ABOUT
OUR TEAM
Dr Dirk Nell
Surgeon
Dr Nell is a passionate orthopaedic surgeon who loves people. He gets a thrill from improving patient’s quality of life. Seeing a netball player compete after cruciate ligamet surgery and seeing a degenarative knee climb a mountain is what makes him tick.
Dr Pierre Hugo
Anaethetist
Dr Pierre Hugo is a Stellenbosch anaesthetic graduate. He is involved with Dr Nell’s day surgery anaesthesia ensures thay day cases are less sleepy and less nauseous. He loves adrenalin sports especially Rugby,
Gadija Filander
Scrub Sister
Gadija is a perfectionist and the first operating theatre practitioner who qualified in the Western Cape.
Irene van Woerden
Anesthesist Assitant Sister
Irene always wishes her patients sweet dreams and loves a smoke break.
Violet Cornelius
Scrub Sister Assistant
Violet is our nurse of the year.
Dr Scholtz Marais
Anaethetist
Dr Marais is a specialist anaesthetist. He is mostly involved in Dr Nell’s knee replacement anaesthetics. His focus is on safety and pain management. He is married and the father of three children. In his off time he enjoys outdoor activities
Andisiwe Nkombi
Theatre Scrub Sister
Hi, my name is Andisiwe Nkombi. I have worked at Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt for 4 years before i left to work in the general and orthropaedic trauma theatre at a provisional Hospital. I can confidently say it is an absolute
Dr Alex Acker
Anaethetist
Dr Alex Acker is a Stellenbosch anaesthetic graduate. He focuses on modern anaesthetic teqniques and has an obsession to keep patients warm. He spends his free time hunting diving and hiking.
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Sandra van Konynenburg
Practice Manager
Sandra is the voice and face of Dr Nell’s practice and has been wifh Dr Nell since inception. She loves dogs and markets.