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HREC Committee Members 2024


Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 1 

​HREC1 Membership 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.
D​u Plessis​
​​Stefan    
PhD MBChB, MEngSc (Biomedical), PhD (Psychiatry)
Department of Pyschiatry Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
6.
Dzikiti​
​Moleen
MSc, ​PhD
Epidemiology and Biostatistics​
​7.
​Fernandez
​Pedro
​BSc Hons, PhD
​Urology
​8.
Khonkwane
​Siphokhazi
​N/A
​Community Member
​9.
​Khumalo****
​Charmaine
​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
​Health Research Ethics

10.
​Meyer
​Rhoda
​PhD
​Health Professions Education
​11.
​Munya 
​​Saruchera
​PhD
​​African Centre for HIV
​12.
​Lachman
​Anusha
​MBchB, MMed, PhD
​Psychiatry
​13.
​Naidoo
​Jerusha
​LLB
​Information Governance
14.
​Nicol-Uwimana
​Jeannine
​PhD
​Centre for Evidence-Based Health  Care 
15.
​Piovesan
​Simone
​MBChB, DA, FCA
​Anaesthesiology and Critical Care​
16.
​Richards**
​Rose
​PhD
​​​​Psychology
17.
​Shana***
​Melody
​BSc
​Health Research Ethics
​18.
​Tabata
​Godfrey
ND Medical Technology - Microbiology​
​Community Member
​19.
​Spies
​Georgina
​PhD
​Psychiatry
​20.
​Tomlinson
​Mark
​BA Hon, MA Clinical Psych, PhD
Global Health​
​21.

​Van Wyk
​Lizelle
MBChB, MMed (Paed)
​Paediatrics and Child Health
​22.
​Wademan
Dillon
PhD
​DTTC & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
23.
​Werely**
​Cedric​PhD​Biomedical Sciences
​​24.

​Zara
​Trafford
​PhD
​Dept of Global Health
25
​Ursula
​Botha
MBChB, MMed (Psych) PhD
​Psychiatry

*      Chairperson: Prof M Burger
**    Vice-Chairs: Dr C Werely, Dr R Richards      
***   Secretary: Mrs M Shana

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

Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 2

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

No.Last Name First NameDegree(s)​Speciality
​1.
​Mariana 
​Kruger*
​PhD
​Dept. of Pediatrics and Child Health
2.

Bekker​
Adrie​PhD​
Pediatrics & Child Health​
​3.
​Berner
​Karina
​PhD
​Physiotherapy
4.
Bloem
FrancoisLLB
General Law Practitioner
6.
​Blouws
​Firnley​B.Ed Hon​Teacher / Community Member
​7.
​Budhram
​Samantha
​MMed (O&G), Mphil (Maternal-Fetal Medicince)
​Obstetrics & Gynaecology
​​8.

​​Chegou

​Novel
​PhD
​Molecular Biology
​9.
​Davids
​Ryan
​PhD
​Anaesthesiology and Critical Care​
10.

De Beer
Alida

MSc
Speech-Language & Hearing Therapy
​11.
​Du Plessis
​Joan
​N/A
​Community Member

​Ernest 
​Musekwa
​PhD
​Dept. of Haematological Pathology
12.

​Esterhuizen
Tonya​
MSc​
Epidemiology & Biostatistics​
​13.
​Galetta
​David
​PGDip International Research Ethics 
​Community Member
​14.
​Khumalo****
​Charmaine
​​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
​Health Research Ethics
​15.
​Laurenzi
​Christina
​PhD
​Global Health
​16.
​Lawrenson
​John
​PhD
Paediatrics & Child Health
​17.
​Lisa
​Frigati
​PhD
​Paediatrics and Child health

18.
​Maaike
​Eken
​PhD
​Dept. of Sports Science
​19.

​Mann**
​Theresa
​PhD
​Orthopedic Surgery​
​20.
​Maseko
​Nomfundo
​B & PGDip Public Health
​Clinical Research
21.
​Modeste
​Rugira
​PhD
​Nursing & Midwifery
​22.
​Motsohi
​Ts'epo
​BA, MBChB, MFamMed
​Family Medicine & Primary Care
​23.
​Mtshamba
​Zenande
​N/A
​Community Member
​24.
​Nxumalo***
​Brightness
​MSocSci
​Health Research Ethics
​25.
​Obasa
​Adetayo Emmanuel
​PhD
​Medical Virology and Health Research Ethics​
​26.
​Streicher 
​Lizma
​PhD
​Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
27.

​Prozesky​**​

​Hans​


​MMed
Infectious Diseases & General Medicine
​28.
​Singini
​Isaac
​PhD, MSc, Pr.Sci.Nat (SA)
​Epidemiology & Biostatistics
29.
​Suliman
​Sharain
​PhD
​​Psychiatry


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

****  Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Khumalo