Dr Prinitha Pillay

Practice Description:

I've worked in the medical field for over 25 years. I graduated with a BSc Hons. in Molecular Biology in 1996 from the University of Witwatersrand and pursued a career in medicine.
After graduating as a doctor, I joined Doctors Without Borders (MSF), where
I worked in many different settings from Lesotho, South and North Sudan, India, Sierra Leone, Libya and in both urban and rural South Africa for ten years. I served as President of MSF in South Africa and on the Board internationally. I featured in the Mail and Guardian's Top 10 Women in Health in 2011.
I returned to South Africa in 2012 and worked as a technical specialist on HIV/TB with the University of Witwatersrand, and for the Rural Health Advocacy Project advocating for better access to health for those living in rural areas. I served as an independent panelist on the South African Human Right Commission investigating access to emergency services as a basic human right. During this time, I completed a Master's degree in Infectious Diseases and Global Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As a medical doctor, and particularly, during my time at MSF, l've been challenged to work at all healthcare delivery levels advocating for patients from a micro (bedside) to macro (global health) level.
My motivation to pursue a career in oncology was simple: cancer is on the rise and largely invisible. I obtained my Fellowship in Radiation Oncology in 2019; and my Masters in Medicine studying the side effects of patients and sexual function of women with cervical cancer after receiving chemo-radiation. Technological advances in radiation are exciting but ultimately, what matters most is quality of life and making treatments safer and effective.

Practice Telephone:  0662726582
Practice Fax: 
Practice Email:  reception@treatingcancer.co.za

Practice Hours:
7am-7pm

Practice Location:
26°16'983.30"S     28°7'433.56"E
Street Address:
Netcare Alberton Hospital
Netcare Alberton Hospital