S Pandey

• Health Professional council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• South African Medical Association (SAMA)
• ENT society of SA
• CMSA

• Internship:
• Tygerberg Academic hospital, Parow, Cape Town.

In each department that i worked in, I was responsible for outpatient clinic availability and ward patient care.
I referred patients to seniors if needed for proper care. I fully worked up patients with necessary investigations and follow-up plans.
I managed day-to-day patient care and involved their family members. I took accountability for emergency patient care while on call.

• Community Service:

Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Cardio – thoracic surgery (Jan 2006 – June 2006), Internal Medicine (July 2006 – December 2006)
- Responsibilities in cardio thoracic surgery department included inpatient care, outpatient clinic work, and assisting in surgeries.
- Developed surgical skills like Oesophagoscopies, FB removals, biopsies, Proctor Livingstone stent insertion, thoracotomies, and rib resections.
- In internal medicine, duties involved routine ward care, renal unit management, accident & emergency care, and outpatient consultations.
- From Aug 2006 to Dec 2006, worked in the infectious disease unit focusing on HIV patient management and ARV preparation.
- Active involvement in Diabetic and General medical clinics during this period.
- Rotated through surgery for six months from Sep 2007 to Jan 2008 gaining experience in appendicectomies, burr-hole drilling, and VP shunt placements.

- Completed ICU training for CMSA/HPCSA and passed the surgical intermediates exam in 2010.

• Transferred to the ENT department at East London Hospital Complex in February 2011 due to the discontinuation of the ENT registrar program at Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital.
• Rejoined and completed the registrar program in ENT at East London, which included a short rotation to Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
  - Worked under professors such as J. Fagan, Darlene Lubbe at Groote Schuur Hospital and also briefly under Prof J Loock and his team at Tygerberg Hospital.
  - Successfully completed the ENT exams (FCORL (SA)) in May 2016.
• ENT Specialist, Frere Hospital, East London,

Currently working as an ENT Specialist and head and neck surgeon in the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) department
- Oversee and manage ENT clinics at  Frere Hospital and Cecilia Makiwane Hospital
- Conduct Functional  Endoscopic sinus surgeries.
- Proficient and skilled in major head and neck surgeries like Salivary gland sugeries, laryngectomies and neck dissections
- Handle trauma cases involving neck exploration and repairs of trachea, larynx, and blood vessels
- Assist in thyroid cases at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital and perform necessary neck dissections

• Pharyngocele – poster presentation
• Intraorbital hydatid cyst – poster presentation
• Use of surgical sealant to prevent Pharyngocutaneous fistula in post laryngectomy patients (presented at annual ENT congress) published in Laryngology and otology Acta Scientific Otolaryngology, Volume 3 Issue 7 July 2021 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30488504/
• Intra Orbital Hydatid Cyst - An Unusual Presentation of a Common Disease https://www.actascientific.com/payonline.php
• Health care availability and utilization by Nepali Diaspora in Africa (survey conducted and presented at 2nd global health summit 20 September 2020
• INTERNATIONAL WEBINAR ON ENT AND OTOLARYNGOLOGY held during November 07, 2020 | Online Sessions
• EARLY GLOTTIC CANCER and LARYNGEAL CLEFT: CASE REPORT AND DISCUSSION
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426821001391#
• NRNA health seminars - regular presenter

English

Nepali

Hindi

Afrikaans

Xhosa ( rudimentary )

• ID Number: 8106270320085
• Criminal Offences: None
• Date of Birth: 06/27/81
• Nationality: South African
• Marital Status: Married