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784 listed

Anaesthetists in South Africa

On this page you will find 784 anaesthetists listed across South Africa. Most practise in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Of these, 675 carry a practice number you can quote when you claim.

Conditions they treat

  • Pain and awareness during surgery
  • Airway and breathing during an operation
  • Blood pressure and heart rate under anaesthetic
  • Post-operative nausea and pain
  • Sedation for scopes and scans
  • Chronic pain, in anaesthetists with a pain sub-speciality

Procedures and tests

  • General anaesthesia
  • Spinal and epidural anaesthesia
  • Nerve blocks
  • Sedation for endoscopy, MRI and dental work
  • Epidural for labour
  • Intensive care and ventilation

When to see one

  • You have a planned operation and want to discuss the anaesthetic
  • You or a family member reacted badly to an anaesthetic before
  • You have asthma, sleep apnoea, heart disease or are very overweight
  • You want to know the anaesthetist's fee before surgery
  • You are considering an epidural for childbirth