Prof Christa Janse Van Rensburg

Prof Christa Janse Van Rensburg

Prof Christa Janse Van RensburgRheumatology / Immunology

South Africa

Occupation:
*Head: Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria
*Associate Professor
*Rheumatologist
*Sports Physician
*President Elect of the SA Sports Medicine Association
* Chairperson of Exercise is Medicine (SA)
Academic achievements:
* Doctorate degree (MD), MMed, MSc, MBChB
* Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine
* NRF rated researcher
* Authored and co-authored in excess of 100 articles in peer reviewed journals
* Course co-ordinator of the MSc (Sports Medicine), thus far having trained more than 100 doctors
Sports services rendered:
* Venue Medical Officer for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa
* Venue Medical Officer for the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa
* Team doctor for the SA Olympic Team to Athens
* Team doctor for national and international competitions of Netball South Africa
* Team doctor for many other sports teams on a national and international level
Private capacity:
* Comrades Marathon
* Argus Cycle Tour
* She was selected for the SA Netball team