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Division of Medical Ethics and Law

Our Team

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The Division of Medical Ethics & Law is directed by Prof Keymanthri Moodley with secretarial and admin support from Ms Michelle Padiachee and Mrs Celeste Youle. ​

Academic Staff:


Prof Keymanthri Moodley 


Head: Division of Medical Ethics and Law

​Prof Keymanthri Moodley

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Prof Keymanthri Moodley is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Head of the Division of Medical Ethics and Law at Stellenbosch University. The Division is a WHO Collaborating Centre in Bioethics, one of fourteen in the world and the first on the African continent.​
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Prof Keymanthri Moodley 


Senior Lecturer

George Rugare Chingarande, PhD​

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George Rugare Chingarande, PhD. is the senior lecturer in the Division of Medical Ethics and Law. He was a Visiting Fellow in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Department of Bioethics. He holds a PhD degree in Neuroscience , an MSc degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MBA from DeMonfort university (UK).​​​​

Nezerith Cengiz 


Lecturer

Nezerith Cengiz

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Nezerith Cengiz is a lecturer in the Division of Medical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. She also conducts empirical research on the REDSSA project. Nezerith completed her MSc in Bioethics and Health Law at the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics at the University of the ​Witwatersrand. ​

Senior Research Assistants:


Qunita Brown 


Senior Research Assistant​​​

​Qunita Brown

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Qunita Brown completed her undergraduate studies (BA Degree) and postgraduate studies (Honours Psychology) and (Masters Research Psychology) (Cum Laude) at the University of the Western Cape. 
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Anele Abraham 


Senior Research Assistant​

Anele Abraham​

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Anele Abraham is a senior research assistant on the REDSSA project at Division of Medical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Anele completed her Honours in Agricultural Economics from University of Fort Hare.​​​​

Ruach Sarangarajan 


Senior Research Assistant

Ruach Sarangarajan

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Ruach Sarangarajan is a senior research assistant on the REDSSA project at the Division of Medical Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. She completed her MSc (Med) in Bioethics and Health Law at the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics at the University of the Witwatersrand.  ​

Administrative Staff:


Michelle Padiachee 


Administrative Officer ​​​

Michelle Padiachee

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Michelle Padiachee is the administrative officer for the DMEL and provides administrative support to the Head of Division. She has over 13 years of administrative experience abroad and in South Africa.
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Anele Abraham 


Administrative Assistant

Celeste Youle

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Celeste Youle has over 15 years of administrative experience and currently serves as an administrative assistant for the REDSSA project. Her past working experience includes the role of administrator in the Department of Paediatrics at Stellenbosch University and for Family Health International.​​​​

Ruach Sarangarajan 


Administrative Assistant​

Rozetta Davids

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Rozetta Davids has over 20 years of Reception and Administrative experience and currently serves as an administrative assistant in the division. Her past working experience includes the role of a claim's assessor at Medscheme and Metropolitan. ​