SERVICES

I am based at Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital on the foreshore in Cape Town. My work day involves managing and caring for patients who are hospitalised as well as out patient consulting at my rooms on the 15th floor.

I always offer the best care possible to my patients. I do this by:

  • Being readily available – taking and responding to calls and emails, communicating with patient’s friends and families
  • Treating patients and families with dignity and respect
  • Being open and honest with patients and families about their illnesses, treatment options, and prognosis
  • Facilitating referrals to colleagues for sub-specialist and/or second opinions
I care for hospital-based patients in the intensive and high care units as well as in the general wards. I care for patients independently and co-manage patients with colleagues, often being the doctor coordinating the care of complex patients with multi-system illnesses. I manage problems covering all spheres of medicine including but not limited to:

  • Complex general medical problems including but not limited to:
    – infections (pneumonia, tuberculosis, malaria, COVID, pyelonephritis, cellulitis, HIV)
    – Stroke, transient Ischaemic attacks, transient global amnesia
    – Unstable angina
    – Heart failure
    – Liver disease (viral hepatitis, iron overload syndromes, drug-induced liver injury)
    – Geriatric problems – dementia, delirium, polypharmacy
    – Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • I assist surgical colleagues in various surgical subspecialties (general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, urology, obstetrics, and gynecology) with the management of patients requiring various surgical procedures who also suffer from medical problems.
  • I care for patients requiring invasive and non-invasive ventilation, hemodialysis, and other ICU supportive therapy

When consulting in my rooms I offer:

  • Full diagnostic services including resting and effort ECGs, pulmonary function testing, and other bedside diagnostic tests.
  • Executive medical check-ups (including facilitating referrals for further screening tests such as colonoscopy, mammogram, and bone density scans) and referral to other disciplines as may be needed
  • Long-term management of complex medical problems including diagnostic work-up
  • Pre-operative assessments – assessing suitability for surgery

Common conditions that I manage include but are not limited to:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiac failure
  • Asthma and COPD (emphysema)
  • Thyroid disease
  • Osteoporosis
  • Ischaemic heart disease and vascular disease
  • Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis
  • Cholesterol disorders