CURRICULUM
VITAE
DR. ANDY BRANFIELD
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr Andy Branfield
PERSONAL DETAILS
NAME:
Dr A.S. Branfield
DATE OF BIRTH:
14 September 1962
FAMILY:
Happily married, with 3 children
OTHER:
SABAP2 Citizen Scientist doing regular bird atlassing with ADU Department of UCT and
SA National Parks Honorary Rangers West Rand Region
Field testing of various Computer Programs including Roberts VII Multimedia for PC and
PDA [Birding Programs]
Play testing and historical research of numerous World War I and II computer games
including Blitzkrieg I mods [Barbarossa, Kursk and Panzerkrieg] and Blitzkrieg II
Served on working group of Vulture Study Group and Raptor Conservation Group (birds
of prey conservation)
Longstanding member of Endangered Wildlife Trust, Wildlife Society and SA Ornithology
Society
Holder of various diplomas in Christian studies, and was a leader in the Children’s
ministry at Rhema Bible Church, Randburg
EDUCATION
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MBBCh at University of the Witwatersrand, 1980 – 1985
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Diploma in Diving and Submarine Medicine at Maritime Medical Institute in 1987
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Diploma in Aviation Medicine at Institute of Aviation Medicine in 1988
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Registration with Department of Labour as a diving medical examiner , from 1988
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Senior aviation medical examiner registered with the Department of Transport from 1988
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Advanced cardiac life support course (A.C.L.S), 1996
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Since 1999, Certificate in Sports Medicine, Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine and MSpMed through
University of New South Wales, Australia
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Registered with SAHUMA as a category II hyperbaric physician since 1998
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Awarded bursary to attend 1999 I.O.C. Intercontinental Sports Medicine course and SASMA conference
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2005 attended both FIMS Team Physician Development and Advanced Team Physician Courses
Immediate Past President of SAUMA and Board Member of DAN Southern Africa
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PAST EMPLOYMENT
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Housemanship: Coronation Hospital, Johannesburg - 1986
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Senior House Officer (paediatrics) at Coronation Hospital and Johannesburg Hospital - 1987
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Medical Officer (paediatrics) at 1 Military Hospital - 1988-89, including six months spent in northern
Namibia as a medical officer with experience in tropical medicine, anaesthetics and trauma
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General practice in Randburg since March 1989- – large, mixed general practice of all ages,
Predominantly families with children, and recreational sports people
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
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Full-time general practice with special interest in emergency medicine, sports medicine, diving and
hyperbaric medicine, and aviation medicine
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Partner, Medicross, Randburg (Since July 1996) – large 24-hour family-orientated practice with
Emergency, radiology, and physiotherapy/optometry/audiology/psychology/dietetics facilities
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Works as a Sports Physician with Jon Patricios at Rosebank Centre for Sports Medicine and
Orthopaedics since April 2010
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Medical adviser to Transvaal Speleological Society and Mountain Club
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Committee member of South African Hyberbaric and Underwater Medicine Association
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Member of South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society
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Member of South African Sports Medicine Association
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Member of FIMS (International Federation of Sports Medicine)
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Member of Sportsdoc Australia
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Member of South African Space and Environmental Medicine Association
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Diving medical examiner, registered with Dept. of Labour since 1988
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Senior aviation medical examiner
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Registered with Sports Information and Science Agency (SISA) and FIMS as a sports medicine
practitioner
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Past International Ice Hockey Federation Medical Supervisor for International Ice Hockey Tournaments
since 2004
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Since 2010 Match Doctor at Ellis Park for all provincial Currie Cup and Super Rugby Competitions
involving the Lions Senior U 21 and U19 teams
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Match doctor at Soccer City for the Tri-Nations Test Match South Africa vs New Zealand (21/08/2010)
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Stadium doctor at the Wanderers Cricket Stadium for the IPL Championship League 2010
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Assist with treating the Bizhub Lions Cricket Team as well as various local and international cricket
teams
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Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Rosebank part time from April 2010
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RESEARCH
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Antidiarrhoeal trial gastro unit, Coronation Hospital (Paediatric Unit) - 1987
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Roche Tilcotil Trial - 1990
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Servier Coversyl Trial - 1991
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Sandoz Dyacirc Trial - 1993
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Pfizer Sertraline Trial / Glaxo Cefuroxwe Trial - 1995
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Roche International influenza surveillance study - 2000
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Researcher for UCT Sports Science Institute various studies since April 2010
EXPERIENCE IN FIELD
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General practice in Randburg, Gauteng from 1988o
A large general practice with nine other general practitioners, emergency room and theatre
facilities
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Currently practicing general and emergency medicine, dealing with a wide range of problems
and ailments, from the routine through to the acute emergency
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Working closely with nursing and paramedical staff at the practice, To give the patient the best
possible treatment and referring to specialists when necessary
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Consulting at a sports medicine clinic together with physiotherapists, Biokinetesists, orthotist, and
orthopaedic surgeon, at Rosebank Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopedics since April 2010
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Doing aviation medicals up to senior commercial pilot level, and certifying fit to fly
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Doing diving medicals in sports and commercial divers
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Medical Officer All Africa Games Jonesburg 1999 covering Men’s and Woman’s Field Hockey
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Past Chief medical officer for the South African Ice Hockey Association since 2001
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Organizing medical officer at Group II (Ice Hockey World Championships held in Cape Town April
2002) Chief medical officer for the Senior men’s national ice hockey team at two world championships
Cape Town 2002 and Seoul Korea 2003 (both South African and Australian National Teams)
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Tournament Medical Supervisor for the IIHF since 2004
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Match Doctor at Ellis Park and Soccer City for provincial and international rugby matches
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Medical advisor to ‘Little Legends’ a community based football project
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PUBLICATIONS / ARTICLES / BOOKS / LECTUR ES
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Lecturer at conferences on underwater and aviation medicine in 1995 and 1997
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Lecturer at conferences on aviation medicine in 1996
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Lecturer at conference on sports medicine in 1997
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Lecturer at course on diving and hyperbaric medicine in 1997 and 1998
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Presented papers at SAHUMA Conference (1995, 1997); SASEMA Conference (1996) and International
Sports Medicine Conference (1997,2003,2011)
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Papers on asthma and diving, histoplasmosis and cave diving, and ran a corticosteroid
workshop
Articles published:
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WOMAN IN MEDICINE in South African Family Practice (in two parts), 1984.
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CHILD ABUSE AT CORONATION HOSPITAL in South African Medical Journal, 1986.
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ARE ASTHMATICS FIT TO SCUBA-DIVE? in South African, Journal of Sports Medicine, vol 4 no 1,
March 1997.
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GUIDELINES FOR THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT OF ACUTE SYMPTOMATIC PULMONARY
HISTOPLASMOSIS IN CAVERS, in the South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2002;9(1):3-6.
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USE OF TISSUE ADHESIVES IN SPORT - A NEW APPLICATION IN INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY,
the British Medical Journal 2004;38:94-95.
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Co-Author THE SPORTS CONCUSSION NOTE: SHOULD SCAT BECOME SCOAT?, BJSM Online First
published December 5th 2011 as 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090386
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Current research in general practice on histoplasmosis in cavers in Gauteng; and on novice/experienced
scuba divers with asthma.
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Lecturer on Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at UHMS training course 1997 onwards
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Lecturer at International Conference on Drugs and Legislation 2000
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