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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: Education Programmes
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| Dr Francois W Retief
MBChB (Stell), DA (SA), PDD (UWC), FCA (SA), MMed (Anaes) (Stell) Head of Clinical Unit - Anaesthesiology
Clinical & Academic responsibilities: Regional Anaesthesia and Post-graduate programme
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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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Dr Nadiya Ahmed MBChB (Natal), FCS (SA), MMed (Surg)(Stel), Cert.Crit.Care(SA) Interim Head: Critical Care Unit
Clinical and Academic responsibilities: General Surgeon and Intensivist. Current focus and research interests : nutrition in the critically ill adult, antimicrobial therapy, source control, development of economic bedside sepsis monitoring tools and telematics in critical care education.
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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: Pre-operative assessment clinic
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Dr Annemie Burke MBChB (Stell), FCA, DA, DCH, MMed (Anaes)
Special Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia, Acute Pain Management, Burns Anaesthesia & Trauma 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 DrudeMBChB(Stell), DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed(Anaes) Special interest: Trauma Anaesthesia and Obstetrics Anaesthesia.
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| Dr Andrea JacobsMBChB (Stell), FCA (SA), MMed (Anaes) Special interests: Critical Care, Obstetric and Paediatric anaesthesia, Education and Simulation.
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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 Andries Joubert
Special Interest: Regional Anaesthesia Administrative responsibilities: Electronic medical records
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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 Reinhard Overmeyer MBChB(Stell) DA(SA) FCA(SA) MMed(Anaes)
Special Interest: Medical education and simulation, Airway management, and anaesthesia for vascular, otorhinolaryngology, neuro- and plastic surgery. Administraive responsibilities: ERAS liaison. Anaesthetic consumables. DACC guidelines editor.
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Dr Renilda Pillay MBChB, DA (SA), MMed (Anaes), FCA (SA)
Special Interest: Paediatric Anaesthesia Administrative responsibilities: Morbidity and mortality.
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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 Delia SchusterMBChB (Stell), DA (SA), FCA (SA), MMed (Anaes) Special interest: Chronic pain clinic, Physician wellness and education.
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Dr Carl Steadman
MBChB (Stell), DA (SA), FCS (SA), MMed (Anaes) Special Interest: Bariatric surgery, Chronic pain clinic, Anaesthetic pre-operative assessment clinic and Robotic surgery Administrative responsibilities: Pain Clinic, Animal lab Anaesthesia
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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 Danielle Shead MBChB (Stell), DA (SA), FCA (SA), MMed Anaes (Stell)
Special Interest: Neuroanaesthesia and Intensive Care Administrative responsibilities: Electronic theatre booking systems
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Dr Usha Lalla MBChB, FCP(SA) Cert.Crit.Care (SA)
Special Interest: Medical Critical Care Administrative responsibilities: Operational head: A5 ICU
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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 Heldeberg 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 Heldeberg hospitals
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Administrative Staff
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Hazel Dryding Personal Assistant to Prof Sean Chetty
Tel: +27 21 938 9030 hdryding@sun.ac.za
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| Charlaine Janse van Rensburg
Student Administration Tel: +27 21 938 9231 cvrens@sun.ac.za
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| Nadeema Williams
Administrative Officer
Tel: +27 21 938 9028 nadeemaw@sun.ac.za
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Magdaleen Esterhuyse
R2 - Tygerberg Hospital Tel: +27 21 938 5142 mesterh@pgwc.gov.za
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