Prof Dirk Blom

MBChB, MMed (Int Med), FCP (SA), PhD
 
CHI research group: Lipid Research (Lead)
CHI membership: Full member

Dirk Blom is the Head of the Division of Lipidology at the University of Cape Town and heads the Lipid Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital. His personal research interests include genetic disorders of lipoprotein metabolism with a particular emphasis on dysbetalipoproteinaemia and familial hypercholesterolaemia. Professor Blom is a member of multiple international societies and currently serves on the executive committee of the Lipid and Atherosclerosis Society of Southern Africa. He has published in numerous high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Research engagements:

• Clinical trials – HoFH, HeFH, FCS, statin intolerance
• Homozygous FH registry
• Dysbetalipoproteinaemia in Ghana
• Statin-associated myalgia – pharmacogenomic study