|
|
Division of Endocrinology
Endocrinology is housed in a well-staffed, fully equipped (including biochemistry, bone densitometry and histology laboratories) 15-bed Metabolic Unit in The Tygerberg Academic Hospital. Outpatient facilities (C7C Tygerberg) and basic research laboratories (3rd Floor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) are also available. A comprehensive patient care service in General Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism is provided and the division also acts as a referral centre for patients with metabolic bone diseases like osteoporosis and those with complex endocrinopathies. The division has a longstanding interest and track record in endocrine research at the basic, translational and clinical level, and is actively involved in under- as well as postgraduate teaching.
|
Head: Prof B H Ascott-Evans
Qualifications: MBChB (UCT), FCP (SA)
Email: bae@sun.ac.za
Contact details:
University:
Jennifer Stopford
021 938 9074
Jennifer@sun.ac.za
Tygerberg:
Lee-Ann Korasie
021 938 5125
cardoza@sun.ac.za
|
|
Other Staff:
- Prof Stephen Hough - Consultant - fsh@sun.ac.za
- Dr Magda Conradie - Consultant - mc4@sun.ac.za
- Prof Jan de V Lochner - Consultant (sessional) - jdevl@sun.ac.za
- Dr Sue Honiball - Medical Officer (sessional) – susan@adept.co.za
- Dr A Gentana – Medical Officer (sessional)
- Prof William Ferris - Head: Basic Research Laboratory
- Mrs Riana Eager - Chief Technologist and Densitometer - Clinical Bone Laboratory – rc2@sun.ac.za
- Dr Francois van Zyl – Senior Registrar ( 2012 – 2013) – ftvanzyl@vodamail.co.za
- Dr Zane Stevens – Senior Registrar (2012 – 2013) – zdstevens@hotmail.com
- Dr Hanel Sadie-van Gijsen, Senior Lecturer, 021-938-9257, hsadie@sun.ac.za
- Dr Ellen Andrag, Post-doctoral research fellow, 021-938-9257, ellenandrag@sun.ac.za
- Ms Martine van den Heever, PhD student, 021-938-9250, vdh@sun.ac.za
- Ms Cara-Lesley Bartlett, PhD student, 021-938-9250, carab@sun.ac.za
- Mr Alex Jacobs, PhD student, 021-938-9250, alexj@sun.ac.za
1-2 rotating registrars; 1-2 PhD students
Research Interests:
- Molecular biology of osteoblast and stem cell differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis - in particular as it relates to glucocorticoid effects on bone
- Diabetes, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome
- Ethnic differences in bone strength and fracture prevalence
- Clinical thyroidology
- Pituitary tumours
Links:
|
 |
