Mark Engel appointed Director at Cochrane South Africa
Mark joined Cochrane South Africa in July 2023 as a Chief Specialist Scientist, serving as the portfolio lead of the Training Working Group. He was initially a medical laboratory scientist and a Harvard University fellow in Public Health, before pursuing a career in epidemiology completing MPH and PhD degrees. Previously a researcher at UCT, networking with African colleagues to apply a wide range of investigative approaches to all aspects of Rheumatic Heart Disease, Mark’s work has been presented both nationally and internationally.
