Dr Robyn Lee Bradfield

MBBCh, BSc Hons, BSc Med Sci, Dip PEC, MP0880159

I completed my BSc (Medical Sciences, Cum Laude) and Pharmacology Honours at the University of Pretoria, followed by an MBBCh at the University of the Witwatersrand through the GEMP programme. My clinical experience spans emergency medicine, critical care, haematology, geriatrics, and neurology, including a year of practice in Ireland that broadened my perspective on how different healthcare systems work, and what they get right and wrong.

Over time my interests shifted toward investigative medicine, clinical pathology, and the role of biomarkers in preventative and precision health. Haematology in particular deepened my understanding of advanced diagnostics, and of how blood biomarkers can be used to identify risk early, track health over time, and guide more informed decisions. This is what eventually led to Bloodfields, a practice focused on translating complex blood test data into clear, practical, and personalised insight.

Alongside clinical work, I am pursuing an MSc by dissertation at the University of Cape Town’s Ethics Lab, researching the experiences of South African community service doctors and the moral distress that arises when clinicians know what the right care looks like but cannot deliver it within systemic constraints. It is a thread that runs through Bloodfields too. The same systemic pressures that exhaust doctors are often what leave patients feeling rushed, unheard, and uncertain whether their concerns have been properly taken seriously. Building Bloodfields has been one way to push back against that.

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Values Behind Bloodfields

The principles that guide our work

Patient
empowerment

We believe people should understand their health, not feel confused by it. Bloodfields exists to translate complex medical and laboratory information into clear, structured, and meaningful insight that people can actually use.

Early detection
& prevention

Many health conditions develop quietly, long before symptoms show up. Thoughtful blood testing helps identify early warning signs, monitor changes over time, and support decisions that protect your long-term health.

Evidence-Based
Medicine

Our work is grounded in medical science, clinical evidence, and careful interpretation of laboratory data. We believe in responsible, ethical, and scientifically sound use of blood testing and biomarkers.

Collaboration & Shared Decision-Making

Your health journey is a partnership. We work alongside you and your healthcare team, sharing findings openly and making recommendations together. Your goals and preferences shape the process.

Common Questions

You can visit the laboratory branch closest to you. Bloodfields works with South Africa’s major accredited laboratory networks, including:

  • Ampath

  • PathCare

  • Lancet Laboratories

You simply take your blood test request form to the laboratory of your choice.

This often comes down to personal preference, location, and cost.

Some clients prefer to use the same laboratory they have used before so that results can be easily compared over time. Others choose based on convenience or pricing.

Bloodfields operates as a private service, but many clients are able to submit their invoice to their medical aid for reimbursement.

If your plan includes GP consultations, you may be able to claim part of the consultation fee back. This depends entirely on your specific medical aid plan.

Before any blood tests are ordered, Dr Robyn Bradfield carefully reviews your health information to determine which tests are relevant for you.

The fee covers the medical assessment, test selection, and professional interpretation of your results. This ensures your testing is personalised and medically appropriate rather than based on generic panels.

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Bloodfields is founded and run by Dr Robyn Bradfield, a medical doctor with a focus on helping individuals better understand their health through thoughtful, personalised blood testing and interpretation.

No referral is required. Bloodfields provides the medical review needed to issue an appropriate blood test request.

Some blood tests require fasting, while others do not. If fasting is required, Bloodfields will inform you before your test.

Yes. You will receive both your laboratory report and your personalised interpretation.

BLOOD TEST analysis

How we think about results

Most blood reports flag numbers as abnormal only when they fall outside the standard reference ranges.  A result that reads “normal” on a report can still be far from where you function best, and a number that sits inside that range may not match what your body is telling you. Bloodfields reads blood results through pattern-recognition and in the context of your symptoms, your history, and your goals to design treatment plans that are optimal for you.

We are an investigative practice. That means looking at a result and asking why, then following the trail until the picture makes sense. It means combining biomarkers that are often read in isolation, watching how things move over time, and being willing to dig deeper when something does not quite add up. It also means explaining what we find in plain language, so you leave with real understanding rather than a printout you cannot interpret.

This approach sits in the space between traditional medicine and the wellness world. It is grounded in evidence and clinical reasoning, while taking seriously the lived experience that often gets brushed aside when consultations are short and time is scarce.

What Our Patients Say

In their own words