Leonard Charles Marais
Head Clinical Unit: Tumour and Sepsis
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Kwazulu-Natal
South Africa
Biography
MBChB cum laude obtained from the University of the Freestate (1998) FCS (Ortho) obtained from CMSA (2007) MMed (Ortho) obtained from University of Pretoria (2007) Assumed duties at Tumour and Sepsis Unit at Grey’s (2009) Appointed Head Clinical Unit: Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction (2011) Appointed Head of Department: Grey’s Hospital (2012) Member of executive committee of South African Limb Lenghtening and Reconstruction Society (2013) SAOA research grant for research relating to Chronic osteomyelitis (2013) Chairperson: Pietermaritzburg Sub-committee of management committee of School of Clinical Medicine UKZN (2014) Regional program contributor: AOTrauma Education -International Infection Workgroup (2014) Currently enrolled as PhD student (UKZN)
Research Interest
Chronic osteomyelitis Primary bone tumours Metastatic bone disease Limb salvage and reconstruction
