Staff
| Name | Position | |
| Prof Sudesh Sivarasu | Director: Biomedical Engineering Research Centre DSI/NRF South African Research (SARChI) in Biomedical Engineering & Innovation Head of UCT MedTech |
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| Prof Stephen Roche | Co-founder of OBL Deputy Head of the Division of Orthopaedics, Groote Schuur Hospital |
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| Jeran Cloete | Principal Technical Officer | |
| Sarah McEwan | Senior Technical Officer | |
| Michael Brown | Principal Technical Officer | |
| Rifqah Press | Technical Officer | |
| Lesa Sivewright | Finance Administrator | |
| Tasneem Isaacs | Administrative Assistant | |
| Joel Philpott | Senior Scientific Officer | |
| Shannon Pincus | Research Analyst | |
| Mogamad Amir Lucas | Senior Technical Officer - Mechanical Design Engineer | |
| Michael Awood | Chief Technical Officer - Disability & Assistive Technologies | |
| Edmund Wessels | Junior Research Fellow | |
| Nicola Jo Bruns | Communications Officer | |
| Dr Roopam Dey | Clinical Biomechanics Postdoctoral Research Fellow | |
| Maureen Etuket | Project Coordinator |
Current Students
| Name | Position | |
| Doctoral students | ||
| Habtamu Yimam | Scapular Fracture Fixation system | |
| Catherine Bradshaw |
Pleural Biopsy Needle Device COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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| Edmund Wessels |
Mobile PoC Hysteroscopy device COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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| Leanne Haworth |
Verification & Validation of shoulder prosthesis |
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| Alexandra Lancaster |
Tendon attachment optimisation in Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty |
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| Dr Pududu Archie Rachuene |
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: Single-Staged Massive Glenoid Defects Pre-Operative Planning and Management. |
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| Kerstin Hall |
Design, development and optimization of a novel reloadable pneumatic intramuscular autoinjector for various patient profiles by using parametric modelling. MediVentors Student |
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| Jonti Oehley |
UVC - Blood decontamination MediVentors Student |
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| Nkgaphe Tsebesebe | Development of Arduino and Machine Learning Based Point-of-Care System for Medical Applications | |
| Maureen Etuket | Decision Support Frameworks and Models guiding medical device localisation in LMICs: A Structured Review. | |
| Masters students | ||
| Cliff Lowan |
Portable Oxygen Concentrator MediVentors Student |
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| Brandon Reabow |
Smart HFNO System MediVentors Student |
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| Joel Philpott |
Dual BPAP System MediVentors Student |
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| Arshad Eyasim |
CPAP Patient Circuit System MediVentors Student |
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| Qhamani Maqungu |
Smart accessory for auto-injectors THRIP Grant Recipient |
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| Jessi-Siobhan Masters |
Behaviour of the Muscle-Fat Construct with Intramuscular Auto-Injectors THRIP Grant Recipient |
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| Ntokozo Magubane |
Design, Verification and Validation of a Dynamic Model for an Intramuscular Autoinjector THRIP Grant Recipient |
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| Lehan Hefer | Cervical Cancer Screening Device | |
| Grant Sander | Head Positioning Device | |
| Raessa Ismail | Novel Cough Aerosol Sampling Device | |
| Liam McEvoy | Urology Needle Tip Tracking Device | |
| Phelisa Ntayiya | Cystoscope Image Correction System | |
| Amanda Mathe | Cervical Dilation Device | |
| Fadzai Saravoyi | Portal EEG Device | |
| Maseeha Vania | Spinal Cord Rehab Device | |
| Masindi Sekhwama | 3D printed SPR based POC | |
| Mosidi Mokoena | RT-LAMP device for rapid pathogen detection | |
| Saad Naveed | Proprioceptive feedback device for lower limb prosthetics | |
Past Students
| Name |
Thesis Titles |
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Doctoral students |
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Dr Giovanni Milandri |
Eccentric training for ACL rehabilitation |
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Dr Jonathan Glenday |
Reverse shoulder implant configurations |
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Dr Roopam Dey |
Anatomical shoulder implant design |
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Masters students |
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Maureen Etuket |
COVID19 EUA Regulations for Ventilators |
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Ashraf Vahed |
Autoinjector incubator system THRIP Grant Receipient |
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Sarah McEwan |
Pediatric Bronchoscopy Device |
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Ameen Bardien |
Electromechanical prosthetic Hand |
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Tertius de Villiers |
Semiautomated Neck traction device COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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Catherine Gordon-Grant |
Proprioception in prosthetic hands COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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Lara Timm |
Open Source Prosthetic Arm COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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Bhaveen Lalla |
Bandaging Techniques for Transfemoral Amputees |
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Matthew Trussler |
Lower Limb Rehabilitative Exercise Device COVID-19 Medical Devices Task Team |
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Saadiq Gasant |
Radial Head Fracture Fixation |
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Chris Herbert |
Adapative Fracture Fixation System |
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Seth Thompson |
Latissimus Dorsi Tendon Transfer |
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Alaistar During |
Low cost Ankle attachment for lower limb prosthetics |
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Scott Bruton |
Smart sockfit system for amputees |
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Jacobus Johannes Verster |
Scapular Dyskinesis diagnosis system |
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Giancarlo Beukes |
Laxity Measurement Device Co-founder of Impulse Biomedical |
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Gokul Nair |
Adrenaline AutoInjector Co-founder of Impulse Biomedical |
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Albert Opiyo |
Stroke Rehabilitation Device |
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Megan Findlay |
Opensource Ptosis Crutches |
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Shaun Fickling |
Toward ACL Injury prevention |
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Mkhokheli Ncube |
Design of a Ureteropyeloscope |
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Richard Mudd |
Customized Hip Prosthesis |