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Health Sciences
Contact Details
Postal address: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, H49
Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory,
7925, Republic of South Africa.
Telephone: +27 21 406 6157/8
Fax: +27 21 447 2709
E-mail: bernadette.priest@uct.ac.za
Department Of Surgery
Division Of Emergency Medicine
Head of Division: Professor LA Wallis
Divisional Profile
Emergency Medicine is run as two academic Divisions
(at UCT and SUN) but has a single, joint appointment,
Head. The Division utilises various academic and satellite
hospitals for the purposes of teaching and research; these
include: Groote Schuur, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s,
Victoria, GF Jooste, Paarl, and New Somerset Hospital.
The types of patients seen and emergencies treated vary
among hospitals, allowing our MMed students to become
fully competent Emergency Medicine specialists.
The Division places an emphasis on postgraduate
programmes, with 15 PhD students, 5 MSc, and 20 MPhil.
In 2012, the Division produced 30 publications in peer-
reviewed journals and contributed to 10 book chapters.
The Division’s research has been focused in the following
areas: emergency care systems, emergency ultrasound ,
pre-hospital care and disaster medicine, and mHealth.
The Division has 1 Professor, 2 Senior Lecturers, 3 Lecturers,
and 1 Research Coordinator between SU and UCT. There
are 9 honorary lecturers at SU and an additional 10
honorary lecturers at UCT.
Head of Division (UCT, SU & PGWC)
Professor Lee A. Wallis MBChB MD DIMC Dip Sport Med
FRCSEd FCEM FCEM(SA) FIFEM
Head of Education
Heike I. Geduld MBChB FCEM(SA) MMed(EM)
MPhil Programme Coordinator
Tyson Welzel MBChB EMDM
Divisional Statistics
Permanent and Long-term Contract Staff
Professor
1
Senior Lecturers
2
Research Staff
1
Total
4
Honorary staff
Honorary Lecturers
10
Total
10
Students
PhD
14
MMed / College
16 (&16 Stellenbosch)
MMed supernumerary
6 (& 6 Stellenbosch)
MPhil
20
MSc
5
Undergraduate
3
rd
, 4
th
, 5
th
and 6
th
years
Contact Details
Divisional Website: www.emergencymed.co.za
Telephone: +27 21 948 9908
Fax: +27 21 948 9909
Lee.wallis@uct.ac.za
Postal Address: Division of Emergency Medicine, University
of Cape Town, Medical School, Groote Schuur Hospital,
H53 Old Main Building, Observatory, 7925
Tel: +27 21 948 9908
Fax: +27 21 948 9909
UCT General enquiries: +27 21 650 9111
UCT web: http://www.uct.ac.za
Department Of Surgery
Division Of Neurosurgery
Head of Division: Professor Graham Fieggen
Divisional Profile
The Division of Neurosurgery is responsible for the
neurosurgicalmanagementofpatientsat twointernationally-
renowned teaching hospitals, treating patients from across
the Western Cape as well as elsewhere in South Africa and
abroad. This clinical platform enables us to teach students,
train specialists and pursue cutting-edge research into
conditions relevant to our clinical practice.
The division has a tradition of close ties with colleagues
in private practice, enabling us to contribute to the care