​​​Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

​Staff 


 

Prof Ronald van Toorn​

Prof Ronald van Toorn completed his undergraduate training at Stellenbosch University, leaving a few years later for the United Kingdom. He completed his pediatric training in London and returned home to further specialize in pediatrics and pediatric neurology at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. In 2003 he was appointed as a consultant in pediatric neurology at Tygerberg academic Hospital, University of Stellenbosch and in 2015 he completed his PHD in pediatrics. He serves on the executive committee of the Pediatric and neurodevelopmental association of Southern Africa (PANDA SA) and is also a Paul Harris fellow of the rotary foundation of Rotary International. Current research interests are pediatric neuroinfectious diseases (especially TB meningitis and HIV), epilepsy, neonatal neurology and neuromuscular disorders.