Dr Amir Afrogheh is the Acting Head of Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). He is also an extraordinary lecturer at the University of Stellenbosch (US), division of Anatomical Pathology. Amir holds a fellowship from Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital in Head and Neck Pathology.
He is an international fellow of the College of American Pathologists, and a member of the Endocrine Pathology Society. He has been a regular invited speaker at major national and international pathology meetings.
Amir is the editor of the Head and Neck Pathology Journal, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international journals and conferences and has authored several chapters in pathology text books. Thyroid/oral cytopathology, HPV-induced cancers of the head and neck, molecular pathogenesis of adenoid cystic carcinoma are his main areas of research interest.
In recognition of his work, he has received numerous awards and prizes, including International Academy of Pathology ROC Kaschula award, best early career research award (UWC), and the US best research award. He was one of five cancer researchers nominated for the prestigious Oettlé Memorial Award of the Cancer Association of South Africa in 2019.
Aside from his more scholarly pursuits, Amir enjoys classical music, ancient studies and literature.