Dr Mfundisi, Coceka

MBChB (Cape Town), FC Neurosurg (SA), MMed (Neur) Pret

Dr Coceka Mfundisi is a Specialist Neurosurgeon at Life Brenthurst and Busamed in Modderfontein. She also works in this capacity at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, with a specific interest in paediatric neurosurgery.

She graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. She completed training as a Specialist Neurosurgeon with the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa and became an Admitted Fellow of the College of Neurosurgeons of South Africa. She further holds a Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery from the University of Pretoria. Dr Mfundisi became the first woman to qualify as a neurosurgeon from the University of Pretoria in its more than 100 year history. She is the second black woman to be admitted as a fellow of the College of Neurosurgeons of South Africa.

She currently serves as a member of RAF Appeal Tribunal at the HPCSA. She is also a member of the Golden Lions Rugby Club Medical Committee. Her other notable achievements include:

Serving as a test match Neurosurgeon: Springbok vs France 24/07/17

Recipient of the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Award

Published author of a scientific paper, published in South African Medical Journal