Achievements
Achievements in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
A-rated scientists
The Faculty of Health Sciences hosts 11 of the 35 A-rated scientists at UCT.
The Faculty of Health Sciences hosts 11 of the 35 A-rated scientists at UCT.
| Name | Department |
| Professor Eric Bateman | Medicine |
| Professor Frank Brombacher (A1) | Pathology |
| Professor Keertan Dheda | Medicine |
| Professor Gary Maartens | Clinical Pharmacology |
| Professor Valerie Mizrahi | Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine |
| Professor Timothy Noakes (A1) | Human Biology |
| Professor Dan Stein | Psychiatry and Mental Health |
| Professor Robert Wilkinson (A1) | Medicine |
| Professor Robin Wood | Medicine |
| Professor Heather Zar | Paediatrics and Child Health |
SARChI Research Chairs
The Faculty of Health Sciences is home to 10 SARChI Research Chairs at UCT.
The Faculty of Health Sciences is home to 10 SARChI Research Chairs at UCT.
| Name | Department |
| Prof Nonhlanhla Khumalo | Dermatology and Toxicology |
| Prof Aqiel Dalvie | Bilateral Chair: Environmental health |
| A/Prof Tinashe Mutsvangwa | Interim Chair: Biomedical engineering and innovation |
| Prof Ernesta Meintjes | Brain Imaging |
| Prof Anna-Lise Williamson | Vaccinology |
| Prof Jonathan Blackburn | Applied proteomics and chemical biology |
| Prof Frank Brombacher | Immunology of Infectious diseases in Africa |
| Prof Stefan Barth | Cancer Biology |
| Prof Anthony Figaji | Clinical Neuroscience Research |
| Prof Graeme Meintjes | Lung Infection and Immunity of Poverty Related Diseases |
National Orders
| Name | Year | Order |
| Professor Lynette Denny | 2021 | Order of Baobab (Silver Category) |
| Professor Wieland Gevers (retired) | 2008 | Order of Mapangubwe (Silver Category) |
| Professor Tim Noakes | 2008 | Order of Mapangubwe (Silver Category) |
| Professor Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg (Posthumous) | 2008 | Order of Baobab (Silver Category) |
| Professor Claire Penn (alumna) | 2007 | Order of Mapangubwe (Silver Category) |
| Professor Valerie Mizrahi | 2007 | Order of Mapangubwe (Silver Category) |
| Professor Lionel Opie | 2006 | Order of Mapangubwe (Silver Category) |
| Dr Ivan Toms | 2006 | Order of the Baobab (Silver Category) |
| Professor Allan Cormack | 2002 | Order of Mapangubwe (Gold Category) |
| Dr Stuart Saunders | 2002 | Order of Baobab (Silver Category) |
| Professor Francis Ames (alumnus) | 1999 | The Order of the Star of South Africa (Category III Member) |