· Graduating with Distinction from Laudium High School.
· Undergraduate Training : University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg [WITS]
· Training at the Hillbrow Hospital, Coronation Hospital and the Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg
· Graduated 1986 : MBBCh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg
· Registered with the South African Medical and Dental Council
· Internship : Hillbrow Hospital in 1986
· The internship year included Oncology under Professor Macphail,
· Surgery was under Professor Cedric Bremner and Mr Andre Giroud
· Medicine rotation was in Professor Harry Seftel’sUnit
· 1988 -1990 Opened first Medical Practice in Boom Street, Marabastad, Pretoria
· Appointments at Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville, Pretoria 1988-1990
· Emergency department of the HF Verwoerd Hospital in Pretoria covering Workcover injuries 1988-1990
· Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance cases 1988-2000
· From 1988 to 2001 Panel Doctor for the South African Transport Services at Pretoria Station [SATS]
· Occupational Health experience from dealing with the Railway workers
· 1990 Medical Officer in the Orthopaedic Department of Garankuwa Hospital under Professor Ulrich Mennen
· 1991 General Surgical staff of Coronation Hospital and JG Strijdom Hospitals under Professor Desmond Pantanowitz in Johannesburg
· 1991 Practice in Bosman Street in Pretoria.This was at the Dairy Mall near Pretoria Station
· 1996 : Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Diploma
· Registration with the Allied Health Practitioners Board of South Africa
· 2004 : Hons BSc in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Stellenbosch.
· Clinical rotation of this degree was completed at the Tygerberg Teaching hospital in the Western Cape.
· Established an after hours Clinic in Erasmia from 2000-2006
· 2000 Family Practice in Noordwyk, Midrand , South Africa.
· Extensive experience dealing with HIV, Aids and antiretroviral therapy in South Africa.
· Experience in Respiratory disease including Asthma, Tuberculosis and COPD
· Childhood illnesses, gastrointestinal infections and general paediatric conditions
· Ante natal care from pre conception to delivery
· Shared care with obstetricians and gynaecologists including high risk pregnancies and genetic abnormalities
· Emergency management and updated current CPR skills
· After twenty years of practice in South Africa I relocated to Perth in 2006 seeking new challenges and new adventures.
· Registration as a Specialist General Practitioner with AHPRA in 2006
· Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2008
· Examiner with the RACGP for the Fellowship Examinations
· Yanchep Medical Centre from 2006 -2018
· Director at the Butler Village Medical Centre from April 2018
· Special interests in Diabetesand Type 1 Diabetes management
· Insulin pump therapy experience and management
· Insulin initiation and treatment
· Shared Obstetric and Gynaecological care with Joondalup Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital and Perth Academic Hospitals
· Hypertension and chronic diseases.
· Working with Referrals to all Perth Teaching Hospitals
· Dermatology including mole and skin cancer management
· Surgical excisions of skin cancer
· Melanoma treatment and management
· Paediatrics including ENT disorders in childhood
Pain management including medication management
Family Planning
Oral Contraception
Implanon Insertion and Removal
STI treatment
HSV 2 management and treatment
HEP C Treatment
Infectious Diseases of childhood
Parasitic Diseases of childhood
Malaria and Mosquito borne infections
Menopausal management
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Depression including counselling and psychologist referrals
Anxiety
Mental health issues including schizophrenia and personality disorders
Alcohol and substance abuse disorders.
Trauma management
Orthopaedic injuries and management
Sports Injuries and management
Close liaison with Physiotherapists and exercise physiologists in the management of injuries
Assessment and management of shoulder and knee injuries
Travel Immunisations
Childhood Immunisations
Aged care assessments [ACAT ]
Geriatric Medicine
Fluent in English and Afrikaans
Communication skills in Sotho, Zulu, Tswana, Dutch
