Dr. Nhlapho is a Medical Graduate of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He holds a post- graduate qualification in Occupational Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians, London and is an Associate of the Board of Occupational Medicine, Canada.

Prior to joining the SAMA as the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Nhlapho held senior executive positions at Discovery Health (Divisional Manager in the Strategic Management Department); De Beers Consolidated Mines (Chief Medical Officer) and was the Principal Adviser for Global Health at Rio Tinto.

Dr. Nhlapho is a committed member of SAMA and extremely passionate about the growing vision and the membership of SAMA.