Master of Medicine Graduates in 2014
Master of Medicine
Adebolu, Folafolu Adeniran…………………………………………………………………………………. Family Medicine
Dissertation: Sick leave patterns among health care workers at Wentworth Hospital, Durban
Supervisor: Dr M Naidoo
Alphonsus, Christella Sinthuja, MBChB(UNITRA), DA (SA)(CollMedSA)………………………… Anaesthetics
Dissertation: The endothelial glycocalyx: A review of the vascular barrier
Supervisor: Dr RN Rodseth
Ballim, Shaheer, MBChB(UKZN), FC Ophth (SA)(CollMedSA)……………………………………. Opthalmology
Dissertation: Intra-orbital knife-blade foreign body: A case series
Supervisor: Dr L Visser
Buthelezi, Sithokozile Lindiwe, MBChB, PGDip(ClinicalHIV/AIDSMngt)…………………………. Paediatrics
Dissertation: An assessment of efficacy of HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) following childhood sexual assault
Supervisor: Dr NH Mckerrow
Dhaver, Navashree, MBChB, FCOG(SA)…………………………………………………………. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dissertation: The clinical profile of woman with symptomatic fibriod uteri in Durban, South Africa
Supervisor: Professor JS Bagratee
Dimitriades, Konstantinos, MBChB(UOVS), PGDip(ClinicalHIV/AIDSMngt)……………………. Paediatrics
Dissertation: Retrospective study on the effects of colistin therapy on HIV infected and HIV uninfected critically ill children with multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens
Supervisor: Professor PM Jeena
Govender, Komalan, BSc, MBChB………………………………………………………………………………. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: A survey of corticosteriod use for the management of septic shock
Supervisor: Dr RN Rodseth
Hanley, Sherika, MBChB……………………………………………………………………………………… Family Medicine
Dissertation: An exploration of anaemia in low birth weight infants exposed to perinatal zidovudine at the neonatal unit in King Edward VIII Hospital
Supervisor: Dr AJ Ross
Inderjeeth, Nishana, MBChB………………………………………………………………………………… Family Medicine
Dissertation: An audit of the standard of care received by HIV positive patients on ART at a Community Health Centre in KZN, South Africa
Supervisor: Dr K Naidoo
Kamalo, Patrick Dongosolo, MBCHB(UMalawi)………………………………………………………… Neurosurgery
Dissertation: Retrospective analysis of outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with traumatic brain injury in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Towards the development of prognostic model
Supervisor: Professor DJJ Muckart
Kusel, Belinda Senta, MBChB(UPret), FCA (SA)(CollMedSA)……………………………………….. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: Anaesthesia training for interns: does it make the grade? Factors influencing the training of doctors to provide safe anaesthesia during community service. A retrospective cohort study
Supervisors: Dr Z Farina and Dr CM Aldous
Makwela, Mpho Hazel, MBCHB5………………………………………………………………… Occupational Medicine
Dissertation: Occupational Benzene exposure and genotoxicity among eThekwini municipality petrol attendants in 2011
Supervisor: Professor NR Naidoo
Maphophe, Themba Selby, MBChB………………………………………………………………………. Family Medicine
Dissertation: An analysis of the use of African traditional medicine amongst adult patients attending the Lamontville Clinic in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal
Supervisor: Professor SS Naidoo
Mbatha, Wonder-boy Eumane, MBChB(UKZN), FC Rad Diag(SA)(CollMedSA)………………… Radiology
Dissertation: Utilisation of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography in clinically suspected acute pulmonary thrombo-embolism at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
Supervisor: Dr J Maharajh
Mewa Kinoo, Suman, MBChB(UKZN), FCS (SA)(CollMedSA)…………………………………………….. Surgery
Dissertation: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CPRS) and the role of sympathectomy in its management: A review
Supervisor: Professor B Singh
Moodley, Pravikrishnen, MBChB.……………………………………………………………………………………… Virology
Dissertation: Reduction in perinatal HIV Infections in KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa, in the era of more effective prevention of mother to child transmission interventions
Supervisor: Professor D Moodley
Muruya, Samuel Ogutu, MBChB(MakerereU)………………………………………. Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dissertation: Contraceptive use and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections amongst women seeking termination of pregnancy at District Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province
Supervisor: Professor JS Bagratee
Naidu, Vanesha, MBChB(UKZN), DA (SA)(CollMedSA), FC RAD DIAG(SA)(CollMedSA)….. Radiology
Dissertation: Adrenal lesions encountered in current medical practice – A review of their radiological imaging
Supervisor: Professor B Singh
Ndjapa-ndamkou, Constant, MBChB(MEDUNSA)………………………………… Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dissertation: Views and attitudes of pregnant women on decision making for later termination of pregnancy for severe fetal abnormalities
Supervisor: Dr L Govender
Nkabinde, Thandaza Cyril, MBCHB5……………………………………………………………………. Family Medicine
Dissertation: Does internship training adequately prepare South African medical graduates for community service
Supervisor: Dr AJ Ross
Patel, Neeta, MBChB(UKZN), FCP (SA)(CollMedSA)………………………………………………………… Medicine
Dissertation: Acute presentation of thrombocytopaenia in systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with a high mortality in South Africa
Supervisor: Professor GM Mody
Puddu, Alberto, BSc(Stell), BScHons(Stell), MBChB(Stell), FC Orth (SA)(CollMedSA) Orthopaedic Surgery
Dissertation: Neuromuscular scoliosis – surgical management and outcomes
Supervisor: Professor RN Dunn
Rahim, Shareefa, BMedSc(UKZN), MBBCh(Wits)…………………………………… Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dissertation: A retrospective chart review of respiratory diseases in pregnancy at KEH from January 2010 to December 2010
Supervisor: Professor JS Bagratee
Reddy, Darshan, MBCHB(UCT), FC Cardio (SA)(CollMedSA)………………………. Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dissertation: Holes in the heart: An atlas of intracardiac injuries following penetrating trauma
Supervisor: Professor DJJ Muckart
Reddy, Justin, MBChB(UKZN), FCA (SA)(CollMedSA)…………………………………………………. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: The effect of the undergraduate curriculum and intern rotation in Anaesthesiology in making a career choice by interns at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban in 2009
Supervisor: Dr L Cronje
Redman, Laura Anne, MBChB(UCT), FCS (SA)(CollMedSA), Cert Vasc Surg(SA)(CollMedSA).. Surgery
Dissertation: Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: An indepth review
Supervisor: Professor JV Robbs
Roberts, Stephen Michael, MBChB(UCT), DA (SA)(CollMedSA), FCA (SA)(CollMedSA)….. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: What is the role of non-invasive ventilation in blunt chest trauma: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Supervisor: Dr RN Rodseth
Ryan, Paul Vincent, MBChB(UCT), FC Orth (SA)(CollMedSA)………………………….. Orthopaedic Surgery
Dissertation: Uncemented primary total hip arthoroplasty in patients aged 55 years or younger: Results at a minimum of 5 years in a consecutive series
Supervisor: Professor IE Goga
Samuel, Raphael Anthony, MBChB(UKZN), DA (SA)(CollMedSA), FCA (SA)(CollMedSA).. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: Infection control in anaesthesia in regional, tertiary and central hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal-Part 1: Unsafe injection practices among anaesthetists
Supervisor: Dr PD Gopalan
Schlemmer, Kurt Denton, MBChB(UPret), FC Orl (SA)(CollMedSA)…………………. Otorhinolaryngology
Dissertation: Complicated sinusitis in a developing country, a retrospective review
Supervisor: Dr SK Naidoo
Skinner, David Lee, MBChB(UKZN), FCS (SA)(CollMedSA)……………………………………………….. Surgery
Dissertation: The incidence and outcomes of acute kidney injury amongst patients admitted to a level I trauma unit
Supervisor: Dr TC Hardcastle
Theron, Annette, MBChB(Stell), FCA (SA)(CollMedSA).……………………………………………….. Anaesthetics
Dissertation: Obstetric anaesthesia at district and regional hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal: Human Resources, caseloads and the experience of doctors
Supervisor: Professor CC Rout