Carrie Anne Minnaar

Dr. Carrie Anne Minnaar

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Biography

Dr. Carrie Minnaar specialises in hyperthermic oncology and is well-recognised for her ongoing clinical trials in this field. She holds a PhD in Radiation Sciences from Wits University (2019). Dr. Minnaar has specialised in hyperthermic oncology since 2009, when she attended training on local and whole-body hyperthermia techniques in Frankfurt, Germany. Dr Minnaar’s PhD was dedicated to the improvement of treatment outcomes for locally advanced HIV-positive and negative cervical cancer patients in resource constrained settings in Africa. Her work includes a positive phase III trial using modulated electro hyperthermia combined with chemoradiotherapy; numerous published papers on the results and in related fields of hyperthermia; and a co-author of a book on hyperthermia. She has lectured and facilitated training on the technique in oncology facilities around the world. Dr Minnaar is also a member of the European Society for Therapeutic and Radiation Oncology (ESTRO); The International Clinical Hyperthermia Society (ICHS); South African Radiobiology Society; Society for Hyperthermic Oncology in Africa (SHOA); and Radiation Oncology (ESTRO). Dr. Minnaar is currently an honorary lecturer at the Wits University; is researching the use of modulated electro-hyperthermia for the management of brain tumours in adults and children; and campaigning for the acceptance and inclusion of hyperthermia in oncology practices in resource-constrained settings in Africa.

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