Our Presenters

Dr Steve Carter

Dr Steve Carter is an orthopaedic hand surgeon with 20 years’ experience in the surgical treatment of hand conditions. He obtained his MBChB in 1990 and FCS (SA) Orthopaedic Fellowship in 1999. He is also

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Ms Kim Buchholtz

Kim Buchholtz submitted her PhD in Exercise Science at the University of Cape Town in 2020. Her study investigated the role of balance and agility in mountain bikers. Kim is currently a lecturer in musculoskeletal

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Dr Richard von Bormann

Dr Richard von Bormann is a specialist arthroscopic and reconstructive knee surgeon, who is trained and experienced in all aspects of knee surgery.

He is University of Cape Town Medical School trained with Fellowships in

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Mr Rowan Thorpe

Rowan is an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist (APP) working in London.

He graduated with his B.Sc in Physiotherapy from UCT in 2011 before going on to complete his M.Phil in Exercise and Sports Physiotherapy in

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Prof Brenda Morrow

Brenda Morrow is a Physiotherapist and Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa. Brenda is an active clinician-scientist with a special interests in interdisciplinary paediatric critical care

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Dr Wendy Holliday

Wendy Holliday is a physiotherapist with more than ten years of clinical experience and recently completed her PhD in Exercise Science at the University of Cape Town. She combines her physiotherapy background with her PhD

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Mr Lance Brinders

Lance is a Chartered Accountant who has run his own accounting, tax and consulting business.

He has also worked in the private sector, covering the Petroleum, FMCG, Agricultural, Wholesale and Retail industries, both locally and

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Mrs Helene Simpson

Helene is a physiotherapist with international renown in the assessment and treatment of foot and ankle pathologies. After graduating with a BSc Physiotherapy degree from the University of Free State in 1984, Helene then completed

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Ms Gill Bedwell

Gill is a clinical physiotherapist, part-time lecturer and PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town. She has pursued her fascination in the physiological mechanisms of pain by completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain

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Mr Jeremy Burman

Jeremy is a Director of Private Client Financial, the accounting and tax division of Private Client Holdings. Private Client Holdings is a Cape Town based wealth management company who has recently been awarded the Top

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Dr Alison Lupton-Smith

Alison qualified as a physiotherapist from the University of Cape Town in 2007 and obtained her PhD at UCT in 2017.

She is currently a full-time lecturer in the Division of Physiotherapy at Stellenbosch University.

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Ms Mirda Maclachlan

Mirda is a passionate physiotherapist with more than 30 years’ clinical experience in the management of neurological patients.

She has honed her skills in Neurological Physiotherapy and the
capacity development of undergraduate physiotherapy students

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