Today, we celebrate Professor Mashudu Tshifularo who is known worldwide for being the first doctor to cure deafness, using 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle ear implants. Earlier this year, Tshifularo won the Africa Genius Award. Interestingly - we are always told that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - so how was the beginning of his journey?

 

GUEST: Professor Mashudu Tshifularo, Chairman and HOD of Otorhinolaryngology at Steve Biko Academic Hospital: University of Pretoria

Today, we celebrate Professor Mashudu Tshifularo who is known worldwide for being the first doctor to cure deafness, using 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle ear implants. Earlier this year, Tshifularo won the Africa Genius Award. Interestingly - we are always told that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - so how was the beginning of his journey?
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GUEST: Professor Mashudu Tshifularo, Chairman and HOD of Otorhinolaryngology at Steve Biko Academic Hospital: University of Pretoria

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Today, we celebrate Professor Mashudu Tshifularo who is known worldwide for being the first doctor to cure deafness, using 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle ear implants. 

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