A graduate of Wits Medical School, and a Fellow of the College of Neurologists of South Africa, Sue spent several years in private practice as a Neurologist, before returning to Academic Medicine at Wits in 2001.

In her role as the Academic Medical Director at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (SA’s first private academic hospital), she was responsible for implementing the training programme for specialists and sub-specialists.

In 2008, she took over the role of CEO of Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, where she remains responsible for the Academic Programme as well as the operational management of the hospital. Her portfolio of responsibilities now also incorporates the Donald Gordon Medical Institute, which is an independent institute within Wits University, established to expand the training and research model developed at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre.