Dirk Blom works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with South African Medical Research Council.
Dirk Blom is the Head of the Division of Lipidology at the University of Cape Town and heads the Lipid Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital. He holds qualifications MBChB, MMed (Int Med), FCP (SA), and PhD. His research focuses on genetic disorders of lipoprotein metabolism, including dysbetalipoproteinaemia and familial hypercholesterolaemia.
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MBChB, MMed (Int Med), FCP (SA), PhD
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Groote Schuur Hospital
2008 - Present
University of the Witwatersrand
2011 - Present