Ress Stanley, Prof
Ress Stanley, Prof
Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology
For the past 3 decades Professor Ress has co-headed a general medical team in internal medicine, as well as been head of the division of Clinical Immunology in the department of medicine at Groote Schuur hospital & UCT. His activities have included research in TB and autoimmunity, providing an autoimmune routine diagnostic serological service, laboratory evaluation of immune status, and teaching of immunology to under and post-graduate medical students. He is currently an Emeritus Associate Professor of Medicine at UCT.
Hobbies include photography and watching tennis in his spare time.
Education
- MBChB, FCP (SA)
Professional membership
- SAMA
- HPCSA
- College of Medicine of SA
- SA Immunology Society
Speciality / Special interests
- General Internal Medicine
- Evaluation of immune deficiency & autoimmunity
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Type 2 Diabetes mellitus
Patients with recurrent infections are often referred for further investigation of their immune function, to establish if there is an underlying immune deficiency. There are 3 major clinical scenarios in this setting:
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