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Acting Head: Prof Renée Blaauw 

University Personnel (areas of special interest):

Prof Renée Blaauw
Position: Associate Professor
Special Interest: ICU, Diabetes, GIT and Research Methodology
Tel: 021-9389259
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: rb@sun.ac.za

Prof Milla McLachlan
Position: Professor
Special Interest: Food-Nutrition Security, Sustainable Food Systems
Tel: 021-9389690
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: millam@sun.ac.za

Maritha Marais
Position: Senior Lecturer
Special Interest: Food Service Management (Food hygiene and safety, HACCP); Nutrition of Neurologically Challenged Persons; Nutrition of the Elderly; Food Security and Human rights (specifically the Right to Food)
Tel: 021-9389136
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: mlm@sun.ac.za

Janicke Visser
Position: Senior Lecturer
Special Interest: Infectious Diseases, Micronutrients, Oncology Nutrition; Nutrition in Critical Care
Tel: 021-9389259 / 9473
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: jconrad@sun.ac.za

Ronel Beukes
Position: Dietitian (Sessions)
Special Interest: Community Nutrition, Breastfeeding, Toddler Nutrition
Tel: 021-9389259
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: rb3@sun.ac.za

Sunita Potgieter
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Therapeutic Nutrition 
Tel: 021-9389474
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: sunita@sun.ac.za

Lisanne du Plessis
Position: Senior Lecturer
Special Interest: Public Health Nutrition Maternal Health & Nutrition and Infant and Young Child Feeding (“The first 1000 days of life”), with a strong focus on Breastfeeding, Health and Nutrition Education, Promotion, Intervention and Advocacy)
Tel: 021-9389175
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: lmdup@sun.ac.za

Liesbet Koornhof
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Breastfeeding; Food Security; Nutrition Education and Promotion in the Public Health Context
Tel: 021-9389597
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: hek@sun.ac.za

Nelene Koen
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Food Service Management (Hygiene and Safety; Recipe Development; Sensory Analysis; HACCP)
Tel: 021-9389597
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: nelene@sun.ac.za

Lynette Daniels
Position: Lecturer
Special Interest: Community Nutrition
Tel: 021-9389176
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: ldaniels@sun.ac.za

Evette van Niekerk
Position: Lecturer
Special interest: Paediatrics, HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Ped-Critical Care.
Tel: 021 938 9474
Fax: 021 9332991
Email: evettev@sun.ac.za

Martani Lombard
Position: NICUS manager
Special Interest: Public Health Research
Tel: 021-933 1408
Fax: 021-9331405
Email: martani@sun.ac.za
 
Irene Labuschagne
Position: Dietitian (part-time)
Special Interest: Public and Media Information Dissemination
Tel: 021-933 1408
Fax: 021-9331405
Email: nicus@sun.ac.za
 
Yolande Smit
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Food Service Management, Quality Control
Tel: 021 938 9597
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: yolandes@sun.ac.za
 
Tessa Kelly
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Breastfeeding, infant feeding
Tel: 021 938 9259
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: tkelly@sun.ac.za
 
Hananja Boshoff
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Breastfeeding, infant feeding
Tel: 021 938 9259
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: tkelly@sun.ac.za
 
Elria Joubert
Position: Junior Lecturer
Email: emjoubert@sun.ac.za
 
Hananja Boshoff
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Breastfeeding, infant feeding
Tel: 021 938 9259
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: tkelly@sun.ac.za
 
Lauren Philips
Position: Junior Lecturer
Special interest: Therapeutic Nutrition (Paediatrics, Infectious diseases)
Tel: 021 938 9259
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: laurenp@sun.ac.za
 

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Collaboration agreement personnel:

Prof. Per Ole Iversen
Position: Professor Extraordinaire (Research & PhD supervision)
Special Interest: Clinical nutrition, haematology and physiology
University of Oslo, Norway
Dept of Nutrition
Tel: +47 22 85 13 91
Email: poiversen@hotmail.com
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Prof Scott Drimie
Position: Associate Professor Extraordinaire

Prof Ali Dhansay
Position: Associate Professor Extraordinaire

University Administration:

Mrs Noleen Coetzee
Position: Secretary
Tel: +27 21 938 9259
Fax: +27 21 933 2991
Email: noleen@sun.ac.za

Franklin van Wyk
Position: Administrative Officer
Tel: 021-9389205
Fax: 021-9332991
Email: fgvw@sun.ac.za

Florence Williams
Tel: 021 938 9603
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: florence@sun.ac.za

Gwendoline Laverlot
Tel: 021 938 9603
Fax: 021 933 2991
Email: glafrika@sun.ac.za

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Hospital Personnel (areas of special interest):

Banu Adams
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special Interest: Paediatrics/Neonatology (Premature Fetal Nutrition)
Tel: 021-9384250
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: banadams@pgwc.gov.za

Shirneal Damons
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special Interest: Cardiology
Tel: 021-9385484
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: sadam@pgwc.gov.za

Nazneen Dawood
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special Interest: Pediatric Nutrition; Ped: GIT/Infectious diseases
Tel: 021-9385484
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: nosmany@pgwc.gov.za

Madelé du Plessis
Position: Principal Dietitian
Special Interest: Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrinology
Tel: 021-9385151
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: mdupless@pgwc.gov.za

Nazeema Esau
Position: Principal Dietitian
Special Interest: Renal Nutrition
Tel: 021-9385168
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: nfanie@pgwc.gov.za

Nicolette Fredericks
Position: Principal Dietitian
Special Interest: Food Service Management
Tel: 021-9385612
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: nfrederi@pgwc.gov.za

Nicola Meyer
Position: Senior dietician
Special interest: Critical care (ICU)
Tel: 021 938 4161
Fax: 021 938 4477
Email: nimeyer@pgwc.gov.za

Crystal Jacobs
Position: Community Service Dietitian
Tel: 021 938 6323
Fax: 021 938 4477
E-mail: crjacobs@pgwc.gov.za

Tarryn Jacobs
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special interest: FSM
Tel: 021 938 5612
Fax: 021 938 4477
Email: tarjacobs@pgwc.gov.za

Claudia Schübl
Position: Assistant Director, Nutrition}
pecial Interest: Pediatric Nutrition Tel: 021-9384351
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: cschubl@pgwc.gov.za

Anel Viljoen
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special Interest: Infectious Diseases, Eating disorders
Tel: 021-9384161
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: atheron@pgwc.gov.za

Lourentia van Wyk
Position: Principal Dietitian
Special Interest: Pediatric Nutrition (Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1)
Tel: 021-9386323
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: ldutoit@pgwc.gov.za

Sariëtha De Waal
Position: Senior Dietitian
Special Interest: Eating Disorders
Tel: 021-9385150
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: sdewaal@pgwc.gov.za

Melissa Zwart
Position: Senior Dietician
Special Interest: Oncology
Tel: 021 938 4250
Fax: 021 938 4477
E-mail: mezwart@pgwc.gov.za

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Hospital Administration:

Louisa Philander
Position: Secretary
Tel: 021-9384477
Fax: 021-9384477
Email: lphiland@pgwc.gov.za

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The African Micronutrient Research Group (AMRG):

Jaco Minnaar
Laboratory Manager
Tel: 021 938 6312
Fax: 021 938 4477
Email: jaminnaar@sun.ac.za

Enteral Nutrition Room:
Maureen Dolf
Ursula Fortuin
Kathleen Johnson
Lillian Koopman
Sonja November
Zimkhita Xakambana

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