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Doreen Sindisiwe van Zyl
Born (1976-04-03) 3 April 1976 (age 48)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NationalitySouth African
Other namesSindi
DocSindi
Alma materBSc, MBChB - University of Pretoria
Occupation(s)Physician, Radio DJ
Known forUsing Social media to share HIV-related, mental health and other medical information
Children2
Websitedrsindi.co.za

Sindisiwe van Zyl (born 3 April 1976) is a South African physician and Radio DJ known for using social media to share HIV-related, mental health and other medical information.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Van Zyl was born in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4] She attended the University of Pretoria where she obtained a BSc in human physiology and psychology, and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree.[5] Dr Sindisiwe Van Zyl interned at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.[6]

Career

She uses Twitter, mainly, to inform and engage about HIV particularly Prevention of mother to child transmission. She shares about her personal journey with depression and physician burnout[7][8] Dr. van Zyl chronicles how she lost 41 kg while on a Banting diet.[9]

Her media affiliations include:

Awards and honors

  • Mail & Guardian (2012) 200 Young South Africans [13]
  • Glamour Women of the Year (2018) - awarded for excellence and activism in health and medicine[14]

References

  1. ^ "The Local Doctors Are At Your Service - O, The Oprah Magazine". www.oprahmag.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. ^ "Healthy Lifestyle : Mental health and psychosocial disorders". 702. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  3. ^ "SAMA Insider". November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Getting To Know: Dr Sindi van Zyl - CliffCentral". CliffCentral. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. ^ "#WomenInHealth: an interview with medical practitioner Dr Sindiswe van Zyl - LODOX". LODOX. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  6. ^ Zyl, Dr Sindisiwe van. "Memories of an intern who worked with HIV patients in Soweto". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  7. ^ "Landisa: I am a doctor in Gauteng, and who is supposed to help me when I have burnout?". News24. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. ^ "Healthy Lifestyle : Mental health and psychosocial disorders". 702. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  9. ^ "Lose It! Magazine Volume 15 2016 issue – Get your digital copy". Magzter. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  10. ^ "7 frequently asked questions about ARVs". Health24. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  11. ^ "Dr. Sindi van Zyl Joins Kaya FM Taking Over From Mapaseka Mokwele". KAYA FM. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  12. ^ "This Week's Top 5 ICYMI Celeb Stories". People Magazine. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  13. ^ "Sindi van Zyl – 2012". ysa.mg.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  14. ^ "And the 2018 GLAMOUR Women of the Year are..." www.glamour.co.za. Retrieved 2019-07-26.

External links

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