Mignon McCulloch Red Cross Childrens HospitalSouth Africa

PROF MIGNON MCCULLOCHMBBCH DCH DTM&H FRCPCH FCP(Paeds)Prof McCulloch is currently Head of Clinical Unit, Paediatric Nephrology and Solid Organ Transplantation at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, as well as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Her interests include developing Paediatric Nephrology and Care of Critically ill children specifically AKI and all forms of dialysis in infants and children especially in poorly resourced regions, Adolescent transition and Paediatric transplantation (renal, liver and cardiac). She is currently the South African Transplantation Society(SATS) President and also immediate Past President of the International Pediatric Transplantation Association (IPTA) and has also held leadership positions in International Pediatric Nephrology Association (IPNA) and the African Paediatric Nephrology Association.Her priorities include ‘Saving Young Lives (SYL)’ Steering Committee –providing ‘hands-on’ training in Paediatric Dialysis to Teams of Doctors and Nurses at residential hands-on’ courses including bedside PD catheter insertion, vascular access training, basic resuscitation and all forms of dialysis. She is also an Amateur surfer.