South Africa: Dr. Nolubabalo Nqebelele First Black Woman to Earn a PhD in Internal Medicine At Wits

Dr. Nolubabalo Nqebelele has attained a PhD in Nephrology, making her a specialist in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Her achievement makes her the first Black woman to earn a PhD in Internal Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand, a top South African college.

Dr. Nolubabalo Unati Nqebelele has joined a select group of not more than 10 Physicians in South Africa who hold PhDs in Nephrology. She is the first Black woman to attain this Doctorate at University of the Witwatersrand following other medical women firsts at the University that include pioneer Dr. Mary Susan Malahlela; the first African woman to qualify as a medical practitioner in South Africa.

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