Nuclear medicine specialist comes to Tzaneen

Nuclear medicine is a specialist area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials to examine organ function and structure. According to Muambadzi, nuclear is more sensitive and is able to diagnose accurately. Apart from her Polokwane medical practice called the Molecular Imaging and Therapy Limpopo, with its 12 permanent employees, she will be opening a new practice in Tzaneen soon.

She recently bought the first PET-CT scanner in the province. In the past patients had to travel to Gauteng to access diagnoses by the scanner. She told the Herald that she will be opening a medispa in Tzaneen on Saturday, February 4. “With the medi-spa in Tzaneen, patients will not be required to travel to Polokwane anymore, we will be coming to them.

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“The practice will have an actual spa with massages, a dietitian on site and I will also be offering nuclear medicine services,” she explained. Born and bred in Venda, Muambadzi was a smart learner. Her Grade 12 results were so good that she was offered a bursary to study chemical engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). However, in 2006 during registration, she was told her excellent marks afforded her the opportunity to study whatever she wanted to and in a last-minute decision she decided on medicine at then Medunsa, now known as Sefako Makgato University.

After completing her studies, she specialised in nuclear medicine. She was previously employed as acting head of the department of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at Polokwane Hospital. Her advice to high school learners and students is to excel in their studies and return to their community and create employment. For more information contact Dipuo at 072 671 3261.