Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Affiliations
Leadership Roles and Awards
Additional Training
Additional Information
Community Service and Outreach Programme
Research
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Pamela Rapiti

New Orleans,US

Summary

Highly motivated, team-oriented and compassionate Board-Certified Pediatrician with special qualification in Pediatric Neurology. Trained in neuromuscular disorders with more than 15 years of direct outpatient and inpatient (including intensive care) primary neurology and neurorehabilitation care experience. Expertise in EMG/NCS , muscle biopsies and Botulinum toxin therapies, Special interests in rare genetic/ metabolic movement and neuromuscular disorders and dedication to comprehensive patient management in general neurology. Academic background with contributions as a medical school lecturer and Board examiner for Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology for the College of Medicine of South Africa, past Pediatric Resident program coordinator, Pediatric Neurology Fellowship academic meeting coordinator and medical student site coordinator. Supervised and mentored postgraduate students and research fellows. Passionate about community outreach projects which include Muscular Dystrophy Foundation (SA) and Operation Smile for which national and international acknowledgment was awarded.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Ped Neurologist, Neuromuscular

Ochsner Main Campus
08.2023 - Current
  • Inpatient consultative and outpatient pediatric neurology clinics

Developing a neuromuscular unit with the following clinics:

  • EMG/NCS, Movement disorders, outpatient neuromuscular clinic

Inpatient ward rounds and on call cover for OMC and Baptist NICU

  • Clinical Teaching of residents and medical students at clinics and ward rounds
  • EEG reporting

UQ didactic lectures for residents and medical students and examiner for medical students

Presented at Pediatric Symposium, 20 July 2024

Strategic planning

  • MDT Muscular Dystrophy clinic planned to start in November
  • Spasticity clinic by January 2025
  • Pediatric Neurology Annual Symposium- proposed date of March 2025

Senior Specialist (Joint Medical Establishment)

University of KwaZulu Natal/ Inkosi Albert Luthuli
04.2003 - 06.2024

May 2003– 2023: Senior specialist Pediatrician and Pediatrics Neurologist, Neuromuscular

2007- 2023: until resignation in 2023

  • Nelson Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM) /Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), 1800 Vuzi Mzimela Road, Durban, South Africa
  • Joint medical establishment (JME) is a joint university and academic hospital post. IALCH is the academic training Hospital attached to Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN since 2003

2005 May: Promoted to Senior Specialist

2003- April 2005, Junior Pediatric Specialist in a JME post

Recommenced Pediatric Neurology training from 2003 to 2006

Responsibilities:

Clinical

general pediatric neurology and neuromuscular service delivery for the KZN province (Population > 10million), based purely on referral from a regional or tertiary Hospital

Neurology Outpatient clinics service surrounding hospitals

  • Weekly neurology/ neuromuscular, epilepsy and neurophysiology clinics attended
  • Monthly developmental

Neurology procedures and specialized tests: muscle biopsy, Botox in CP, neurophysiology- NCS/EMG

Inpatient Care:

  • Primary service, comprising staff pediatric neurologists, fellows, residents and medical students with 8 dedicated Pediatric neurology beds and the average daily bed occupancy exceeding 10 patients
  • Consultative service for ICU, NICU And other specialties within the quaternary hospital
  • Daily ward rounds and night calls
  • Referral center for regional, district and Satellite academic hospitals in the province with 24-hour support

Outreach:

  • DMD and neuromuscular: Disability and neurological assessment for students at Open- Air School for children with Physical disabilities -2005, 2009 to 2022
  • Epilepsy outreach program for the Durban functional region
  • Annual UKZN Pediatric Neurology Symposium, 2003 to 2023: Chaired and presented at each symposium

Academic activities

Postgraduate Academic activities

College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) board Examiner and Convenor for Fellowship in Pediatrics (FCPaeds), Certification in Pediatric Neurology and Diploma in Child Health. This is a centrally controlled process by the College of Medicine of South Africa in which examiners are selected on merit across the country. Examiners must submit questions for the written and OSCE exams and take candidates for the oral clinical component. The convenor is nominated by the examination board and responsible for selecting the panel of examiners/ moderators, the questions and oral cases and co-ordinate the exam at the examination site.

  • Paediatric Fellowship Certification Board Examiner since 2009
  • Diploma in Child Health Examiner since 2010
  • Paediatric Neurology Certification Board Examiner since 2015
  • Paediatric Neurology board Exam Convenor since 2019

Coordinator of Academic Neurology Resident and Fellowship weekly meetings/conference at IALCH, UKZN since 2008-2023

Tutor for Paediatric registrar/ resident and Fellows including bedside tutorials, academic ward rounds since 2003

Neuromuscular training including muscle biopsies, neurophysiology, clinical inpatient/outpatient teaching and resident lectures

Certification Exam preparation with Mock Exams, Board certification Tutorials since 2000-2023

UKZN Department of Paediatrics Academic meeting/ conference presentations

  • Rostered for 4 meeting academic presentations per year viz. neurology problem rounds, journal club, clinical update and Basic science yearly since 2000-2002, 2003-2023
  • Annual Paediatric Neuroradiology Meeting since 2019
  • List of these presentations are not included here but can be provided if needed

Undergraduate academic activities

Invited as an ExternalUniversity Examiner and Moderator in Final year Medical Student Paediatric Exams

  • Pretoria Academic University: March 2007, 2014, June 2019, March 2021, October 2024(had to decline)
  • Walter Sisulu University: June and November 2009 and 2012
  • Stefako Makgatho Health Sciences University: July 2021
  • October 2024- declined due to resignation

Medical Intern orientation program-Paediatric Neurology emergencies tutor 2003- 2014

UKZN Medical Student Paediatric Coordinator

3rd year Medical Student co-coordinator in 2005 to 2009

4th year Medical Student IALCH site coordinator 2022-2023

Medical School Student Lecture Development for the Problem -based Curriculum

  • Elected Member of UKZN Paediatric Neurology Design Group and lecturer for 4.3 and 3.1 new curriculum teaching modules.
  • Lecturer for 2.6 module from 2006 to 2011

Academic teaching- 4th and 6th year medical students:

  • seminars, lectures, clinical tutorials from 2003- 2023
  • 6-week student blocks
  • Examiner of undergraduate medical students at NR Mandela School of Medicine, from 2000 to 2023
  • Rostered for 6-8 exams per year
  • Set exam questions and examine students

Administration

IALCH Paediatric Department Call Roster coordinator

2003- 2018

Department of Paediatric Executive Council (EXECO) - NR Mandela School of Medicine (2008 -2009)

  • Elected to serve on the Paediatric department Executive council comprising of 5 Departmental members who discussed management departmental matters and resolutions.

UKZN Paediatric Department of Resident Program Coordinator from 2005 to 2009.

  • Plan and manage the training and rotations of 55 Paediatric registrars/ residents through 5 academic training sites
  • Co-ordinate call rosters and leave
  • Motivation for and administration of Paediatric Registrar training posts in the province
  • Employment Interview Panel member (2005-2009) of medical officers, registrars/residents and specialist consultant interviews for the department of Paediatrics

KZN Provincial Registrar/resident Program Committee (Natalia) member: 2005-2009

  • Paediatric UKZN Academic representative at provincial level

Medicolegal Expert in Paediatric neurology for state hospital malpractice defense in the KZN province

  • Included patient assessment, reports and court attendance
  • Advisory to legal department with respect to legal settlement

Paediatrician

Oostserscheldeziekenhuizen
04.2002 - 03.2003

General Paediatrician with training in Paediatric neurology in a provincial hospital, Oosterscheldeziekenhuizen, Zeeland

  • All communication, written and oral, was in Dutch
  • Paediatric Neurology training with Paediatric Neurologist, Dr F Visccher as per training noted above
  • 3 clinics a week, emergency call on a ‘1 in 3’ rotation including neonatal ICU and general ward rounds
  • Teaching nursing staff and final year medical students in the clinical service
  • Block assessments of medical students rotating through the Paediatric department from Sophia-Kinderziekenhuizen, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Nederlands
  • Assist with nephrology clinic and rounds at Sophia-Kinderziekenhuizen, Erasmus University in Rotterdam

Junior Specialist

UKZN, King Edward VIII Academic Hospital
01.2000 - 03.2002

2000 - March 2002: Consultant/Specialist, Department of Paediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal /

  • Training in neurology since Jan 2000, but officially since July 2000-Mar 2002, Supervisors: Prof P Bill
  • Declined promotion at Satellite teaching hospital (RKH) due to neurology training.

Training Intern, MO, Resident

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, KEH, IALCH
01.1994 - 12.1999

· 1996 Jan -1999: Dec Paediatric Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal / KEH

· 1995 Jan -Dec: Medical Officer (Junior and Senior), Department of Paediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of Natal / KEH

· I994 Jan – Dec, Internship at King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa

Specialist Pediatric Neurologist

Private Practice
05.2007 - 08.2023

2007- 2023: Limited Private Practice, Umhlanga Netcare Medical Centre, Suite 301, 323 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, Umhlanga, Durban, KZN, 4319

  • Paediatric Neurology service to the private sector patients and paediatric neurology support for private paediatricians, including the NICU and ICU.
  • Inpatient including NICU, PICI, ward and outpatient care
  • Botox, NCS/EMG,

Education

Master of Science - Paed Neurology

UKZN
South Africa
2025

Research Fellow

CHNOLA, LSU
New Orleans, United States

Neuromucular Training -

UKZN/ IALCH
South Africa

Certificate Paediatric Neurology{SA) - Neurology Residency

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN/ IALCH
South Africa
05.2007

Pediatric Neurology Training

Oosterscheldeziekenhuizen
Netherland

Pediatric Neurology Training

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM) UKZN
South Africa

Fellowship of College of Paediatricians - Pediatrics

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM), UKZN
South Africa
05.2000

Diploma in Child Healths (DCH) -

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM), UKZN
South Africa
1995

Medical Internship

King Edward Hospital/ UKZN
South Africa
12.1994

MBCHB, SA - Medicine

UNITRA Medical School
South Africa

Skills

    EMG/ NCS

  • Over 1000 procedures for neuromuscular disorders
  • Botulinum Toxin

  • Spasticity
  • Dystonia: Focal, cervical
  • Skilled in EMG/ electricstimulation guidance and ultrasound experience
  • Muscle biopsies

  • Sole pediatric neurologist who performed over 800 muscle biopsies for the province of KZN in South Africa
  • Comprehensive Neuromuscular care:

  • DMD MDT clinic and inpatient care
  • Guillain Barre Syndrome complex in-patient, ICU and rehabilitative management
  • Comprehensive Chronic Dystonia and Tic Management

  • Diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent tic disorders
  • Management of comorbidities such as ADHD, OCD and learning disabilities
  • Epilepsy and Electro-encephalogram

  • Trainer at PET BPNA Epilepsy course for all medical providers, Aug 2018, March 2022, South Africa
  • Daily EEG reviews and reports
  • Lumbar puncture

  • More than 500 spinal taps for infectious and auto-immune/ demyelinating conditions

Certification

Active license: Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) previously known as South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) - 1994 to present

  • MP license number: 0414808
  • HPCSA Specialist Register – 2000 to present. Currently registered as a Paediatric Neurologist.


Nederland Big-Register (Professional Medical board) 01/08/2002 TO 01/08/2004 Reg No. 29058187701


Active physician's license in LSBME: License # 333535

  • Certified, Paediatric Neurology, College of Medicine of South Africa May 2007

Affiliations

  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN)-2010 to present
  • ICNA (International Child Neurology Association) member: 2017 to present
  • International League Against Epilepsy – ILAE member since 2010, Alumni 2011 to present
  • British Pediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) -2013 to present
  • Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa (MDFSA) - National EXECO 2015 to present
  • Opsmile International and Opsmile South Africa (OSSA)- 2006 t0 present
  • College of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)- Fellow of the college of Medicine since 1995
  • Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Society of South Africa (PANDA SA) 2005 to present
  • Paediatric Management Group of South Africa (PMGSA)- 2008 to present
  • South African Medical association(SAMA) - 2006 to present

Leadership Roles and Awards

 

Paediatric Neurology Fellowship / Resident Academic meeting and conference coordinator, UKZN, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine/ IALCH

  • 2003 -2023

 Paediatric Resident Academic program coordinator, UKZN, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine

  • 2005-2009
  • Elected by the department of Paediatrics

 Paediatric Department Registrar (Resident) Representative, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN - 1998 / 1999

  • Elected by the Residents to represent the resident body with issues related to resident training and employment

 Medical Students Council (MSC) Secretary, UNITRA - 1989/1990

  • Elected by Medical students

 Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa (MDFSA) – Elected by members for several years at the Annual General Meetings

  • National Executive council member (2015 to present)
  • Provincial KZN MDF Secretary 2015 to present

 Operation Smile South Africa Medical Council member (OSSA):

  • Elected and approved by Operational Smile International
  • Training and credentialing of Volunteer Paediatricians
  • Paediatric Team leader and Team doctor on more than 20 missions

 International Opsmile Paediatrician of the Year Award – 2008 AAP Conference, Boston

  • Elected internationally and awarded at AAP meeting

 Opsmile African Paediatrician of the Year Award, 2015

  • Elected for the continent of Africa

 Opsmile Woman of Worth Award, OSSA 10-year celebration, Cape Town, 25 November 2016

 Women in Medicine Mission, Malawi 2020:

  • Paediatric Team leader and the Mission team doctor for an all women Team
  • https://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/women-in-medicine-give-kids-an-amazing-smile-10e14dbd-6318-4745-b619-e43856d212ed

Additional Training

 Specialty Related Training

2019 Sept: CIME Diploma, ABIME (American Board of Independent Examiners) Sept 2018

  • AMA Guides 6 Edition training course (RVW1) and the Complex AMA6 Case Studies (AMA6Cs)
  • Medicolegal Issues for IMEs & Expert Witnesses (MLG), Traumatic Brain Injuries & Concussion Claims (TBI)
  • ABIME Certificate: September 2018


2016 Feb: Certified PET 1 trainer (Paediatric Epilepsy Training) Feb 2016, BPNA (British Paediatric Neurology Association, United Kingdom)


2013 Feb: Certification Masterclass in the Anatomy of Ultrasound Guided Intramuscular Injection, Liverpool Medical Institution, Royal Liverpool University, England, United Kingdom.


2013 September Certification in Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM66) training, University of Freiburg, Germany


2011 to 2012, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

  • Virepa EEG Course: Oct 2011- March 2012
  • The Diagnosis and Management of Epilepsy in Neonates and Children - 1st Edition
  • Completed With Honors Certificate


2010 - 2011 May 22, International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)

  • Virepa EEG Course: Oct 2010- May 2011
  • The Diagnosis & Management of Epilepsy - 5th Edition
  • completed with Distinction


2011 May, 29th International Epilepsy Congress Rome, Italy -Delegate, ILAE ALumni

AAN 64thAnnual Meeting, April 2012, New Orleans, USA - delegate

  • EMG skills Workshop
  • Botulinum Toxin: Practical issues and clinical use for Neurologists
  • Clinical Usefulness of Botulinum and treatment of Dystonia


Other Skills Training

Emergency Training:

  • PALS 2007, CHOP, Philadelphia,
  • PALS Instructor 2010, AHA, last renewal May 2024
  • BLS instructor 2008, last renewal 2016

2011Citi Research Course (LSU, New Orleans, USA): 3 August 

2005 October: Griffith’s Developmental Course – Wits University, Johannesburg, SA, Prof Lorna Jacklin

2003 May   Neurophysiology Course- Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa- Prof Jo Wilmhurst

2005 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Research Course, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN, Sept 2005 to current


Additional Information

Conference and Meeting Presentations:

International Presentations

2024 May, Poster Presentation acceptance. (Could not attend due to work)

  • International Child Neurology Congress: "735- Acute Treatment of Migraine in Pre-Adolescents: Real-World Analysis of Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN)" accepted for an e-poster presentation at the ICNC2024 to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from May 6-10, 2024.

2020: Sanofi Genzyme International and China NGS Advisory Board May 2020

  • invited to participate in the advisory board but declined due to university commitment

2016 July, 14th ICNMD Conference in Toronto, Accepted abstract for Poster Presentation: Case Report of unusual Distal Arthrogryposis

2016 May, ICNC (International Child Neurology Congress), Amsterdam. Accepted abstract for poster Presentation: Auto-immune Encephalitis in Children

2014, ICNMD (International Conference on neuromuscular Disorders) Nice France Poster Presentations:

  • Juvenile Polymyositis
  • Paediatric Case Report of Podophyllin Neurotoxicity


National Conference Presentation

2023 May, PANDASA(Paediatric Neurology and Developmental Association of South Africa) conference

  • Chaired session

2023 Feb, Southern African Neuroscience Symposium, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Neurodiversity in Autism Spectrum Disorders

2022 May, South African Rheumatology and arthritis Association, Saraa

  • Paediatric Spectrum of NMOSD

2019, Annual Paediatric Neurology Conference, Durban, SA:

  • Ethics in Paediatric Neurology, 25 Aug 2019

2019 Genzyme Scientific forum, South Africa,

  • The Clinical Spectrum of MPS Disease, 20 July 2019

2019 June , 7th South African Immunology Society (SAIS) Conference

  • Paediatric Auto-immune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with Streptococcal Infections

2018 Psychiatry Congress UKZN: 28 Aug 2018:

  • Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Auto-immune Disorders

2016 SAPA (South African Paediatric Association) Congress 2016, Elangeni, Durban,

  • Precongress DMD Workshop- Organizer with Parent Project USA and speaker “Overview of DMD’
  • Main congress: Autoimmune Encephalitis in Children

2015 Paediatric Neurology Symposium, Coastlands Conference, South africa

  • Management of Cerebral Palsy Management

2013 Annual Paediatric Neurology Congress:

  • Review of Status Epilepticus

2011 May 7th, Paediatric Neurology Symposium, University of KZN, Durban

  • Behavioral Neuro-Regression
  • 2008: Neurology Symposium, Durban, SA 6/09/08-
  • Neurological Manifestations of HIV in Children

2007 Nov, PANDASA HIV Conference, Johannesburg, SA

  • HIV Encephalopathy in Childre

2005 June, Annual Paediatric Update Symposium, Durban, SA

  • ‘Approach to Developmental Delay’

2003: Annual Paediatric Update Symposium, Department of Paediatrics, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Durban- June 2003

  • Epilepsy Mimics

Community Service and Outreach Programme

Opsmile International and OSSA

Operation Smile South Africa (OSSA) Council Member:

  • serve on the council from 2007 to present date

 International Operation Smile volunteer since 2006

  • Opsmile-credentialed as a Paediatric Intensivist/ Paediatrician for International missions for cleft lip and palate repair volunteered in more than 20 medical missions
  • Opsmile Inc is a US based NPO which provides free Cleft lip and palate surgery internationally via medical missions
  • Physician Training Course (PTP), USA (Virginia, CHOP),
  • selected for international training in May 2007 which included Training at CHOP and Tidewater Centre For Life Support Training, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, June 2007

Medical Missions: South African inaugural mission in Ngwelezane (September 2006), Madagascar ( Nov 2007), Swaziland ( March 2008), Madagascar (May 2008), Eastern Cape- Mt Frere (August 2008), Madagascar (Nov 2008), Bolivia March (2009), Congo March (2009), Nelspruit, SA Aug (2009), Rajasthan, India September (2009), Madagascar Oct (2009), Vietnam 20 Years of Smiles- A Journey of Miracles’20th anniversary November (2009), Rwanda, March (2010), Madagascar September (2010), Democratic Republic of Congo June (2011), Madagascar Aug (2012), Mbombela, SA August (2013), Maputo, Mozambique Italian Naval ship mission Jan (2014), Lilongwe, Malawi Aug (2015), Nelspruit 27 Sept – OSSA 10 year anniversary(2016), Madagascar mission Nov (2017), Mbombela, SA mission Jan/Feb (2019) , Witbank, SA Mission March (2020), Lilongwe-Women of Worth mission, Malawi Sep 2022, May and October 2024 invitation declined due work


 Muscular Dystrophy Foundation South Africa (MDFSA) – National EXECO member

  • NPO providing services and support to families and individuals diagnosed with neuromuscular disorders
  • KZN Muscular Dystrophy Foundation member since 2010 with ad-hoc executive function
  • MDF SA Executive Committee member from 2015 to present
  • Currently Secretary of KZN MDF


Redcross Medical Volunteer

  • Volunteer Paediatric services in KZN rural areas coordinated by the Redcross NGO -2005 to 2009
  • Outreach to rural Hospitals and primary care centres

Research


 Ongoing Research Projects

  • Profile of DMD patients at a tertiary hospital in KZN, South Africa (BREC5060/22), Lead investigator
  • Longterm Outcomes of SMA patients, Lead investigator
  • A review of a series of patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia 7 in Children at Inkosi Albertt Luthuli Central hospital (BREC 02356/2021), co-investigator


 MMED- Supervisor for Paediatric Neurology Fellows’ Research

  • Paediatric Neurology Fellow: Guillain Barre Syndrome in a Teaching Hospital in South Africa, completed and graduated in UKZN, August 2023, Dr N Voxeka,
  • Paediatric Neurology Fellow: The clinical and histopathological features of congenital myopathy in children at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital (BREC 5113/2022)


Publications:

 2022 March, HIV Medicine Journal

  • HIV-associated plasmablastic lymphoma: A single-centre 12-year experience in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. HIV Med. 2022 Sep;23(8):837-848. doi: 10.1111/hiv.13266. Epub 2022 Mar 1. PMID: 35229978. Rapiti N, Peer N, Abdelatif N, Rapiti P, Moosa Y.


 2011: July to October Research Collaboration with Prof A H Tilton, New Orleans: Children’s hospital/LSU

  • Long-term Outcomes of Paediatric Ventilated Patients


 Jan 2007, Journal Neuroscience: as stated in Neuromuscular training


 2005, South African Paediatric Review Journal

  • Developmental Disability in Paediatric HIV Infection- co-author, South African Paediatric Review Journal, Vol 2-number two-2005, L Mubaiwa, P Rapiti, V Govender

Timeline

Ped Neurologist, Neuromuscular

Ochsner Main Campus
08.2023 - Current

Specialist Pediatric Neurologist

Private Practice
05.2007 - 08.2023

Senior Specialist (Joint Medical Establishment)

University of KwaZulu Natal/ Inkosi Albert Luthuli
04.2003 - 06.2024

Paediatrician

Oostserscheldeziekenhuizen
04.2002 - 03.2003

Junior Specialist

UKZN, King Edward VIII Academic Hospital
01.2000 - 03.2002

Training Intern, MO, Resident

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, KEH, IALCH
01.1994 - 12.1999

Master of Science - Paed Neurology

UKZN

Research Fellow

CHNOLA, LSU

Neuromucular Training -

UKZN/ IALCH

Certificate Paediatric Neurology{SA) - Neurology Residency

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN/ IALCH

Pediatric Neurology Training

Oosterscheldeziekenhuizen

Pediatric Neurology Training

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM) UKZN

Fellowship of College of Paediatricians - Pediatrics

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM), UKZN

Diploma in Child Healths (DCH) -

Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine (NRSM), UKZN

Medical Internship

King Edward Hospital/ UKZN

MBCHB, SA - Medicine

UNITRA Medical School

Active license: Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) previously known as South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) - 1994 to present

  • MP license number: 0414808
  • HPCSA Specialist Register – 2000 to present. Currently registered as a Paediatric Neurologist.


Nederland Big-Register (Professional Medical board) 01/08/2002 TO 01/08/2004 Reg No. 29058187701


Active physician's license in LSBME: License # 333535

  • Certified, Paediatric Neurology, College of Medicine of South Africa May 2007
Pamela Rapiti