Short Biographies of speakers for the Diabetes Certificate Module:
South Africa 2014
Tony Cavallerano, OD FAAO
Tony Cavallerano is an Adjunct Professor of Optometry at the New England College of
Optometry and an attending optometrist at VA Boston Health Care System. He has directed
Telehealth programs for more than a decade, working on Tele-retinal initiatives related to
diabetes and retinal disease. He is the past editor of two peer-reviewed professional
journals, he has authored several book chapters and over 65 professional journal articles.
He has lectured and presented at numerous local, national and international meetings and
he is a fellow of American Academy of Optometry, the American Optometric Association,
and he is a founding member of the Optometric Retina Society.
David Shein, MD
Dr. Shein practices Internal Medicine at Reservoir Medical Associates in Cambridge, MA
and is a member of the Medical Staff at the Mount Auburn Hospital, also in Cambridge. Dr.
Shein holds teaching appointments as Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the New
England College of Optometry and Instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is also Medical
Director at the Mount Auburn Cambridge Independent Practice Association.
Dr. Shein graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed his residency
at the Deaconess Hospital; both in Boston. Previously, Dr. Shein worked in primary care at
Beth Israel Healthcare Brookline; MIT Medical in Cambridge; and was on the medical staff at
the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He also served as Medical Director at Verisk
Health in Waltham, MA. This will be his third year with GIO in South Africa.
Dr. Shein’s practice offers adult primary care; his interests include preventive health, patientcentered care, clinical aspect of population health and health care quality.
When not in the office, he enjoys photography, traveling, hiking, running and bicycling
Dr. Martine Joffe
Pending
Clint Dalglish: Biokinetics
In 1999 I matriculated from Glenwood High School, Durban South Africa. Thereafter I
completed my business and marketing diploma from Working World Business College.
I’ve always had a real passion for sport and fitness so I pursued a career in biokinetics at the
University of Pretoria where I completed my BA Human Movement Science degree in 2006.
After completing my undergraduate degree at TUKS I completed my BSc (Honors) degree in
biokinetics from the University of Zululand in 2007. I have been in private practice for about
7 years. My practice is situated in Manor Medical Centre, Sandton Johannesburg.
As a biokineticist I specialize in orthopaedic rehabilitation through exercise which involves
the prescription of specialized exercises to help reduce muscular pain, improve mobility, and
return individuals to full strength post operation or injury.
We also provide specialised exercise protocols for individuals who suffer with chronic
diseases and disabilities such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic disease
Henrieke Eileen Fagan: Diabetic Nurse Educator
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Arrived in South Africa from Canada 1981
Student nurse at Addington Nursing College and did the Integrated General Nursing
and Psychiatric Nursing diploma followed by a year of Midwifery.
Married, moved to Johannesburg, worked at Sandton Clinic in Neurology Ward, had
my two children, Ciaran and Maeve.
After Maeve was born, I worked at the first Travel Clinic in South Africa i.e. British
Airways Travel Clinic, part time and then locum for the next 15 years.
Employed by Drs. Kahanovitz and Kadish to start a diabetes clinic.
Attended the 5 days CDE Diabetes Course in 2009
Commenced and finished with distinction the Post Graduate Diploma Course in
Diabetes through the University of Glamorgan.
Received “Life Scan Diabetes Travel Award” in 2012 and last year, Manor Medical
Diabetes Centre received the “Best Glycaemic Clinic” Award from the Centre of
Diabetes Excellence.
Attended the International Diabetes Federation Congress in Melbourne Dec 2013.
Patel OD FAAO
Bina Patel is a full time member of the faculty The New England College of Optometry. She
currently is the director of International programs and has been instrumental in developing
post graduate educational programs in Optometry internationally.
She is involved in lecturing in several courses at the college with an emphasis in primary eye
care, teaching principles and practice of optometry including diagnostic techniques. She
previously taught optometry interns and provided eye care services to community based
health centers around the Boston area. She continues to provide volunteer eye services to
the underserved population in Latin America and in addition currently working as a certified
image reader at the Joslin Diabetes Center’s Beetham Eye Institute which specializes in
diabetes eye care.
She is currently serves on several committees such as the Volunteer Optometric Service to
Humanities (VOSH region committee, American Schools and Colleges of OptometryInternational Optometric Education Committee and a committee member for World Council
of Optometry