Gerhard B. Theron MD

Gerhard B. Theron is the head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health. He is highly involved in postgraduate training and serves on the faculty board at Stellenbosch University. Outside the university he is involved in ongoing research, serves on various committees and has won numerous awards including the Albert Strating prize for Preventative Medicine. He serves on the FIGO Committee for Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health, with dedicated goals to more effectively implement the PMTCT programme for the benefit of both mothers and children.