About Me

I am a fully qualified specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, the equivalent of board certified. I am experienced, having been in private plastic surgery practice since 1998. I focus on Cosmetic Surgery and Aesthetic Procedures.

Professional Affiliations:

• Registered as a specialist Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• President of the Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons of South Africa (APRASSA) 2024-2026
• Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS)
• International member of the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS)
• Past President and Chair of the South African Cleft Lip and Palate Society (SACLAPS)
• Plastic Surgeon volunteer for Operation Smile

I trained at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, finishing my fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1997. I have worked in the UK and done some training abroad. I maintain my professional standards by regularly attending congresses and meetings and keeping up to date with the relevant plastic surgery literature.

I have presented and published both locally and internationally and I regularly attend Plastic Surgery meetings.

I am the past head of the Cleft Lip and Palate Unit at Red Cross Children’s Hospital.

My wife, Di, has been a source of inspiration to me for many years. We have two lovely children, Noah and Eve. Noah was born with a Stahl’s ear which we corrected with splinting, not surgery.