Dr Lelanie Pretorius
Dr Lelanie Pretorius is aspecialist haematologist and the Principal Consultant at Nelspruit AmpathLaboratories. She completed her medical degree at the University of the FreeState, followed by internship and community service at Barberton Hospital inMpumalanga.
She gained valuableinternational experience working as a General Practitioner at the Dr CW WiebeMedical Centre and Boundary Trails Hospital in Manitoba, Canada. On returningto South Africa, she began her postgraduate studies in Haematology at theUniversity of the Free State in 2004, qualifying as a specialist in 2007. Shethen served as a Consultant Haematologist in the Department of Haematology andCell Biology at the university’s School of Medicine, where she also completed apostgraduate Diploma in Transfusion Medicine.
Dr Pretorius joined AmpathLaboratories in 2013, initially based in Bloemfontein. She currently leads thehaematology team as Principal Consultant at Ampath Nelspruit. Her professionalinterests include haematological diseases and diagnosis, bone marrowinvestigations, coagulation disorders, flow cytometry, and transfusionmedicine.
She is actively involved inclinical collaboration, regularly participating in general medical and ICU wardrounds, and values the strong support of her colleagues in deliveringhigh-quality, patient-focused care.
