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Deirdre Kruger

Also known as: Deirdré Hartman
Education: St George's, University of London
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    I am an Associate Professor and Head of Research & Laboratories in the Wits Department of Surgery. I obtained my PhD in Molecular Medicine from St George’s, University of London (UK) in 2007, and I am a NRF-C2 rated scientist. I love research and work at the intersection of biochemistry, molecular medicine and translational research in surgery, particularly in patients with cancer (mainly hepato-pancreato-biliary cancers) or vascular disease. Biostatistics is another big passion of mine; I am the Working Group Chair for Statistics for the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery’s Education and Training Committee. I am an Associate Editor on the accredited Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine and also supervise and examine many postgraduate degrees. I have supervised >27 PG degrees to completion.

    In a nutshell, my research passion is to conduct contextually appropriate research in South Africa and Africa, specifically applicable to advancing diagnostic, prognostic and management practices concerning surgically-treatable patients from low-resourced settings.

    Employment

    University of the Witwatersrand

    Surgery

    University of the Witwatersrand

    Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Medicine

    University of the Witwatersrand

    Department of Surgery

    Education

    St George's, University of London, Cardiac and Vascular Sciences