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HREC Committee Members

2025 Membership


Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 1 ​

​HREC1 Membershi​p List (print version)
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No.​Last NameFirst NameDegree (s)Speciality
1.
 
​Barnabas

 
Shaun
 
MBChB, ACLS, PLS, DCH, FC Paed
 
Paediatrics and Child Health​
 
2.
 
​Brink
 
Yolandi​
 
MSc, BSc, PhD​Physiotherapy​
​3.
 
Burger*​
 
​Marilize
 
​PhD
 
​​Orthopedic Surgery​
​4.
 
​Cloete

 
​Alrese
 
​MBChB, MMed (O&G) FCOG (SA)
 
​Obstetrics & Gynaegology
 
​5.
 
​Conradie
 
​Ilna
 
​MMeD (Surg)
 
​Division of Surgery
 
​6.
 
D​u Plessis​
 
​​Stefan    
 
​PhD MBChB, MEngSc (Biomedical), PhD (Psychiatry)​
 
Department of Pyschiatry Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences​
 
7.
 
Dzikiti​
 
​Moleen
 
MSc, ​PhD
 
Epidemiology and Biostatistics​
 
​8.
 
​Fernandez


 
​Pedro
 
​BSc Hons, PhD
 
​Urology
 
​9.
 
​Kabanda
 
​Siti***
 
​MSc, MPH
 
​Health Research Ethics
 
​10.

 
Khonkwane
 
​Siphokhazi
 
​N/A
 
​Community Member
 
​11.

 
​Khumalo****
 
​Charmaine
 
​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
 
​Health Research Ethics

 
​12.
 
​MacDonald
 
​Candice
 
​MBChB, MSc Clin Epi ​
 
​Biomedical Sciences 
 
​13.
 
​Manunu
 
​Bayanika
 
​PhD
 
​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
 
14.
 
​Meyer

 
​Rhoda
 
​PhD
 
​Health Professions Education
 
​15.
 
​Naidoo
 
​Jerusha
 
​LLB
 
​Information Governance
 
16.
 
​Nicol-Uwimana

 
​Jeannine
 
​PhD
 
​Centre for Evidence-Based Health  Care 
 
​17.
 
​Ohajunwa

 
​Chioma
 
​PhD
 

Africa Centre for Inclusive Health Management


 

​18.
 
​Penelope
 
​Rose
 
​MBChB​
 
​Paediatrics and Child Health
 
​19.
 
​Pretorius


 
​Kobus
 
MBChB, MMedSc​
 
​Medicine and Health Sciences Pharmacology
 
​20.
 
​Robertson****


 
Clarissa 
 

​MA Applied Ethics and

PhD Candidate      
 

Research Integrity and Ethics​
 
​21. 
 
​Runciman
 
​Phoebe
 
PhD
 
​​Dept of Exercise​, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine
 
​22.
 
​Spies
 
Georgina
 
PhD
 
​Psychiatry
 
​23.
 
Tabata
 
​​Godfrey
 
ND Medical Technology - Microbiology​
 
​Community Member


 
​24
 
​Trafford
 
​Zara
 
​PhD
 
​Dept of Global Health
 
​25

 
​Van Wyk
 
​Lizelle
 
​MBChB, MMed (Paed)
 
​Paediatrics and Child Health
 
​26
 
​​Wademan
 
​Dillon
 
​PhD
 
​​DTTC & Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
 

​*      Chairperson: Prof M Burger
**    Vice-Chair: Prof Lizelle Van Wyk     ​
***  Secretary Siti Kabanda
 

**** Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Khumalo

**** Ex-Officio Member: ​​Ms C ​Robertson​
 ​
 

 

Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC) 2​

​HREC2 Membership List (print​ version)​​​​​
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No.Last NameFirst NameDegree(s)​Specialty
​1.
 
​Alghamdi
 
​Mohammed
 
MBChB MSc (Pharmacology)​
 
​Medicine and Health Sciences Clinical Pharmacology​
 
2.

 
Bekker​
 
Adrie​PhD​
 
Pediatrics & Child Health​
3.
 
Bloem
 
FrancoisLLB
 
General Law Practitioner
​4.
 
​Budhram

 
​Samantha
 
​MMed (O&G), Mphil (Maternal-Fetal Medicince)
 
​Obstetrics & Gynaecology
 
5.
 
​Chinhengo
 
​Angela
 
​PhD
 
​Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology
 
6.

 
De Beer
 
Alida

 
MSc
 
Speech-Language & Hearing Therapy
 
​7.
 
​Du Plessis
 
​Joan
 
​N/A
 
​Community Member
 
​8.
 
​Ernest 
 
​Musekwa
 
​PhD
 
​Dept. of Haematological Pathology
 
9.

 
​Esterhuizen
 
Tonya​
 
MSc​
 
Epidemiology & Biostatistics​
 
​10.
 
​Khumalo****
 
​Charmaine
 
​​BSc Hons Medical Microbiology, MSc Bioethics & Health Law
 
​Health Research Ethics
 
​11.
 
​Laurenzi**
 
​Christina
 
​PhD
 
​Global Health
 
​12.
 
​Lawrenson
 
​John
 
​PhD
 
Paediatrics & Child Health
 
​13.
 
​Lisa
 
​Frigati
 
​PhD
 
​Paediatrics and Child health
 
​14.

 
​Maaike

 
​Eken
 
​PhD
 
​Dept. of Sports Science
 
​15.
 
​Maposa
 
​Innocent
 
​MSC & PhD
 
​Dept. of Global Health
 
​16.
 
​Mariana*
 
​Kruger
 
​​PhD
 
​Dept. of Pediatrics and Child Health
 
17.
 
​Modeste
 
​Rugira
 
​PhD
 
​Nursing & Midwifery
 
​18.
 
​Nxumalo***


 
​Brightness
 
​MSocSci
 
​Health Research Ethics
 
​19.
 
​Obasa
 
​Adetayo Emmanuel
 
​Phd
 
​Dept. of Medicine 
 
​20.
 
​Shas
 
​Cacala
 
​MBChB
 
​Division of Surgery 
 
​21.
 
​Streicher 
 
​Lizma
 
​PhD
 
​Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics
 
22.
 
​Prozesky​**​
 
​Hans​
 
​MMed
 
Infectious Diseases & General Medicine
 
​23.
 
​Robertson
 
​Clarissa
 
MA Applied Ethics and PhD Candidate   ​Research Integrity and Ethics
 
​24.
 
​Singini
 
​Isaac
 
​PhD, MSc, Pr.Sci.Nat (SA)
 
​Epidemiology & Biostatistics
 

*     Chairperson: Prof M Kruger
**     Vice-Chairs: Dr Laurenzi Christina​, Prof H Prozesky
***   ​Secretary: Mrs B Nxumalo
 

****  Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Khumalo
 

****  Ex-Officio Member: Ms C Robertson