COVID-19 in the Diabetic patient

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Dr Neliswa Goglela is a hepatologist at UCT Private Academic and Groote Schuur hospital. She is also the first recipient of the Discovery Foundation Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Fellowship Award) where she managed patients with complex liver disease as well as patients needing liver transplants. Dr Gogela is a generalist and has a special interest in liver disease; from viral hepatitis to autoimmune liver disease.

12 May 2020 English South Africa News · Health & Fitness

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