PR No: 0231118
DR. FRANK MICHAELIS
Has been in private practice from October 1990 to present.
Specialises in solid tumours (brain, prostate, skin, breast, GIT/GUT, lung), with special interest in brain and prostate tumours using Gamma Knife and Brachytherapy Treatment Modalities.
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Participated in the Melanoma Tumour Cell Programme as followed by the John Wayne Cancer Institute in California, U.S.A. in 1980 prior to targeted therapy as it is known today.
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Instrumental in introducing the first Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in South Africa in 1996.
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Was involved in the radiation treatment and oncology management of President Nelson Mandela from 2001 to 2013.
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Instrumental in introducing the first Brachytherapy (interstitial radiation therapy) for the treatment of prostate cancer in 2005.
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Introduced the first Micro Multileaf Collimator for 3-dimensional planning in South Africa at the Olivedale Clinic in 2009.
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Facilitated the introduction of the only Gamma Knife Machine in Africa (excluding Egypt) in 2016.
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Instrumental in creating oncology units at Glynnwood Hospital (Benoni Oncology), Clinton Clinic, Rand Clinic, Olivedale Clinic and Krugersdorp Oncology.
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ACTIVE MEMBER OF:
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BHF (Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa)
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ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
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HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa)
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SAMA ( South African Medical Association)
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SAPPF (South African Private Practitioners Forum)
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SASCRO (South African Society of Clinical and Radiation Oncology)
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ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)
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ICON (Independant Clinical Oncology Network)
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ISRS (International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society)
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Gamma Knife South Africa (Director)
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