Prof Gerhard Steenkamp
BSc, BVSc, MSc, PhD Short Biosketch Prof. Gerhard Steenkamp
On his return to South Africa in 1998, Gerhard joined the Veterinary faculty at Onderstepoort and also consulted and treated referral cases from the Johannesburg Animal Eye Hospital and the Cape Animal Medical Centre. His clinical practice has grown and he currently consults referrals from all over South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe Gerhard is an active researcher and his areas of interest relates to dentistry and especially pathology of the maxillofacial complex of wildlife, but also small animals. His passion for wildlife and zoology has resulted in his national and international involvement in various conservational programs relating to rhino and cheetah with active participation in school projects amongst others. He completed his MSc cum laude on the Clinically relevant morphometrics in African elephants in 2008. In 2017 he completed his PhD on the development, structure and pathology of the cheetah maxillofacial complex. He has authored and co-authored 36 peer reviewed publications, 4 book chapters and have presented 90 papers on his areas of interest. His current research efforts also include dealing with prognostication and treatment of rhino’s surviving a poaching event. In South Africa, Gerhard, a past president of the Veterinary Association is well known for his contributions to the SAVA congresses as well as regional meetings. Gerhard is married to Sonja, an oral pathologist, and they have 2 children.
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