Rate My Professor L Milligan

Laurie Milligan is affiliated with the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town. She holds the qualifications MB ChB and MSc. Her research focuses on global surgery, including sustainable targeted intervention models for stepwise capacity development in surgical service delivery in low- and middle-income countries, as detailed in a 2022 publication in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. She has also contributed to work on decolonizing global surgery, presented at the Bethune Round Table 2022 Conference and published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery.

Milligan led a study examining breast cancer surgical services in South Africa, published in 2026 in the South African Medical Journal, which highlighted systemic inequities, shortages in surgical services, specialist staff, and diagnostic capacity. As a global surgery researcher at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital, her work addresses gaps in access to comprehensive breast cancer care and the need for improved distribution and capacity of services. Additional details on her academic background, career appointments, awards, or further publications are not available in verified public sources.

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