Department of Medicine
"Our mission is to become a Department of true academic and clinical excellence"

Our Staff

Head of the Department
Professor
Bongani Mayosi

Deputy Head of Department
Professor
Vanessa Burch
   
Unit within Department of Medicine
Chronic Disease Initiative in Africa
Director : Prof Dinky Levitt
 

General Medicine
Head of Division: Dr Peter Raubenheimer
 

Cardiology
Head of Division
: Prof Patrick Commerford
Unit within Cardiology
Hatter Institute for Cardiology Research
Director: Prof Karen Sliwa
 

Clinical Haematology
Head of Division: Prof Nicolas Novitzky
 

Unit within Clinical Haematology
UCT Leukaemia Unit
Director: Prof Nicolas Novitzky
   

Clinical Hepatology
Head of Division: A/Prof Wendy Spearman
 
   
Unit within Clinical Hepatology
Lennox Eales Porphyria Lab
Director: Prof Peter Meissner
 

Clinical Pharmacology
Head of Division
: Prof Garry Maartens
   
Unit within Pharmacology
Research Unit for Traditional Medicines 
Director:
A/Prof Peter Smith

Clinical Skills Centre
Head of Division: Dr George Draper
 

Dermatology
Head of Division: A/Prof Gail Todd
 

Emergency Unit
Head of Division: Dr Tom Credé
 

Endocrinology & Diabetic Medicine
Head of Division: Prof Dinky Levitt
 

Gastroenterology Clinic
Head of Division: Prof Jake Kringe
 

Geriatric Medicine/
Institute of Ageing in Africa

Head of Division: Dr Sebastiana Kalula

Immunology & Allergology
Heads of Division: A/Prof Stan Ress  &
Prof Paul Potter
 

Infectious Diseases
Head of Division: A/Prof Marc Mendelson
Units within Infectious Diseases  
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre
Director: Prof Robin Wood
 
   
Mycobacterial Immunology Group
Director: Prof Robert Wilkinson

Lipidology
Head of Division: Prof David Marais

Nephrology & Hypertension
Head of Division: Prof Brian Rayner


Neurology
Head of Division: A/Prof Roland Eastman
 

Respiratory Medicine
Head of Division: Prof Eric Bateman
 
   
Unit within Respiratory Medicine
UCT Lung Institute
Director: Prof Eric Bateman
Lung Infection & Immunity Unit
Director: A/Prof Keertan Dheda
 

Rheumatology
Head of Division: Prof Asgar Kalla