Executive Committee

President

Prof Timothy Craig Hardcastle, MBChB, MMed(Chir), FCS(SA), Trauma (HPCSA), PhD(UKZN) is the current President of the Surgical Research Society of South Africa, as well as the President of the Federation of South African Surgeons. He is a registered Trauma Critical Care Surgeon and is Director/Chief Specialist of Trauma & Burns at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, and Honorary Associate Professor of Surgery as head of the Trauma Fellowship Training Program at University of KwaZulu-Natal. He is also Provincial Head of Trauma and Burns for KZN Dept of Health.

Immediate Past-President

Jenny Edge is currently the head of the Breast and Endocrine Unit at Stellenbosch University. She worked in private practice for 18 years before returning to a full-time academic role in 2018. She is the founder and director of the breast course for nurses.

Secretary

Esmé le Grange is the head of Pediatric Surgery at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Her special fields of interest are Neonatal – and Oncological Surgery. Other interests include Research Ethics and Medical Education. She served as the chair of the Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee of the UFS for six years and is currently the vice-chair to the Animal Research Ethics Committee of the UFS. She is actively involved in under- and postgraduate training and assessments in both general – and paediatric surgery. She is currently exploring the fields of Competency Based Medical Education, Entrusted Professional Activities and Workplace Based Assessment.

Treasurer

Tanya is an Associate Professor at the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research focus is primarily in tumour biology, with a focus on cell biology and experimental systems. Tanya is actively mentoring multiple young researchers and hopes to encourage further engagement in surgical research

Website/Communications

Dr Emmanuel Ekene Nweke is a Scientist and Research Coordinator at the Department of Surgery, University of Witwatersrand.

Members

Heads of Departments

SRS Past Presidents