Dr Katherine Flack joined the team in 2022 after a decade of training and experience in the state health care system. Originally from Durban, she attended Wits to earn her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering before enrolling in the university’s graduate entry medical program (GEMP) to pursue a career in Medicine. After completing her medical degree at Wits in 2011, she spent 5 years working in various parts of KZN. It was during this period serving a rural community in a small town in northern KZN, that her passion for helping the tiniest patients developed. The experience obtained there shaped her as a clinician, and it became clear to her that it was time to specialise. She started her specialisation journey by obtaining Diplomas in Child Health (DCH) and in HIV management( Dip HIV Man) from the College of Medicine of South Africa, followed by 4 years as a registrar. She completed her paediatric fellowship (FCPaed) in 2021 and her research for her MMed degree is published in the South African Journal of Child Health.* Dr Flack then joined a large COVID research study, working for the South African Medical Research Council for 6 months.
Dr. Flack’s primary objective has always been to give children of all ages high-quality, evidence-based care; this has not changed since joining the Sandton team. The chance to get to know a child and their family from birth, following them up for developmental checks as well as being able to treat them when they aren’t well, is a privilege not available in state hospitals. Dr. Flack is enthusiastic about this continuity of care and enjoys witnessing her patients’ successes, including their milestones and post-illness recuperation.
When she’s not working at the hospital, Kath enjoys to reading, painting and building her a rapidly expanding collection of Lego botanicals! She loves to travel both domestically and abroad . She appreciates the diversity our stunning country provides and tries to escape to the bush or the coast when she gets a chance.
Dr. Flack, or Dr. Kath as her patients call her, frequently asserts that she feels this is not just a profession but a calling and that she cannot imagine doing any other work.
Publication can be accessed here:
(Flack, K, Hauptfleisch, M P K, & Scher, L G. (2023). A review of spinal muscular atrophy in black South African paediatric patients. South African Journal of Child Health, 17(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJCH.2023.v17i1.1942
Or with this link: A review of spinal muscular atrophy in black South African paediatric patients
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