Carla Isadora Falkson

Background

Falkson, Carla Isadora was born on April 6, 1959 in Pretoria, South Africa. Daughter of Geoffrey and Hendrika Cornelia (Van Dyk) Falkson.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, U. Pretoria, South Africa, 1982; Master of Medicine, U. Pretoria, South Africa, 1989; Doctor of Medicine, U. Pretoria, South Africa, 1994.

Career

Intern, 1 Military Hospital, Voortrekkerhoogte, Pretoria., 1982-1983; medical officer, lecturer department cancer chemotherapy, U. Pretoria, 1983-1984; registrar, lecturer department internal medicine, U. Pretoria, 1984-1986, 87-89; specialist, senior lecturer department medical oncology, Pretoria Academy Hospital, U. Pretoria, 1989-1991; clinical fellow medical oncology, University Texas Sys. Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital & Tumor Institute, Houston, 1986-1987; principal specialist, senior lecturer department medical oncology, U. Pretoria, 1992-1994; associate professor, principal specialist, senior lecturer, U. Pretoria, 1994-1998; professor, head department medical oncology, U. Pretoria, since 1998. Chairman metastatic malignant melanoma study Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, 1990-1994, member melanoma-sarcoma disease oriented committee and subcommittee, since 1990, member toxicity monitoring committee, 1994, task force for cost effectiveness analysis, 1994, member outcomes committee, since 1994, member gynecology-oncology committee, since 1995, principal investigator, since 1995.

Chairman ECOG Audit committee, since 1998. Clinical expert European Medical Cmty, 1994.

Achievements

• Carla Isadora Falkson has been listed as a noteworthy Medical oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Clinical Oncology, European Society Medical Oncology, South African Society Medical Oncology, South African Lymphoma Study Group, University Texas M.D. Anderson Associations.

Interests

• Avocations: literature, music, art, computers, gardening.

Connections

Married Ben Bothma, February 20, 1990. Children: Sarah, Alexandra.

Father:

Geoffrey Falkson

Mother:

Hendrika Cornelia (Van Dyk) Falkson

Spouse:

Ben Bothma

child:

Sarah Falkson

child:

Alexandra Falkson