Our Team

Our team

Head: Prof Xikombiso Mbhenyane
Position: Professor and NRF Research Chair in Food Environments, Nutrition and Health
Special interest: Public Health Nutrition, Food Security, Indigenous Food Systems
Tel: 021-938 9135/9259
Fax: 021-938 9868
Email: x[email protected]

University Personnel (areas of special interest)

Mrs Ronel Beukes
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition in Pregnancy, Adolescent Nutrition & Health Education
Tel: 021-9389597
Email: [email protected]

Prof Renée Blaauw
Position: Professor
Special Interest: ICU, Diabetes, GIT & Research Methodology
Tel: 021-9389259 /9690
Email: [email protected]

Dr Lynette Daniels
Position: Senior Lecturer
Special Interest: Public Health Nutrition, Infant & Young Child Feeding, Breastfeeding
Tel: 021-9389176
Email:[email protected]

Prof Lisanne du Plessis
Position: Associate Professor
Special Interest: Public Health Nutrition Maternal Health & Nutrition & Infant & Young Child Feeding (“The first 1000 days of life”), with a strong focus on Breastfeeding, Health and Nutrition Education, Promotion, Intervention & Advocacy)
Tel: 021-938 9175
Email: [email protected]

Dr Zarina Ebrahim
Position: Lecturer
Special interest: Renal Nutrition, Cardiology, NCDs
Tel: 021 938 9137
Email: [email protected]

Ms Nicolette Fredericks
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Food Service Management
Tel: 021 938 9264
Email: [email protected]

Mrs Elria Joubert
Position: Junior Lecturer
Email: [email protected]

Ms Valentine L Khumalo
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special Interest: Therapeutic nutrition, non-communicable diseases
Tel: 021 938 9258
Email: [email protected]

Dr Nelene Koen
Position: Senior Lecturer
Special Interest: Public Health Nutrition, Food Labelling, Food Service Management, Organic Foods
Tel: 021-938 9256
Email: [email protected]

Mrs. Irene Labuschagne
Position: Dietitian (part-time)
Special Interest: Public and Media Information Dissemination
Tel: 021 933 1408
Email: [email protected]

Ms Lindsay Reid
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Public Health Nutrition
Tel: 021 938 9959
Email: [email protected]

Dr Yolande Smit
Position: Lecturer
Special interest: Food Service Management, Quality Control
Tel: 021 938 9136
Email: [email protected]

Ms Kerry Sexton
Position: Lecturer
Special interest: Therapeutic Nutrition
Tel: 021 938 9193
Email: [email protected]

Prof Evette van Niekerk
Position: Associate Professor
Special interest: Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, Neonatology, the gut microbiome, breastmilk & body composition.
Tel: 021 938 9474
Email: [email protected]

Prof Janicke Visser
Position: Associate Professor
Special interests: Hospital Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Infectious Diseases, Nutrition in Critical Care, Oncology Nutrition, Evidence-Based Methodologies
Tel: 021-9389259 / 9473
Email: [email protected]

Extraordinary Personnel

Prof Per Ole Iversen
Position: Professor Extraordinaire (Research & PhD supervision)
Special Interest: Clinical nutrition, haematology & physiology
University of Oslo, Norway
Dept of Nutrition
Tel: +47 22 85 13 91
Email: [email protected]

Prof Scott Drimie
Position: Extraordinary Professor
Email: [email protected]

Prof Ali Dhansay
Position: Associate Professor Extraordinaire
South African Medical Research Council
Tel: 021 938 0911
Email: [email protected]

Dr A van Graan
Position: Extraordinary Lecturer
South African Medical Research Council
Tel: 021 938 0452
Email: [email protected]

Dr MK Zuma
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: [email protected]

Dr AB Tambe
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: [email protected]

University Administration

Mrs. Avril Muller
Position: Administrative Officer - Divisional & Undergraduate
Tel: 021 938 9259
Email: [email protected]

Mr. Franklin van Wyk
Position: Administrative Officer - Finance & Undergraduate
Tel: 021 938 9205
Email: [email protected]

Mrs. Florence Coetzer
Position: Administrative Officer- Postgraduate Office
Tel: 021 938 9603
Email: [email protected]

Mrs. Shané Isaacs
Position: Administrative Officer - Postgraduate Office
Tel: 021 938 9603
Fax: 021 938 9868
Email: [email protected]

Hospital Personnel (areas of special interest)

Claudia Schübl
Position: Assistant Director: Human Nutrition
Special Interest: Critical Care
Tel: 021-9384351
Email: [email protected]

Luqmaan Abrahams
Position: Chief Dietitian
Special Interest: Food services
Tel: 021-9385612
Email: [email protected]

Banu Adams
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Paediatrics/Neonatology (Premature Foetal Nutrition) + Paediatrics Surgery & Haematology
Tel: 021-9384250
Email: [email protected]

Darinka Barnard
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Food Services & Internal Medicine
Tel: 021-9385612
Email: [email protected]

Caryn Bailey
Position: Dietitian
Tel: 021-9385484
Email: [email protected]

Madelé du Plessis
Position: Chief Dietitian
Special Interest: General Surgery & Critical Care (ICU)
Tel: 021-9385151
Email: [email protected]

Nazeema Esau
Position: Chief Dietitian
Special Interest: Nephrology & Critical Care
Tel: 021-9385168/5151
Email: [email protected]

Carla Isaacs
Position: Chief Dietitian
Special Interest: Burns & Critical Care (ICU)
Tel: 021-9384161
Email: [email protected]

Crystal Jacobs
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Specialised Paediatrics, Paediatric Endocrine, Infant & Young Child Feeding (MBFI)
Tel: 021-9385150
Email: [email protected]

Ilde-Marie Kellerman
Position: Dietitian
Special interest: Critical care (ICU), Paediatrics
Tel: 021 938 5484
Email: [email protected]

Lynn-Mari Brooks
Position: Dietitian (Locum)
Tel: 021 938 4161
E-mail: [email protected]

Shaheed Jabaar
Position: Dietitian (Locum)
Tel: 021 938 5151
E-mail: [email protected]

Ncumisa Maxengana
Position: Dietitian (Locum)
Tel: 021 938 6312
E-mail: [email protected]

Zizikazi Jardine
Position: Dietitian
Tel: 021-9385484
Email: [email protected]

Marata Masinga
Position: Dietitian
Tel: 021-9384351
Email: [email protected]

Saajida van der Schyff
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Paediatrics & Oncology
Tel: 021-9385150
Email: [email protected]

Lourentia van Wyk
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Diabetes & Paediatric
Tel: 021-9386323
Email: [email protected]

Lizl Veldsman
Position: Dietitian
Special Interest: Critical Care (ICU)
Tel: 021-9384161
Email: [email protected]

Hospital Administration

Gugu Krune
Position: Department Secretary
Tel: 021-9384477
Email: [email protected]

Sariëtha De Waal
Position: Administration Clerk
Tel: 021-938 6312
Email: [email protected]