medical Technology - Microbiology​
​Community Member
​23.

​Tomlinson
​Mark
​BA Hon, MA Clinical Psych, PhD
Global Health​
​24.
​Trafford
​Zara
​PhD
​Dept of Global Health
​25.

​Van Wyk
​Lizelle
MBChB, MMed (Paed)
​Paediatrics and Child Health
​26.
​Wademan
Dillon
PhD
​DTTC & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

​*      Chairperson: Prof M Burger
**    Vice-Chair: Prof Lizelle Van Wyk     ​
***  Secretary Siti Kabanda

**** Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Khumalo

**** Ex-Officio Member: ​​Ms C ​Robertson​
 ​

Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 2

​HREC2 Membership List (print​ version)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


No.Last Name First NameDegree(s)​Specialty
​1.
Alghamdi
Mohammed
MBChB MSc (Pharmacology)​
Medicine and Health Sciences Clinical Pharmacology​
2.

Bekker​
Adrie​PhD​
Pediatrics & Child Health​
3.
Bloem
FrancoisLLB
General Law Practitioner
​4.
​Budhram

​Samantha
​MMed (O&G), Mphil (Maternal-Fetal Medicince)
​Obstetrics & Gynaecology
5.
​Chinhengo
​Angela
​PhD
​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
6.

De Beer
Alida

MSc
Speech-Language & Hearing Therapy
​7.
​Du Plessis
​Joan
​N/A
​Community Member
​8.
​Ernest 
​Musekwa
​PhD
​Dept. of Haematological Pathology
9.

​Esterhuizen
Tonya​
MSc​
Epidemiology & Biostatistics​
​10.
​Khumalo****
​Charmaine
​​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
​Health Research Ethics
​11.
​Laurenzi**
​Christina
​PhD
​Global Health
​12.
​Lawrenson
​John
​PhD
Paediatrics & Child Health
​13.
​Lisa
​Frigati
​PhD
​Paediatrics and Child health
​14.

​Maaike

​Eken
​PhD
​Dept. of Sports Science
​15.
​Maposa
​Innocent
​MSC & PhD
​Dept. of Global Health
​16.
​Mariana*
​Kruger
​​PhD
​Dept. of Pediatrics and Child Health
17.
​Modeste
​Rugira
​PhD
​Nursing & Midwifery
​18.
​Nxumalo***


​Brightness
​MSocSci
​Health Research Ethics
​19.
​Obasa
​Adetayo Emmanuel
​Phd
​Dept. of Medicine 
​20.
​Shas
​Cacala
​MBChB
​Division of Surgery 
​21.
​Streicher 
​Lizma
​PhD
​Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
22.
​Prozesky​**​

​Hans​

​MMed
Infectious Diseases & General Medicine
​23.
​Robertson
​Clarissa
MA Applied Ethics and PhD Candidate   ​Research Integrity and Ethics
​24.
​Singini
​Isaac
​PhD, MSc, Pr.Sci.Nat (SA)
​Epidemiology & Biostatistics


*     Chairperson: Prof M Kruger
**     Vice-Chairs: Dr Laurenzi Christina​, Prof H Prozesky
***   ​Secretary: Mrs B Nxumalo

****  Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Khumalo

****  Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Robertson