ABBREVIATED CURRICULUM VITAE OF CHANTAL JUANITA MICHELLE STEWART
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Senior CertificateHarold Cressy High School
HIGHER EDUCATION
QUALIFICATIONSM.B.Ch.B1982University of Cape Town
F.C.O.G. (SA)1990
M.R.C.O.G1991
MMed (O&G)1992University of Cape Town
BA (Unisa)2001
REGISTRATIONSubspecialist registration (Maternal and Fetal Medicine) with Health Professions Council of South Africa
Registration with General Medical Council, U.K.
Member of Medical Protection Society
Member of SAMA
AWARDS S.J. Behrman Scholarship for best MMed dissertation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCT. 1993
OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
Examiner for the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of South Africa.
FCOG Part 1 and 2 Examination
Diploma In Obstetrics Examination
Co-convenor Maternal Fetal Medicine Sub-specialty training program
MEMBERSHIP IN UNIVERSITY/ PROFESSIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL ORGANISATIONS
6th year course convenor
Member of Bioethics Committee, UCT
Member and Departmental Representative, Research Ethics Committee, UCT 2004 - 2008
Member of Faculty Board, UCT
Councillor College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
PRESENT APPOINTMENTSenior Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Groote Schuur Hospital
University of Cape Town
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTSIntern Groote Schuur Hospital
Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
Neurosurgery, Paediatric Surgery
1 January - 31 December 1983
Medical Officer Internal Medicine
Livingstone Hospital, Port Elizabeth
1 January - 30 June 1984
Senior House Officer in ObstetricsGynae
Groote Schuur & associated hospitals
1 January - 31 December 1985
General Practice assistantship
1 January - 30 June 1986
Senior House Officer, Paediatrics
Somerset and City Hospitals, Cape Town
1 July - 30 September 1986
Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
Rotation to Peninsula Maternity Hospital
Somerset Hospital, St Monica’s Hospital,
Mowbray Maternity Hospital
1 October 1986 - December 1989
Perinatal Fellow O&G
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
1 January 1990 - 31 January 1991
Registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
St Richard’s Hospital
Chichester, England
1 February 1991 - 31 July 1992
Clinical Fellow in Fetal Medicine
St Michaels’ Hospital
Bristol, England
1 October 1999 – 31 March 2000
Sabbatical). This attachment was with Prof. Peter Soothill, a world reknowned Fetal Medicine Specialist, for the purposes of developing expertise in Fetal Medicine.
Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town
18 January 1993 – 1 January 1996
Senior Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
New Somerset Hospital, Cape Town
1 January 1996 – 31 December 2000
Senior Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
1 January 2001 – to date
COURSES ATTENDEDBasic Ultrasound Course
King’s College Hospital
London. 1991
Advanced Course in Obstetric Ultrasound
King’s College Hospital
London. 1992
RCR/RCOG Diploma in Obstetric Ultrasound
2000
Nuchal transclucency accreditation course
2003
Visus 3D Ultrasound course. 2008
Visus 3D Ultrasound course 2010
CONGRESS PRESENTATIONS
1. The value of routine histological examination of uterine curettings in all patients presenting with abortions.
2nd International Scientific Meeting of the Royal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Hong Kong, September 1993
2. Vaginal pH as a predictor of preterm labour
Maternal - Fetal Society Congress. Cape Town, April 1995
3. Predictors of fetal lung hypoplasia. Priorities in Perinatal Medicine, March 1996
(Poster)
4. The role of Ultrasound in patients with preterm premature membrane rupture
Ultrasound Course, Cape Town, October 1996
(Invited Speaker)
- Ultrasound Predictors of fetal lung hypoplasia. 12th World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, New York 2-7 November 2002
6. Embryo reduction in low order multiple pregnancies – evidence and ethics.
SASUOG Conference 2003
7. Assessment of antenatally diagnosed renal pelvis dilatation. 3rd World Congress in Maternal Fetal Medicine. Cyprus. June 2004 (Poster)
8. Substance abuse in pregnancy. UCT Refresher Course 2006
9. Assessment of fetal growth – growth charts. ISUOG Advanced Course. Gordon’s Bay 2007 (Invited speaker)
10. Attitudes towards acceptance of termination of pregnancy. 4th World Congress on Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Sorrento 2008.
11. Recreational drug use in pregnancy. 14th FIGO Conference. Cape Town 2009
12. Image optimization in the ultrasound difficult patient. SASUOG Congress May 2010 ( Invited speaker)
13. Fetal Medicine in a resource poor setting. SASUOG Congress May 2010 (Invited speaker)
14. In utero treatment of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism. ISUOG Congress Prague October 2010.
15. Spina bifida: Diagnosis and management. SASUOG Congress September 2011. (Invited speaker)
16. Genetic counselling in twin pregnancies. SASUOG Congress 2013 (Invited speaker)
17. Chains of Science. 2nd Medical Humanities in Africa Conference. August 2014
18. Women’s perceptions and expectations of the fetal anatomy scan. 15th World Congress in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. Palma Mallorca 2016
PUBLICATIONS
1. Stewart CJM. Anal sphincter incompetence and Caesarean section. SAMJ, October 1996 (letter)
2Nash E, Benatar S, Abratt R, Van Zyl Smit R, Van Niekerk JP, Meyerson D, Kyriacos U, Sanders J-R, Stewart C, Peter E. Use of antiretroviral agents in pregnant women with HIV infection. South African Medical Journal (1999). 89 (7) : 704
3Stewart C. Management of very preterm premature rupture of membranes. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum (June 1999). 13-17
4. Pattinson RC, Makin JD, Funk M, Delport SD, Macdonald AP, Norman K, Kirsten G, Stewart C, Woods D, Moller G, Coetzee E, Smith P, Anthony J, Schoon M, Grobler S. The use of dexamethasone in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes – a multicentre, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Dexiprom Study group. S.Afr Med J. 1999; 89(8): 865-70
5.Stewart C.J.M. ,Soothill P.W. Testing placental function using oxygen tranfer in utero. In Kinghorn J, Jauniaux E and O'Brien S (eds). The Placenta: Basic Science and Clinical Practice. RCOG Press. (2000) Chapter 22. 275-284
6.Stewart C.J.M, Tregoning S.K., Moller G, Wainwright H. Outcome of conservative management of very preterm premature rupture of membranes with antibiotic usage. Proceedings: Priorities in Perinatal Care Congres 2001
7.Stewart C.J.M. Postnatal depression: a review. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Forum (2001). 11(4) : 13-20
8.Stewart C. Minor disorders of pregnancy. In Van der Spuy Z & Anthony J (eds) Handbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Oxford University Press (2002). Chapter 5. 28-31
9.Stewart C. Psychiatric disorders. In : Van der Spuy Z & Anthony J (eds) Handbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Oxford University Press (2002). Chapter 34. 177 – 9
10.Stewart CJM, Tregoning SK, Moller G, Wainwright H. Very preterm premature rupture of the membranes: better than expected outcome in Africa. Eur J ObstetGynecolReprod Biol.2006 ; 126 : 186-192
11. Urban MF, Stewart C, Ruppelt T, Geerts L. Effectiveness of prenatal screening for Down syndrome on the basis of maternal age in Cape Town. S Afr MedJ. 2011;101: 45-48.
12. Joolay Y, Stewart C. Congenital cystic mass of the tongue. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2011; 96 (4) : F258
13.Boutall A, Urban MF, Stewart CJM. Diagnosis, etiology and outcome of fetal ascites in a South African Hospital. Int.JGynaecol. Obstet. 2011; 115(2) : 148 – 52
14. Constantatos S, Boutall A, Stewart CJ. Recommendations for amniocentesis in HIV positive women. S AFR Med J 2014; 104(12) : 844-845
15. Daire A, Andronikou S, Boutall A, Constnatatos S, Stewart C, Candy S. Evaluation of fetal MRI in a South African referral centre. S Afr Med J 2015; 105(11) : 930 - 33
Research was self-initiated – no research grants .