A-rated scientists
The Faculty of Health Sciences hosts 10 NRF A-rated scientists.
Name Department
Professor Keertan Dheda Medicine
Professor Lucy Gilson Public Health
Professor Gary Maartens Clinical Pharmacology
Professor Valerie Mizrahi  Institute of Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine
Professor Dan Stein  Psychiatry and Mental Health
Professor Ed Sturrock Integrative Biomedical Sciences
Professor Robert Wilkinson  Medicine
Professor Heather Zar Paediatrics and Child Health
Professor Linda-Gail Bekker Medicine

 

SARChI Research Chairs
The Faculty of Health Sciences is home to 5 SARChI Research Chairs at UCT.
Name Department
Prof Nonhlanhla Khumalo        Dermatology and Toxicology
Prof Aqiel Dalvie                 Bilateral Chair: Environmental health
Professor Sudesh Sivarasu Biomedical Engineering and Innovation
Professor Keertan Dheda SARChI Chair in Interuppting Antimicrobial Resistance Amplification (SINARA)

 

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)