Stoffel Grobler qualified as a medical doctor in 1989 at the University of Pretoria. His postgraduate qualifications include a diploma in occupational health, an MMed in psychiatry (cum laude), a fellowship of the Colleges of Psychiatrists, and a doctorate in medicine on the topic of bipolar mood disorder.
Stoffel is extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria, School of Public Health, and associate professor at Walter Sisulu University. He has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, most notably in the field of workplace stress and disability, and has presented both nationally and internationally.
His special interest lies in the field of corporate mental health education, prevention of disability due to common mental health disorders, and psychiatric impairment assessment.