Dr David Brittain graduated his MB ChB in 1988 from the University of the Witwatersrand. He specialised in Haematopathology (1996) and super specialised in Clinical Haematology (1998) from the same university. After running his own private practice in Johannesburg from 2000 – 2008 he joined the Alberts, Bouwer & Jordaan practice where he has worked as a Director in the Haematology and Cellular Therapy field. He has a special interest in treating leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma
as well as stem cell transplantation. He is a Member of the South African Society of Haematology (SASH), the American Society of Hematology (ASH), the South African Myeloma Working Group and serves on the Executive Committee of the South African Stem Cell Transplant Society (SASCeTS). In his spare time, he cycles, runs, rows, and does woodwork.