Nishlin Naidoo

• Established strong relationships with referring physicians, facilitating seamless coordination of care for patients requiring surgical intervention.
• Led interdisciplinary team meetings, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care and promoting open communication among all team members.
• Developed personalized care plans for patients, taking into account individual needs and preferences.
• Conducted various common surgical procedures such as appendectomies, hemorrhoidectomies, inguinal hernia repairs and tonsillectomies to restore health in patients.
• Performed complex surgeries with a high success rate, leading to improved patient satisfaction.
• Evaluated new surgical tools and technologies, driving innovation within the department.
• Improved operating room efficiency by working closely with nursing staff and anesthesia providers to establish clear communication protocols.
• Implemented best practices for infection control, minimizing risk of postoperative infections among patients.

Currently employed as a consultant general surgery in Acute care surgery at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic hospital. Focused interest in Minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy and acute care surgical emergencies. Providing on going registrar and student training. Supporting allied health nursing staff and management in the department. Providing ongoing Colorectal Fellow training through a CPD accredited meeting on Saturday mornings. Participating in ongoing colorectal journal club meetings .

Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital/ Charlotte Maxeke Hospital/ Wits Donald Gordon Hospital

Colorectal Fellow- 24 months of completed training time.

Completed colorectal fellowship training time- HPCSA training number: W-S1-02-04

University of Wits joint staff. Rotating through multiple colorectal units in Johannesburg in both private and state practice. Managing and treating colorectal pathology. I have acquired skills on colorectal disease including both benign and malignant pathology. Improved laparoscopic skills in both colectomy and Laparoscopic TME surgery. I have continuous training and improved skill in endoscopy.

I have a special interest in colorectal robotic surgery. I started a CPD accredited Colorectal Fellow training meeting including all colorectal surgeons in South Africa. This allows on going eduction ,networking and collaboration with complex colorectal cases. I oversee interns, registrars, and students and manage colorectal wards and clinics. I have continuous participation in both medical student and surgical registrar tutorials as a joint staff lecturer. I am also currently supervising a surgery registrar’s Masters in Medicine at Wits. I collaborated with teams including doctors, nurses and allied health care to optimize workflow and achieve continuous optimal service delivery in a resource constraint environment.

Functioning in the role of junior consultant with hospital management exposure.

Overseeing and assisting in training of surgical registrars, medical officers and interns and medical students

Participating in surgical audits within the unit.

Overseeing and assisting during the Covid pandemic by helping to organize and structure the surgical department within the hospital in combating the pandemic including working on the frontline, managing the Surgical Covid Unit to continuously assure good clinical governance despite the chaos of the Covid pandemic.

Directed and coordinated patient care activities of nursing and support staff.

Rotated through various allocations such as wards, theatre and clinics.

Kept informed on advancements in field to contribute to medical research programs.

Managing various types of acute care surgical patients.

Improved patient outcomes and delivery of care through improved clinical quality processes.

Directed and coordinated patient care activities of nursing and support staff.

Exposure gained with elective and emergency theatre cases, endoscopy, Basic and Advanced Laparoscopic surgery.

Managing of critically ill patients in ICU setting.

Community Service

Rotated through Family medicine for 2 months Rotated through Neurosurgery for 4 months Rotated through General Surgery for 6 months

Medical officer: General Surgery

Rotated through various allocations such as wards, theatre and clinic.
Managing various types of surgical patients
Exposure gained with elective and emergency theatre cases, endoscopy and Basic laparoscopic procedures

Mahatma Ghandi / Addington Hospital Complex Durban

Medical Intern

Rotating through different medical specialties over a 2 year period, including: surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, paediatrics, psychiatry, orthopedics, anaesthetics, family medicine and general surgery.