Sindisiwe van Zyl

Sindisiwe van Zyl (born 3 April 1976) is a South African physician and Radio DJ known for using social media to share HIV-related, mental health and other medical information.[1][2][3]

Doreen Sindisiwe van Zyl
Born (1976-04-03) 3 April 1976
Harare, Zimbabwe
NationalitySouth African
Other namesSindi
DocSindi
Alma materBSc, MBChB - University of Pretoria
OccupationPhysician, Radio DJ
Known forUsing Social media to share HIV-related, mental health and other medical information
Children2
Websitedrsindi.co.za

Early life and education

Van Zyl was born in Harare, Zimbabwe.[4] She attended the University of Pretoria where she obtained a BSc in human physiology and psychology, and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree.[5] Dr Sindisiwe Van Zyl interned at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.[6]

Career

She uses Twitter, mainly, to inform and engage about HIV particularly Prevention of mother to child transmission. She shares about her personal journey with depression and physician burnout[7][8] Dr. van Zyl chronicles how she lost 41 kg while on a Banting diet.[9]

Her media affiliations include:

Awards and honors
  • Mail & Guardian (2012) 200 Young South Africans [13]
  • Glamour Women of the Year (2018) - awarded for excellence and activism in health and medicine[14]
gollark: Not yet, sadly.
gollark: And watch as it can't do anywhere near as much as your *actual computer*.
gollark: If you don't want that... make your own computer out of a microcontroller and simple-to-interface-with display, I guess?
gollark: Computers are very general-purpose now and do a lot of abstraction.
gollark: I don't think there's much which can be done about that.

References
  1. "The Local Doctors Are At Your Service - O, The Oprah Magazine". www.oprahmag.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. "Healthy Lifestyle : Mental health and psychosocial disorders". 702. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  3. "SAMA Insider". November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "Getting To Know: Dr Sindi van Zyl - CliffCentral". CliffCentral. 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  5. "#WomenInHealth: an interview with medical practitioner Dr Sindiswe van Zyl - LODOX". LODOX. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  6. Zyl, Dr Sindisiwe van. "Memories of an intern who worked with HIV patients in Soweto". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  7. "Landisa: I am a doctor in Gauteng, and who is supposed to help me when I have burnout?". News24. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  8. "Healthy Lifestyle : Mental health and psychosocial disorders". 702. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  9. "Lose It! Magazine Volume 15 2016 issue – Get your digital copy". Magzter. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  10. "7 frequently asked questions about ARVs". Health24. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  11. "Dr. Sindi van Zyl Joins Kaya FM Taking Over From Mapaseka Mokwele". KAYA FM. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  12. "This Week's Top 5 ICYMI Celeb Stories". People Magazine. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  13. "Sindi van Zyl – 2012". ysa.mg.co.za. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  14. "And the 2018 GLAMOUR Women of the Year are..." www.glamour.co.za. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
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