Teena Thomas

Dr Teena Thomas ( MBChB, FCPath ( Micro), MMED ( Micro), DTM&H ( Wits), DIP HIV MAN ( SA) is a clinical microbiologist. She works at the Infection Control Services Laboratory (ICSL) which is a reference lab for several infection control-related, specialised antibiotic, molecular and public health tests in Johannesburg. Her special interests lie in improving the diagnostic services of the NHLS and improving infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in the public healthcare sector. She chairs the multidrug-resistant organism surveillance and microbiology diagnostics sub-committee of the Gauteng AMS committee. She is also active in the PTC, IPC and AMS committees at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. She is also a member of the Research & Ethics Committee at the University of Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences. Teena is a keen researcher who has successfully supervised several Honour’s & Master’s students in the field of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Research Interests include: Antimicrobial resistance, Antimicrobial stewardship, Healthcare associated infections, Antimicrobials, Infection Prevention & Control, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health She is also an internal & external examiner at undergraduate & postgraduate examinations within the discipline.