Katleho Limakatso
Current Appointments
Postdoctoral Research FellowKey Research Areas
Dr. Katleho Limakatso (PhD) is a post-doctoral research fellow at NeuRA and the UNSW School of Health Sciences where he manages a clinical trial on phantom limb pain. He holds a PhD in Anaesthesia, MSc in Pain, PGDip in Interdisciplinary Pain Management, and BSc (Honours) in Physiotherapy. Before moving to Australia, he served as a Lecturer in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Cape Town for five years. He has a special interest in chronic post-surgical pain syndromes, particularly phantom limb pain in people with amputations. His research combines experimental and clinical methods to develop and test new interventions for managing phantom limb pain. He is recognised as an emerging researcher in phantom limb pain, serving as a regular speaker at national and international conferences. He is a member of the Canadian Journal of Pains editorial board and IASP Young Leaders Presidential Task Force.