Judy Dlamini, Kopano Matiwa Mabaso
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Doctor of Hearts, a biography of medical legend and UKZN alumnus, Professor Bongani Mayosi, is a poignant collection of reflections on his life journey through the eyes of his family, close friends and colleagues.
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Doctor of Hearts: The Biography of Bongani Mayosi
Some called Mayosi the Madiba of Medicine because of his contribution in the field of medicine in South Africa and the African continent, especially in diseases of poverty that affect the heart. He was the first Black person appointed as the Head of Medicine at the University of Cape Town, and the youngest that UCT ever had. He is well known for discovering the CDH2 gene mutation that causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, a tremendous accomplishment that is regarded as one of the greatest medical achievements in South Africa since the first heart transplant.
Locally, and on the African continent, Mayosi is known for being a great mentor to many of the continent’s most productive clinicians and researchers and for transforming access to opportunities and funding in clinical research, as well as leading the continent’s first Pan-African clinical trial, the IMPI (Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis), a multinational trial by Africans, led by African institutes.
The book is a reflection on the journey of his life through the eyes of 78 contributors covering not only his work as a medical doctor and scientist but as a mentor, friend, father, husband, teacher, classmate, brother, uncle and child.
