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DrSusanna Sophia van Wyk

Senior Researcher

Epidemiology And Biostatistics

Orcid identifier0000-0001-7367-6691
  • Senior Researcher
    Epidemiology And Biostatistics

OVERVIEW

Dr Susanna S van Wyk is a researcher and lecturer at the Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University. She has a background in medicine and clinical epidemiology. Susan collaborates in conducting TB-related systematic reviews and qualitative evidence syntheses to inform national and international guidelines. She teaches evidence-based healthcare and research methodology to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her recent contributions to science have primarily revolved around conducting systematic reviews within the domain of infectious diseases, mostly TB. She has conducted various types of reviews, including diagnostic test accuracy reviews, scoping reviews, and qualitative evidence syntheses.

STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY GROUPS MEMBERSHIP

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Researcher and Lecturer
    Stellenbosch University, Global Health, Cape Town, South Africa1 Oct 2019

DEGREES

  • MSc Clinical Epidemiology
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
  • MB, ChB
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Jan 1998 - 31 Dec 2003
  • PhD
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa1 Aug 2022 - 25 Sep 2025

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

AFRICAN UNION 2063 GOALS

  • 3 Healthy and well-nourished citizens

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 2 Zero Hunger
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education

FIELDS OF RESEARCH