Kathryn Chu

Prof. Chu is a general and colorectal surgeon. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University. She completed her medical degree and general surgery residency at the University of California- San Francisco. She was a Fulbright scholar at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she received a Master's degree in Public Health and Developing Countries. She is an adjunct professor at University of Botswana (Department of surgery), a Board member of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and the inaugural director of the Centre of Global Surgery.​​

Education

• Bachelors of Arts Stanford University (1989 — 1993)

Companies

• Director and Professor, Centre for Global Surgery Stellenbosch University (2019)
• Associate Professor Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town (2016)
• Senior Lecturer University of Cape Town (2015)
• Instructor in Surgery Harvard Medical School (2012 — 2014)