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Nuclear Medicine Staff

The division has seven dedicated and passionate consultants for teaching and training postgraduates registrars. Further, we have four additional honorary consultants, two with vast experience in nuclear medicine; one an Emeritus Professor for Wits and the other a retired professor from Wits. The others are experienced Radiologists with an interest in neck ultrasound and come from their private practices to offer their services to our thyroid cancer patients and increase our teaching capacity.

Professor Mboyo di Tamba Vangu

  • MD (Kinshasa), MMed (Nuclear Med) (Wits), MSc (Med) (Wits), PhD (Wits)
  • Full Professor, Chief Specialist and Clinical Head of Nuclear Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand and affiliated hospitals
  • Head: Radiation Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Head: Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Head: Nuclear Medicine, Donald Medical Centre-University of the Witwatersrand

Dr Khushica Purbhoo

  • MBChB (MEDUNSA), MMed (Nuclear Med) (Wits), FCNP (SA)
  • Senior Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • University of Johannesburg: Lecturer (Radiography)

Dr Nico Malan

  • MBBCh (Pret), MMed (Nuclear Med) (Wits), FCNP (SA)
  • Senior Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • PhD Candidate (Nuclear Med) (Wits)

Dr Shireen Dhoodhat

  • MBBCh (Wits), MMed (Nuclear Med) (Wits), FCNP (SA)
  • Senior Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician

Dr Lizette Louw

  • MBChB (Pret), MMed (Nuclear Med) (Wits), FCNP (SA)
  • Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • Association of Nuclear Physicians (ANP): President 2014 – 2020
  • South African Society of Nuclear Medicine (SASNM): Executive council 2018-2020
  • World Federation of Nuclear Medicine and Biology (WFNMB) President elect 2021-2022

Dr Katlego Peggy Matentji

  • MBChB (Stel), FCNP (SA)
  • Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • Association of Nuclear Physicians (ANP): Executive committee

Dr Olwethu Mbakaza

  • MBChB (UCT), MMed (Nuclear Medicine) (Wits), FCNP (SA)
  • Consultant Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • Association of Nuclear Physicians (ANP): Treasurer / Secretary
  • CMJAH Cluster Research Committee: Member and Nuclear Medicine Representative
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