BIOSKETCH
Professor Mariza Vorster is an associate Professor and Head of Department at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal’s Department of Nuclear Medicine, which currently includes three hospital
sites in Durban: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Addington Hospital and former King Edward VIII Hospital, Victoria Mxenge Hospital. She is the President of the College of Nuclear Physicians and serves as an examiner, convenor and senator for the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa.
Prof Vorster also serves as Chair of the Scientific committee for NuMeRI (Nuclear Medicine Research Infrastructure), secretary of the international Society of Radiolabeled Blood Elements (ISORBE) and congress chair for the national SASNM conference 2025. She has significant experience in the use of alpha and beta targeted radionuclide therapies and started treatment with Ac-225-PSMA and DOTATATE in KZN in Jan of 2023. In 2023 she was awarded the Maurits W Geerlings award by the International Centers for Precision Oncology (ICPO) Foundation for her significant contributions with regards to Ac-225 therapy.
Prof Vorster is an IAEA expert and collaborator, who has authored and co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed publications (including several book chapters). Her research interests include the use of novel Ga-68 based tracer applications and theranostics aimed at solving important clinical problems. She currently supervises 5 masters students, 5 PhD students and one post-doc.
Qualifications:
- PhD ( University of Pretoria)
