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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Contact Details
Postal Address: Paediatric Pathology, School of Child and
Adolescent Health,
University of Cape Town, Red Cross Children’s Hospital,
Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, 7700
Tel: +27 21 658 5209
Fax: +27 21 658 5206
Web: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ich/
UCT General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111
UCT web: http://www.uct.ac.za
Department Of Paediatrics
And Child Health
Affiliated Disciplines
Paediatric Radiology
Head of Unit: Dr. T. Kilborn
Unit profile
A clinical radiology department providing imaging to all
divisions in the School, performing a total of approximately
42,000 examinations per annum. Imaging modalities include
plain-film radiography, computed and digital radiography,
digital fluoroscopy, ultrasound (including Doppler),
computerised tomography (CT), magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), angiography and interventional radiology.
The Division conducts a Postgraduate teaching program
for three registrars registered for the M.Med (Diagnostic
Radiology) at the University of Cape Town on an ongoing
rotational basis and for one registrar registered at the
University of Stellenbosch. An undergraduate lecture series
in paediatric radiology is provided at 5th year level. Training in
paediatric sonography is conducted for B.Tech (Ultrasound)
students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.
In addition, the Division offers an annual Paediatric
Radiology Fellowship, providing further training in the
discipline for qualified radiologists. Fellows are registered
for the University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Paediatric
Radiology.
Unit Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Lecturers
3
Radiographers and Aux. Staff
30
Total
33
Students
PhD
0
Registrars/Master’s
4
Harry Crossley Fellow
1
Total
5
Research Fields and Staff
T. Kilborn
Oncology, HIV and TB, Pulmonary Imaging, Gastrointestinal,
Neonatal Imaging
N. Wieselthaler
Neuro-imaging; orthopaedic imaging; interventional
radiology
E. Banderker
Cardiac and Chest imaging, Orthopaedics, Imaging in
Trauma
Contact Details
Postal Address: Paediatric Radiology, School of Child and
Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Red Cross
Children’s Hospital, Klipfontein Rd, Rondebosch, 7700
Tel: +27 21 658 5104
Fax: +27 21 658 5101
Web: http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/ich/
UCT General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111
UCT web: http://www.uct.ac.za
Department Of Paediatrics
And Child Health
Affiliated Disciplines
Paediatric Surgery
Head of Unit: Professor A.J.W. Millar
Unit profile
The department functions as a tertiary health care centre
for paediatric surgery for the University of Cape Town
and the Red Cross War memorial Children’s Hospital.
The department is a national/international centre for
postgraduate paediatric surgical career development and
is accredited with the HPCSA.