​Our team​

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​​​Professor Sean Chetty

MBChB(Natal), DCH(SA), DA(SA), FCA(SA) Cert.Crit.Care(SA) PhD
Executive Head of Department
 

Professor Chetty is an Anaesthesiologist with a sub-specialist qualification in Critical Care.  In addition, he has e​xtensive clinical and research experience in Pain Medicine and is the President of the South African pain society (Pain SA).
 

Professor Chetty was the recipient of the 2019/2020 Discovery Foundation MGH Scholarship, which afforded him the opportunity to complete a fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University in Boston, USA in 2019/2020

His areas of research interests include acute pain management for the obstetric patient and the management of pain and sedation in the critically ill patient.  He has a passion for expanding medical education and is regularly involved in knowledge expansion initiatives for health care professionals in South Africa and internationally.
 

​Management Te​​a​​m​​
 


 

​Dr Latifa Firfiray

MBChB, Dip Obst, DA, FCA, MMed (Anaes)
Head of Clinical Unit - Anaesthesiology

Clinical & Academic responsibilities: Anaesthesiology Clinical Services – Tygerberg Hospital ​
 

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Dr Theresa Louw MBChB, FCA (SA)

Head of Clinical Unit - Anaesthesiology
 

Academic & Clinical responsibilities: Peri-operative Medicine, Under-graduate training co-ordinator

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Dr Francois W Retief 

MBChB (Stell), DA (SA), PDD (UWC), FCA (SA), MMed (Anaes) (Stell)
Head of Clinical Unit - Anaesthesiology
 

Academic & Clinical responsibilities: Pain Medicine, Post-graduate training co-ordinator 
 




 

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​Dr Jonathan Burke

MBChB, DA, FCA, MMed (Anaes)
Head of Clinical Unit - Anaesthesiology
 

Clinical & Academic responsibilities: District Anaesthesiology Services
 




 

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Head of Clinical Unit - Critical Care
 

Vacant
 




 


Medical Specialist - Anaesthesiology Tygerberg Hospit​​al
 

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Dr Annemé Breedt
MBChB (UOFS), DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMED(Anaes)
 

Special Interest: Obstetric Anaesthesia  

 

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Dr Celeste Cilliers
MBChB, DA (SA) FCA (SA)
 

Special Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia

Administrative responsibilities:  Elective visitors co-ordinator, Chair of the Wellness Committee
 


 

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Dr Willem De Villiers
MBChB, DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed (Anaes)
 

Special Interest: Peri-operative Echocardiography

Administrative responsibilities:  Pharmacy
 

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Dr Johan Dippenaar
MBChB (UP), D(SA), FC(SA), MMed (Anaes)(US)
 

Academic and Clinical Responsibilities:

Special interests: Paediatric and Neurosurgical anaesthesia.

Administrative responsibilities: Theatre rostering
 

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Dr Carmen Drude

MBChB(Stell), DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed(Anaes) 

Special interest: Trauma Anaesthesia and Obstetrics Anaesthesia.
 

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Dr Marianne Johnson
MBChB (Stell), DA(SA), MMed (Anaes), FCA
 

Special Interest: Pre-operative assessment clinic

Administrative responsibilities: Consumables
 


 

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Dr J King 
 

MBChB (UFS), FCA(SA), MMed(Anaes)

Special interests:  Geriatric Anaesthesia and Anaesthesia Nursing training​


 

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Dr Andre Links
MBChB (Stell)  DA (SA) DMH (SA) FCA(SA)
 

Special Interest: Neuroanaesthesia and Intensive Care

Administrative responsibilities: Electronic theatre booking systems​​
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Dr Simone Piovesan
MBChB,(WITS) DA(SA) FCA(SA)
 

Special Interest:  Blood Conservation strategies and Bariatric Surgery

 


 

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Dr Keenan Sankar
 

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Dr Annette Theron
MBChB(Stell), Dip Obst(SA), DA(SA), FCA (SA), MMed (Anaes) (UKZN)
 

Special Interest: Peri-operative medicine. Obstetric Anaesthesia

Administrative responsibilities: Rostering​

 


 

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Dr Stephen Venter
MBChB, FCA(SA)
 

Administrative responsibilities: Peri-operative TOE & Critical Care 



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Medical Specialist – Crit​i​​​​​cal Care​
 

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Dr Ryan Davids
MBChB(Stell), DA (SA), MMed (Anaes), FCA(SA)
 

Special Interest: Neuroanaesthesia, Critical Care, Biomedical Ethics

Administrative responsibilities: Research co-ordinator

 


 

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Dr. Yaw A. Kusi-Mensah
MBChB(UG), DA(WACS), MPhil(Physiology(UG)), MWACS, MGCS 
 

Special Interests: Critical-Care and Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia​
 


 

Medical Specialist – Anaesthesiology District Servic​​e​​​​s​​​​
 


 

​Dr Adéle de Goede
 

MBChB(Stell); DA(SA); FCA(SA); MMed(Anaes)

Special Interest: Resilience in Anaesthesia training and development, Anaesthesia nurse training

Administrative responsibilities: District servcies for Eerste River and Helderberg hospitals 

 

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Dr Sarwat Ha​meed Ikram
MBChB, DA (SA), MMED (Anaes)
 

Special Interest: District Anaesthesia

Administrative responsibilities: District servcies for Khayelitsha District Hospital
 


 


 

Dr Megan Jaworska
MBChB, DA, FCA, MMed (Anaes)
 

Special Interest: FATE

Administrative responsibilities: District services for Karl Bremmer and Helderberg hospitals
 




 

​Research​​


 

​Ms Shanita Chhiba
BSc Physiotherapy (SU) | M Physiotherapy (SU)

 

Research Associate
 


 

Administrative​ Staff
 


 		Ms Hazel DrydingAdministrative Officer
Tel: +27 21 938 [email protected]

​Focus area: Personal Assistant to Professor Sean Chetty


 
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Mrs Charlaine Janse van Rensburg Administrative OfficerTel: +27 21 938 [email protected]

Focus area: Student Administration
 
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Ms Nadeema Williams Administrative Officer
Tel: +27 21 938 [email protected]

Focus area: Financial Administration & Internation​al Students​