Dermatology – 9 July 2025 – rev1
MMed for Novel Dermatology Research in Durban
Investigating Durban’s prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) - a condition that causes painful, recurring boils in sweat gland areas of the human body - secured Dr Haroon Saeed a Master of Medicine (MMed) degree in Dermatology. The Consultant Dermatologist at Victoria Mxenge Hospital in Durban (formerly King Edward VIII Hospital), Saeed - co-supervised...
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Africa’s First Evidence-Based Hair Training Masterclass and Workshop
UKZN hosted Africa’s first evidence-based hair training masterclass and hands-on workshop in Durban under the auspices of Professor Ncoza Dlova, the University’s Head of Dermatology and immediate past Dean of the School of Clinical Medicine. Dlova is a recipient of the 2024 Gold Medal Scientific Merit Award from the South...
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Scientific Merit Award for UKZN’s First Black Female Medical School Dean
The first Black woman Dean in the 75-year history of UKZN’s Medical School, Professor Ncoza Dlova, is the recipient of the Gold Medal Scientific Merit Award from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC). Dlova, also the Head of the University’s Dermatology Discipline and an NRF “B”-rated researcher, said it...
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The Department undertook the “Dermatology Refurbishment Project” to upgrade and refurbish the Skin Clinic, the main teaching clinic for under and postgraduates. The department initiated this project to create an aesthetically pleasing and functional clinic that would appeal to staff, students and its patients. Sponsorships, to the value of over R400 000, were received from pharmaceutical companies, the corporate sector, public as well as private dermatologists and staff members.
Staff, patients and volunteers assisted in the refurbishment of the clinic and this began in September 2013 and was completed and launched in May 2014. The launch was attended by officials in the Department of Health and the University and was publicized in the media.
Investigating Durban’s prevalence of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) – a condition that causes painful, recurring boils in sweat gland areas of the human body –
UKZN hosted Africa’s first evidence-based hair training masterclass and hands-on workshop in Durban under the auspices of Professor Ncoza Dlova, the University’s
The first Black woman Dean in the 75-year history of UKZN’s Medical School, Professor Ncoza Dlova, is the recipient of the Gold
https://www.iol.co.za/dailynews/news/kwazulu-natal/kzn-professor-ncoza-dlova-makes-biggest-breakthrough-in-hair-loss-among-african-women-20071019