Clinical Practice Staff

We have highly qualified staff within our unit dedicated to ensure that our patients receive high quality service throughout their visit to our practice. We also have trained allergy specialists for both adult and paediatric patients.

Our Clinical Practice Doctors

Associate Professor Jonny Peter

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MBChB; FCP (SA); MMed; Phd
Associate Professor Jonathan Peter is Head of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Groote Schuur Hospital. He also heads the Allergy and Immunology Unit at the University of Cape Town Lung Institute. In February 2016, he became the first HPCSA registered allergist in the College of Physicians, South Africa. He is the recipient of a number of awards for medical training including the 2012/2013 Oxford Nuffield Medical Fellowship where he undertook sub-specialist training in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at the John Radcliffe Hospital and a post-doctoral period in the laboratory of TB vaccinologist, Professor Helen McShane. Jonathan has over 50 publications in high impact factor journals, and an H-index of 26. In 2015, he was awarded a Silver Scientific Merit Award as an outstanding early-career researcher by the South African Medical Research Council. His current clinical and research interests include: i) urticaria and angioedema, ii) drug and food additive allergy, iii) indigenous therapies for allergic diseases and iii) primary immunodeficiency diseases. Read full bio

Professor Eugene Weinberg

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MBChB; FCP (SA); PAED (SA)
Professor Eugene Weinberg is a consultant paediatrician at the UCT Lung Institute. He also serves as the editor of Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He previously served as the head of the Allergy and Asthma Clinic at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. AWARDS: Lifetime Achievement Award; Best research poster | ALLSA Annual Congress ; Medic Alert Award for Outstanding Service ; First Roger Altounyan Award for Contribution to understanding of Allergy and Asthma in Children; SANDOZ – ESPACI ALLERGY AWARD; Distinguished Teacher Award | University of Cape Town Medical School; Best presentation | ICAACI Congress; Lorber Fellowship in Paediatric Allergy.

Dr Thulja Trikamjee

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MBChB, FC Paed(SA), Dip Allerg(SA), Cert. Allerg(SA) Paed, Allergy &Immunology(UEMS)
Thulja is an Allergologist and specialist Paediatrician, with a sub-specialty Certificate in Paediatric Allergy, Diploma in Allergy, and the Allergy &Immunology Certificate of the Union of European Medical Specialists. She serves on the board of two international allergy organizations, namely the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology(EAACI) and the World Allergy Organization(WAO). She is also a member of the Allergy Society of South Africa(ALLSA) and American Academy of Allergy and Immunology(AAAAI). Her fellowship in Allergology was attained through the Discovery Foundation, who awarded her the Sub-specialist Award in 2015, and was also the recipient of the MSD ALLSA Research Award 2016. She was only the second person in Africa to have completed the Certificate in Allergy. Thulja has co-authored several publications in international peer reviewed journals, and presented her work internationally. She appears regularly on health related talk shows, is an examiner in the Diploma in Allergy and is recently appointed to the Allergy Prevention Committee of the World Allergy Organization.. She has completed courses in Food Allergy, at the University of Manchester, and participated in an Aerobiology & Pollution School in Durbrovnik, Croatia.

Dr. Janet van der Walt

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MBChB (US); MFamMed (UFS); CCFP (Canada); Dip Allerg (SA) Cert. Allerg (SA)
Dr. Janet van der Walt recently completed her 2 year Fellowship training in Allergology and Clinical Immunology at Groote Schuur and Red Cross War Memorial Hospitals. She is an experienced family physician and is registered as a specialist in this field in South Africa and also in Canada. She obtained her MFamMed at the University of the Free State. Janet is a member of the Allergy Association of South Africa and has presented at the Annual ALLSA Congress. Janet is a compassionate clinician who believes in a holistic approach in the management of her patients.

Dr Catherine Wiseman

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MBChB (UCT); MPH (UCT); Dip Allerg (SA); DCH; DHIVMan (SA)
Dr Cath Wiseman completed her undergraduate training in Cape Town, followed by training in Paediatrics, HIV medicine and Epidemiology. She is currently completing training in Allergology and Immunology. Her clinical practice draws on Paediatric, Allergology and Immunology experience which she combines to focus on Allergic and Immune Disorders affecting Children, Adolescents and Adults. She also practices as a Paediatric General Practitioner. Cath is a member of the South African Allergy Society and has presented papers at local and international Paediatric TB conferences. She has published first author articles in high impact scientific journals, including a novel classification approach for Childhood Tuberculosis which was well received internationally. “Drawing on previous experience gained in different facets of healthcare, I am passionate about providing comprehensive, evidence-based patient care. I am an advocate for educating and empowering patients, motivating them with accessible explanation and understanding of their health conditions, and using affordable, wholistic solutions to establish or re-establish well-being. “

Dr Cascia Day

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MBBCh (Wits), FCP (SA), MMed (UCT), HIV Management Diploma (SA)
Dr Day completed her training as a specialist physician in 2020 and is currently completing her two year fellowship in Allergology and Clinical Immunology. She is an experienced physician with an interest in allergy and infectious diseases. Dr Day is also passionate about research and has presented at the UCT Medicine Research Day, the HIV Clinicians Society Conference, and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2021 congress.