Dr Georges de Mûelenaere receives our Service Excellence Award

Dr Georges de Mûelenaere qualified as a doctor in 1963 at the University of Pretoria and as a Radiation Oncologist in 1969. He  was professor and Head of Department of Radiotherapy at the University of Pretoria from 1985 – 1990. He started the first one of the de Muelenaere oncology practices in 1975.

He has held a number of key positions in a variety of organisation including  at:

The South African Society for Radiotherapy where he was secretary since its inception in 1972 until 1981, and then as Chairman from 1982 – 1984.

At CANSA he served as the Vice president  from 1998 – 2000 and as president from  2000 – 2002.

At our own organisation, The Prostate Cancer Foundation he was one of the founding directors appointed in January 2007.  He was appointed as vice-chairman of The Medical & scientific Advisory Board in 2012 and he has also served as the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board representative on the Marketing and Strategic Planning Board since its inception. And last, but by no means least, Dr Georges did his his Hollard Daredevil run at the age of 80 and has been a regular participant since then.

He was presented with The Prostate Cancer Foundation’s Service Excellence Award for his outstanding contribution to The Foundation. He is seen here with the Medical & Scientific Advisory Board chairman, Prof Shingai Mutambirwa and CEO, Andrew Oberholzer.