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Dr Mia Barbieri
Dr Mia Barbieri joined Cape Anaesthetics Inc. as a full time associate in 2016.
Mia completed her undergraduate medical training at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital. After completion of internship and community service, she started her anaesthetic registrar training at the University of Stellenbosch, where she was awarded her Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of South Africa.
Currently she has special interests in surgical, orthopaedic and obstetric anaesthesia.
Dr Brigid Brennan
MBChB (UCT), DA (SA), FCA (SA)
Dr Brennan joined Cape Anaesthetics as a full time associate in 2022.
She obtained her medical degree in 2002 and qualified as a specialist anaesthetist in 2012 at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital. She worked as a consultant specialist in the Department of Anaesthesia at GSH from 2013 until 2021. Her special interests include anaesthesia for paediatric, ENT and neurosurgery.
She is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South African Society of Anaesthetists.
In her spare time she enjoys running on the mountain and spending time with family and friends.
Dr Martin Brossy
MBChB (UCT), DA (SA), DipMidCOG (SA), FFA (SA), FRCA (England)
Dr Brossy attended St John’s College, Houghton, Johannesburg from 1963 to 1973 and University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town from 1976 to 1981. His post graduate studies included attending the
UCT / Groote Schuur Hospital group (including Red Cross Children’s Hospital from 1984 to 1991) and the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, England from 1992 to 1993. He is presently working at his private practice Cape Anaesthetics Inc. (formerly Dr B Solomon & partners) and has been since 1994.
In his spare time he enjoys playing golf, squash, running, attending theatre, travelling, wine tasting, spending time with family and going to gym.
He is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, South African Medical Association, South African Society of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists of Great Britain, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and the CPD / CME up to date since it’s inception in 2001
Dr Spencer Burke
MBChB (UCT) DA (SA), FCA (SA). Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dr Burke qualified as specialist anaesthesiologist in 1996 at UCT and Groote Schuur. He has worked as an Anaesthetist around the world, but particularly in London, England and Vancouver, British Columbia. He is married with 3 teenage children. He has been working in private practice in Cape Town with Cape Anaesthetics Inc. for 17 years.
He is registered with the South African Society of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists and the UK General Medical Council Specialist Register.
Special interests include Orthopaedic Bone Cancer Reconstructive Surgery, Intensive Care ,Cosmetic flaps and reconstructive surgeries, Laparoscopic and BARIATRIC surgery, Paediatric surgery. He is part of the Lifehealthcare Chrysalis Clinic specialising in obesity surgeries. Part of the non profit Operation Smile surgical team which travels to various rural areas to assist in the repair of children born with Cleft-lip and cleft palate.
Dr Michelle Casey
FCA (SA), MBChB, DA (SA), Dip PEC (SA), PG Dip IPM (UCT)
Michelle qualified as an anaesthetist from the University of Cape Town’s Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine in 2013. During her training she was the recipient of awards for intensive care, paediatric anaesthesia and cardiothoracic anaesthesia. In 2016 she was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to join Great Ormond Street Hospital’s Pain Control Service for three months. In 2017 she completed her Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Pain Management through the University of Cape Town. She continued to work as a consultant anaesthetist for nine years, before joining Cape Anaesthetics in 2022. Michelle has served on the PainSA Council and has previously served as secretary of the PaedsPainSA Special Interest Group. Michelle enjoys all aspects of anaesthesia and has a particular interest in paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia, as well as anaesthesia for hepatobiliary and robotic surgery.
Dr Alan Chesterton
MBChB. (UCT) FCA (SA)
Dr Chesterton matriculated at Hilton College in 1979, graduated with an MBChB at U.C.T. in 1985, then qualified as Specialist Anaesthesiologist in 1995 at UCT and Groote Schuur Hospital. After working as an Anaesthetic consultant at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1996 and in London in 1997, he joined Cape Anaesthetics Inc. and has been a full time partner for more than 20 years.
He is also currently the Financial Director and Director of Anaesthesia at the Driftwood Day Clinic in Constantia.
His hobbies include mountain biking, surfing, music, travel and wine making. He has a Diploma in Wine from the Cape Wine Academy.
He is married to Hayley and they have two daughters, Meg and Lucy.
Dr Steve Cohen
MBChB (UCT), FCA (SA)
Dr Cohen finished his undergraduate medical degree at the university of Stellenbosch in 1998. After working as a doctor in London and then in the anaesthetics department in George, he specialised in Anaesthetics at the University of Cape Town. Steven has been in private practice since 2009 and his special interests include ultrasound assisted pain blocks for orthopaedic surgery, and anaesthesia for plastic and cosmetic surgery.
He is married to Tarryn, an architect, and they have two boys.
Dr Kathleen Delport
Dr Marlize du Preez
MBChB(Stel), FCA(SA), MMed Anaes(UCT)
Dr. Marlize du Preez qualified as a medical doctor in 1999 at the University of Stellenbosch.
After completing her Diploma in Anaesthesiology she joined Parow Medicross as a partner where she worked as a general practitioner and GP anaesthetist for 6 years.
She moved with her family to the UK in 2008 where she was largely involved in Anaesthesia for procedural sedations.
On her return she pursued her lifelong dream to specialize in Anaesthesia and completed her studies at UCT/Groote Schuur in 2016.
Her special interests include procedural sedation and neuroanaesthesia.
Dr Sue Gardner
MBBCh FCA
Dr Sue Gardner qualified MBBCh in 1985 from the University of the Witwatersrand. She worked in Internal Medicine until 1990 and started specializing in Anaesthetics at Groote Schuur Hospital/ University of Cape Town in 1990.
After obtaining her Fellowship of the College of Anaesthesiologists of South Africa in 1995, she worked for 6 years at Groote Schuur Hospital as a consultant specialist anaesthesiologist, including 3 years as a consultant in Respiratory Intensive Care.
Dr Gardner then started private practise in 2002, initially with Southern Anaesthetic Associates and more recently joining Cape Anaesthetics Inc.
Her special interests include anesthesia for vascular surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, orthopaedic spine surgery as well as colorectal, obstetrics and gynecology and plastic and reconstructive surgery, and including conscious sedation .
Sue has two grown up sons and enjoys running and reading in her spare time .
Dr Piers Harington
BSc. MB ChB. DA. FFA .
Dr Piers Harington graduated in 1982 with his MB ChB, he worked for 3 years as a Mine Medical Officer in the Orange Free State, and during that time did a Diploma in Anaesthesia.
His specialists training took him to the Groote Schuur group of hospitals, and in 1992 he graduated as a specialist Anaesthesiologist. Post fellowship, he joined Cape Anaesthetics, as a partner.
In 1997, he began a 7-year stint in the Middle East. Working in transplant surgery, Paediatric surgery, Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic surgery at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Additionally, during this time, he worked at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital’s Children’s Cancer Hospital ICU.
He returned to Cape Town in 2005, re-joining Cape Anaesthetics. Currently, his main field of work is in shoulder and elbow Orthopaedic surgery, ear nose and throat (ENT) (both adults and children) surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and maxillo-facial surgery.
Dr Harington is married to Sharon and has 3 children spread across the globe. He is a runner, amateur birder and enjoys walking and mountain biking on Table Mountain with his three dogs.
Dr Rudhir Jaga
MBChB, DA(SA), FCA(SA), MMed (Anaes) UCT
Rudhir Jaga is originally from Port Elizabeth where he matriculated in 2005 from Theodor Herzl Private with distinction. He completed his medical internship at Victoria Hospital Wynberg, Cape Town in 2012. His career in Anaesthesiology commenced as an anaesthetic medical officer at Livingstone Hospital PEHC from 2014.
Rudhir Jaga assumed a registrar position at UCT, Department of Anaesthesiology and Peri-Operative Medicine in 2018. During his residency at Groote Schuur Hospital, he was awarded the UCT ICU medal in 2018 and was further nominated in his final year of training for the cardiothoracic medal and consultant’s registrar of the year by his peers.
He qualified as a specialist anaesthesiologist in 2021 and received a distinction from UCT for his MMed (Anaes) which was accepted for international publication.
After his specialist training he was appointed as the Acting Head of Department at Victoria Hospital, Cape Town.
In 2022, he joined Cape Anaesthetics as a full-time Associate.
His interests include major vascular, orthopaedic and ENT surgery.
Outside of work he enjoys on and off road cycling and spending time with his family.
Dr Lauren Joseph
MBChB, DA (SA), FCA (SA), MMed (Stell)
After graduating from medical school in 2007, Lauren completed her internship and community service in Pietermaritzburg and East London respectively. Thereafter she pursued her dream of specializing in Anaesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Stellenbosch. She continued to work in the Public Sector as a Consultant before entering the Private domain in 2019 as an independent practitioner and joined Cape Anaesthetics Inc. as a full time associate in 2022. She still has an active role in the Public domain with regular sessions at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital as well as Tygerberg Hospital whereby she is still involved in clinical work, training and teaching of registrars and students.
Special interests include paediatric anaesthesia, procedural sedations, gynaecology and laparoscopic surgeries.
Dr Will Lee
MBCHB FCA
Dr. Will Lee obtained his medical degree at the University of Cape Town in 2001 and his postgraduate degree in anaesthesia at the same institution in 2010.
He joined Cape Anaesthetics Incorporated in 2010.
His areas of interest are procedural sedation, total intravenous anaesthesia, vascular anaesthesia and intensive care. He also has a keen interest in the use of ultrasound and echocardiography in anaesthesia.
Dr. Lee is a keen sportsman and enjoys mountain biking, trail running, hiking and scuba diving.
Dr Colin McClarty
MBChB (Stell), DCH (SA), FFA (SA)
Qualified as a medical doctor in 1981. Univ. of Stellenbosch. After mandatory military service joined the Groote Schuur group of hospitals and earned a diploma in Child Health from Red Cross Hospital and the College of Medicine of South Africa. (1986). Qualified as a specialist Anaesthesiologist in 1991. Trained at GSH. Worked as a locum Anaesthesiologist in the UK, Southampton General and Taunton regional hospital. Worked at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital from October, 1991- December 1993. Joined Cape Anaesthetics in January 1994. Has a wide experience in Anaesthesia for ENT, Gynea & Obstetrics, General Surgery, Opthalmology and Orthopaedics.
Dr Robbie Munsie
MBChB (UCT), DA (SA), MMED (UCT), FCA (SA)
Robbie joined Cape Anaesthetics inc. as a full time associate in 2023. After completing his anaesthesia training at the University of Cape Town in 2022 he accepted a specialist anaesthetist post at Groote Schuur Hospital. Within that year of consultant time he spent 6 months of dedicated time at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and developed a keen interest in paediatric anaesthesia. Other fields of interest include regional anaesthesia, neurosurgery and orthopaedics.
Dr Patrick Purcell
MBChB (UCT), DA (SA), FCA (SA)
MBChB(UCT) 1992, Diploma of Anaesthesia(SA) 1996, Fellow of College of Anaesthetists(SA) 2001
Dr Purcell worked at the Edendale Hospital, KZN from 1995 to 1997 as well as the Groote Schuur and Red Cross Children’s Hospital between 1997 and 2002,
He currently works at the Cape Anaesthetics Inc. Private Practice from 2003 to the present.
Dr Ian Seggie
MBBCh (Wits) FCA SA
Dr Seggie studied at Wits University and specialised in Anaesthesiology at the Johannesburg General Hospital. He had a special interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia care and Neuro Anaesthesia. He received his Fellowship in Anaesthetics in 1996. He went to the United Kingdom for 3 years as a Consultant at the St Andrews Hospital for Burns, Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery in Chelmsford. He was the lead Consultant in Acute pain management as well as joint lead Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia. He was the College Tutor to the trainee Anaesthetists. He was involved in anaesthetic and intensive care management of severely burned adults and children, as well as the management of paediatric facial abnormalities (eg cleft lip and palate), and adult head and neck surgery and reconstruction.
He returned to South Africa and worked in Private Practice in East London before joining Cape Anaesthetics at the end of 2000.
He is married to Jane and they have 3 children.In his spare time he rides mountain bikes, has done a few half Ironman triathlons and is often on the side of a sports field watching his kids play.
Dr Kerry Timmerman
MBChB (UCT) 2002 DA (SA) 2005 FCA (SA) 2011
Dr. Kerry Timmerman obtained her medical degree at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2002. She then headed back to her home town and spent the infancy of her training in anaesthesia in Pietermaritzburg where she obtained her Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA) in 2005. Thereafter she started her specialist training in KZN in 2007, and later transferred to Cape Town to complete her postgraduate degree in anaesthesia at UCT in 2011.
She spent the next 10 years in Public Service as a consultant specialist anaesthetist, working at Groote Schuur Hospital and Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital where she developed a broad clinical skill base in both adult and paediatric anaesthesia. Dr Timmerman is passionate about wholistic perioperative care and is competent in many spheres of anaesthesia, but maintains a special interest in paediatric care. She was actively involved in teaching and training during her years as a senior specialist at the UCT Department of Anaesthesia where she is still a Honorary Lecturer.
Dr Timmerman had been doing limited private practice with Wells, Gordon and Associates over many years, but made the shift to full time private practice in 2021 and joined Cape Anaesthetics in 2022.
She is married to Des and has 2 children. Outside of work she enjoys trail running and traveling, and is a ceramicist in her spare time.
Dr Greg Torr
MBChB (UCT) 1986, Diploma in Anaesthesia 1991, FCA SA Groote Schuur Hospital/UCT 1995
Dr Torr worked as a consultant Anaesthetist at Red Cross Memorial Children’s Hospital in 1995 and 1996. He then worked as a Consultant Specialist in Dept. Anaesthetics, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town from 1996 to 1999(full time) and from 1999 to 2001 (part-time).
For 2 years he was head of Obstetric Anaesthesia at Groote Schuur Hospital.
He has worked in private practice at Cape Anaesthetics since 1999. During this time he also worked as a specialist Anaesthetist /Anaesthesiologist in the UK (Portsmouth/Southampton/London)and USA(Houston).
Dr Torr’s special interest areas are Anaesthesia for Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery, Anaesthesia for Head and Neck Cancer surgery, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia for Urological surgery and Anaesthesia for Plastic / Reconstructive surgery.
He has held positions as the Chairman of SASA 2014 and committee member from 2013-2015.
Dr Karen van der Spuy
BSc Physiotherapy Honours (UWC), MBCHB (UCT), MMed Anaesthesiology (UCT), FCA (SA)
Dr Karen van der Spuy joined Cape Anaesthetics as a full-time associate in January 2022.
Before studying medicine, Dr van der Spuy completed a BSc Physiotherapy Honours degree at the University of the Western Cape (2002). She then went on to study medicine at UCT and was awarded her MBCHB degree in 2009.
She commenced her career in anaesthesia as a Medical Officer at Tygerberg Hospital before moving to Groote Schuur Hospital where she completed her specialist training, obtaining her FCA through the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa and MMED degree through UCT. She then spent two years as a Specialist Anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital before moving into private health care.
She is registered with the HPCSA, and is also a member of the South African Society of Anaesthetists.
