Dr Lindokuhle Wiseman Ndaba is the first medical doctor in his family.Record Number of Medical Students Graduate Cum Laude
A record number of 18 Medical students graduated cum laude through UKZN’s College of Health Sciences this year.
Dr Lindokuhle Wiseman Ndaba is the first medical doctor in his family.
Making history, 18 cum laude Medical graduates.A record number of 18 Medical students graduated cum laude through UKZN’s College of Health Sciences this year.
Five summa cum laudes in Medicine.
Hearing impaired Ms Kalindi Persadh graduates with an Honours degree.
Ms Puvashnee Nydoo graduated with a Masters in Medical Sciences, cum laude.Newly-diagnosed, HIV-infected Black isiZulu-speaking women are at a high risk of developing depression during pregnancy, a UKZN study conducted by Miss Puvashnee Nydoo has revealed.
A proud moment for Dr Mlungisi Ngcobo.A Senior Lecturer in Traditional Medicine, Dr Mlungisi Ngcobo, graduated with a PhD in Health Sciences (Traditional Medicine) following a study which compared the immunomodulatory effects of a commercial traditional medicine product to a traditional immune tonic produced by a traditional healer.
A proud moment for PhD graduate, Dr Ikanyeng Dolly Seipone.
Public Health medicine specialist, Dr Tivani Mashamba-Thompson.Public Health scientist, Dr Tivani Mashamba-Thompson, graduated with a PhD for a study titled: “Evaluating the Accessibility and Utility of HIV-Related Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics for Maternal Health in Rural South Africa”.
Dr Keseri Padayachy is elated about graduating with a PhD.
Graduating with a PhD is Dr Osaretin Emmanuel Asowata.
Dr Stephane Montgomery celebrates with her husband, graduating with a Masters of Medicine in Paediatrics.A study which demonstrated that HIV positive children treated with an abacavir- based regimen have a good probability of virological suppression, earned Dr Stephane Montgomery a Master of Medicine degree in Paediatrics.
Celebrating with the HOD of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Sebitloane, is her proud family.Pregnant women accessing highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) remain at increased risk of infectious morbidity and may possibly experience heightened morbidity from obstetric conditions, a PhD study conducted by HOD: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dr Motshedisi Sebitloane, has found.
An elated PhD graduate, Dr Yogandra Naidoo.
Researching cervical cancer earned Dr Joyce Nonhlanhla Mbatha a PhD.A lack of knowledge about HIV and homes without a “father figure” put young girls in KwaZulu-Natal at a higher risk of contracting cervical cancer, according to a UKZN researcher.
Beating the odds to achieve success, Dr Kgotso Lawrence Sambo.
Dr Prishah Narsai graduated with a PhD in Public Health.A doctoral study evaluated the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of people living in lower socio-economic areas, comparing People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV negative respondents, and factors associated with their HRQoL.
A proud moment for Professor Richard Hift as he congratulates his student, Dr Dibuseng Ramaema.
Dr Ansuya Naidoo.
Dr Samuel Cumber.
Dr Bongiwe Ndlovu elated with her PhD.A lecturer in the School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dr Bongiwe Ndlovu, has been awarded a PhD in Virology working under the supervision of Professor Thumbi Ndung’u.
Dr Ayoola Isaac Jegede graduated with a PhD in Anatomy.The findings of PhD research by a Nigerian anatomist have shown the use of a popular herbal anti-HIV product - extract of Hypoxis hemerocallidea – to be detrimental to men, possibly leading to infertility.
PhD in Public Health medicine for Dr Geldine Chironda.