Dr. Nontobeko Mbatha is Founder of Tumeladi Diagnostic Pathologists, the first black, female-owned Histopathology laboratory in Johannesburg (South Africa).
An extraordinary Medical Doctor and CMSA-qualified histopathologist, Mbatha has an immense passion for Renal Pathology, and is known for her belief in the power of collaboration between health care professionals, which increases team members’ awareness of each others’ type of knowledge and skills – leading to the continued improvement in both decision-making and quality of care for patients.
Referring to the photo below, Mbatha says: “In this one picture we have a surgeon, oncologist, nuclear medicine, radiologist and histoPathologist [herself]. Together we stand, “I am because we are! The future is happening in real time! The sky is the first floor.”
Dr. Mbatha holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in Medicine from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Diploma in HIV Management, and a Diploma in Paediatrics from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA).