Dr Molefi is a Specialist Physician with certification in Medical Oncology from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the leading professional organization for Medical Oncology. He obtained his MBchB in 2009, followed by two years of internship in Northern KZN and one year of community service in the NW Province. 

 

After four years of Specialist training in internal medicine, Dr Molefi became a Fellow of the College of Physicians in 2016 and also obtained a Master of Medicine degree (Internal Medicine) in 2018. In 2017 he joined the Department of Medical Oncology at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital (SBAH) and University of Pretoria (UP) for subspecialty training and obtained certification in medical oncology from the ESMO in 2019.

 

Dr Molefi is a published academic and he was awarded a South African Medical Research Council Clinician Researcher Scholarship in 2020. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Medical Oncology, which is focusing on the genomics and health disparities of endometrial cancer in South African Black women.

 

In addition to being in private practice, Dr Molefi holds the position of Specialist and Senior Lecturer at the SBAH/UP Department of Medical Oncology. He treats a variety of solid and haematological malignancies and he's involved in the training of medical students, as well as junior doctors and subspecialty trainees in the Department of Medical Oncology.

 

Dr Molefi is a member of the Pan African Cancer Research Institute (PACRI) Management Committee of the UP. This cancer institute is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of precision oncology, cancer prevention while bringing new approaches for early diagnosis and novel therapeutic agents. PACRI is an Institute tasked with improving health outcomes, reducing health inequalities, strengthening health systems in underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Dr Molefi is the chair of the PACRI Population & Prevention Cancer Research Research committee, in conjunction with being a founding member of the PACRI HPV Vaccination and Screening Promotion Steering Committee.

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Dr Molefi is a member of the steering committee for Phakamisa. Phakamisa is an AstraZeneca initiative, working in collaboration with the National Department of Health, to improve community cancer awareness, cancer screening and eliminating barriers within the public health sector cancer care pathway.

 

Dr Molefi is passionate about improving the outcomes of patients with cancer in South Africa and he works tirelessly towards this cause.