Dr Anton Meyberg on being on the frontline of the pandemic

Dr Anton Meyberg is a specialist physician and pulmonologist, working in clinical medicine as an ICU physician and intensivist at Linksfield Clinic in Johannesburg. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic he faced the disease in wards – and educated the public about it through podcasting and more.

On this episode he speaks to us about:

• Studying in Afrikaans while growing up in English.
• How COVID-19 taught doctors humility and collaboration.
• The emotional and psychological effects of the pandemic.
• How his views on success have changed.
• The long journey to becoming a specialist.

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LeadUP is a production of the University of Pretoria’s Alumni Office. Our host is Lennox Wasara and our team includes Elna Schütz and Samantha Castle. Our sound engineers are Louis Cloete Productions.

To get tips on success and leadership from other prominent UP alumni, find more episodes of the LeadUP Podcast by going to http://www.up.ac.za/leadup and clicking on Podcasts. You can also listen via your favourite podcast app, or on YouTube. Help us out by rating and reviewing us. LeadUP is a production of the University of Pretoria’s Alumni Office. Our host is Lennox Wasara and our team includes Elna Schütz and Samantha Castle. Our sound engineers are Louis Cloete Productions.