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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 extensive 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.
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Management Team
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| 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
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Medical Specialist - Anaesthesiology Tygerberg Hospital
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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 – Critical 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 Services
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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 Hameed Ikram
MBChB, DA (SA), MMED (Anaes)
Special Interest: District Anaesthesia Administrative responsibilities: District servcies for Khayelitsha District Hospital
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Dr Megan Jaworska
MBChB, DA, FCA, MMed (Anaes)
Special Interest: FATE Administrative responsibilities: District services for Karl Bremmer and Helderberg hospitals
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Ms Shanita Chhiba
BSc Physiotherapy (SU) | M Physiotherapy (SU)
Research Associate
| Administrative Staff
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Ms Hazel Dryding Administrative Officer
Tel: +27 21 938 9030 hdryding@sun.ac.za
Focus area: Personal Assistant to Professor Sean Chetty
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Mrs Charlaine Janse van Rensburg
Administrative Officer Tel: +27 21 938 9231 cvrens@sun.ac.za
Focus area: Student Administration
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Ms Nadeema Williams
Administrative Officer
Tel: +27 21 938 9028 nadeemaw@sun.ac.za
Focus area: Financial Administration & International Students
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