Dr Carla van Heerden is a Chemical Pathologist who is currently employed in the Immunology Department at the Ampath National Reference Laboratory in Centurion. She obtained her MBChB degree at the University of Pretoria in 2012 and completed her postgraduate training in Chemical Pathology at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2021. Her special interests include allergies and autoimmune disorders. She is also a member of the Allergy Society of South Africa (ALLSA).