Staff Profile

Qualifications:

• PhD – Doctor of Philosophy in cardiovascular patho physiology, University of Witwatersrand
  
• MSc Clinical Biochem (UZ),
• BSc (Hons) App Biol & Biochem (NUST)

Research Interests

• Inflammation, diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Publications & Conference Presentations

1. Fabian Maunganidze, Angela J. Woodiwiss, Carlos Libhaber, Muzi Maseko, Olebogeng H. Majane, Gavin R. Norton. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Detection from Simple Clinical Measures Combined with Electrocardiographic Criteria in a Group of African Ancestry. Clin Res Cardiol 2014;103:921-929.
2. Fabian Maunganidze, Gavin R. Norton, Muzi Maseko, Carlos Libhaber, Olebogeng H. Majane, Angela J. Woodiwiss. Obesity Markedly Attenuates the Validity and Performance of All Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Detection in a Group of African Ancestry. Journal of Hypertension 2013;31:377-383.
3. Fabian Maunganidze, Gavin R Norton, Muzi J Maseko, Carlos D Libhaber, Olebogeng HI Majane, Pinhas Sareli, Angela J Woodiwiss. Relationship Between Glomerular Dysfunction and Left Ventricular Mass Independent of Haemodynamic Factors in a Community Sample. Journal of Hypertension 2013;31:568-575.
4. Carlos D Libhaber, Gavin R Norton, Muzi J Maseko, Olebogeng HI Majane, AME Millen, Fabian Maunganidze, Frederic S Michel, Richard Brooksbank, Elanor Libhaber, Pinhas Sareli, Angela J Woodiwiss. Relationship Between Inappropriate Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Ejection Fraction Independent of Absolute or Indexed Mass in a Community Sample of Black African Ancestry. Journal of Hypertension 2013;31:169–176.
5. Poster Presentation – “Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate And C-Reactive Protein Measures Enhance The Specificity For Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Detection Using Electrocardiographic Criteria.”
6. Poster Presentation – “Relationship Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Left Ventricular Mass Independent of Haemodynamic Factors in an African Community Sample.”
7. Oral Presentation – “Obesity Effects on the Usefulness of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Detection in a Group of African Ancestry”
8. Oral Presentation – “Obesity Effects on the Usefulness of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Detection in a Group of African Ancestry”
9. Poster Presentation – “Effects of Obesity on the Reliability of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Predominantly Obese African Population”

10. Oral Presentation – “Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Predominantly Obese African Population with a high prevalence of hypertension”

11. Oral Presentation – PhD research findings on the “The Most Reliable Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Predominantly Obese African Population”

12. E-Poster Presentation – Presented my updated research findings on the “Validity of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Population Sample of African Ancestry”

13. Oral Presentation – Presented my preliminary research findings on the “Validity of Electrocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in a Population Sample of African Ancestry”

Relevant International Courses, Certificates, etc

1. Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA) 38^th Annual Conference – 27 – 29 September 2010 (East London, South Africa)
2. The International Conference on Prehypertension and Cardio Metabolic Syndrome: 24 -27 February 2011 (The Hilton Vienna Hotel, Vienna, Austria)
3. Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA) 39^th Annual Conference: 28 – 31 August 2011 (University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa)
4. 17th Biennial Congress of the Southern Africa Hypertension Society (SAHS): 3 – 5 March 2012 (Southern Sun Cape Sun, Cape Town, South Africa)
5. Association of African Physiological Sciences (AAPS) 6^th Congress:  2 – 5 September 2012 (Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt)
6. Physiology Society of Southern Africa (PSSA) 39^th Annual Conference: 10 – 13 September 2012 (University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa)
7. International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) 2013 Congress: 21 – 26 July 2013 (The International Convention Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
8. African Federation of Clinical Chemistry (AFCC) 4^th Congress: 25 – 30 April 2015 (Rainbow Towers, Harare, Zimbabwe)

Current Community Engagement

• Patron of the Zimbabwe Medical Students Association (MSU Chapter), Pastor, community leader (Chairperson and founding member of Tynwald Development Association) and motivational speaker.