PSYCHIATRY

Dr Tamsin Malengret

MBBCh (Wits) MMed(Psych) FCPsych(SA) 

Tamsin Malengret is a specialist psychiatrist who takes a holistic, evidence-based and collaborative approach to mental health. Her clinical interests include mindfulness, sports psychiatry, nutrition and lifestyle-based interventions. She recently completed training in trauma sensitive mindfulness-based practices through IMISA (Institute for Mindfulness South Africa) and joined the Sport and Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group executive committee. An avid strength trainer, ultra-distance runner and yoga practitioner, she remains deeply engaged in the broader fitness community and aims to give back by championing the role of movement in mental wellness. She regularly supports community initiatives, recognising the importance of supporting, uplifting and inspiring others. 

Dr James W. Burger

 MBChB (UCT) MSc(SEM) MMed(Psych) DMH(SA) FCPsych(SA) Cert Neuropsychiatry(SA) PGDipHPE 

James Burger is a specialist psychiatrist and subspecialist neuropsychiatrist with a particular interest in sport and exercise psychiatry. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Neuropsychiatry at the University of Cape Town and a member of the Centre for Behavioural Medicine within the Neuroscience Institute. His current research focuses on brain injury and long-term brain health.

He has additional training and expertise in athlete mental health, including a Master's degree in Sport and Exercise Medicine and the IOC Diploma in Mental Health in Elite Sport. He was the founding Chair of the SASOP Sport and Exercise Psychiatry Special Interest Group and currently serves as a Vice President on the Executive Board of the International Society for Sports Psychiatry, as well as a member of World Rugby Brain Health Services Advisory Group and of the High-Performance Psychology Working Group of the South African Sports Confederation, Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Dr Richard P. Goncalves 

MBChB (UCT) MMed(Psych) FCPsych(SA)

As a specialist psychiatrist, Richard Goncalves has an interest in treating addictive disorders and is currently completing an MPhil in Addictions Mental Health at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

He is an ExCo member of the South African Addictions Medicine Society, and a lecturer in UCT’s Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Dr Marc Roffey

MBChB (UCT) FCPsych (SA)

Marc Roffey is a specialist psychiatrist and subspecialist forensic psychiatrist and is an honorary senior lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, UCT.

He has an interest in mindfulness, and in 2023 completed a two-year certificate training course in mindfulness-based interventions through IMISA (Institute for Mindfulness South Africa) and the University of Stellenbosch. His areas of clinical interest include medico-legal work, working with older clients, and mindfulness-based approaches to wellness.