Dr Thozama Siyotula is a Paediatric Surgeon at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, with clinical and research interests in hepatobiliary, transplant, thoracic and neonatal surgical outcomes. She completed her undergraduate medical degree (MBBCh) at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2011, and later her Fellowship in Paediatric Surgery (FCPaedSurg SA) and Master of Medicine (Paediatric Surgery) through the University of Cape Town in 2021. Senior Clinical Fellow in liver transplant, Kings College hospital NHS trust, London (2026).

Dr Siyotula currently serves as a Paediatric and Transplant Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Town, where she also convenes the 5th year undergraduate Paediatric Surgery programme. She has held multiple executive, research, and leadership roles, including service on the International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA), South African Transplant Society (SATS), and South African Association of Paediatric Surgeons (SAAPS).

A recipient of the IPTA Future Leaders Career Development Award for her contributions to the field of Paediatric Solid Organ Transplantation. Awarded the ESOT Educational Global grant for 2022 to attend the HESPERIS 2022 course in Italy. She is currently involved as a mentee in the ESOT Mentorship Programme 2024. She is the recipient of the Mail and Guardian 200 Young South Africans of 2020.

Her passion lies in promoting paediatric organ allocation equity and improving surgical access for children in South Africa.