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495 listed

General Surgeons in South Africa

On this page you will find 495 general surgeons listed across South Africa. Most practise in Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Of these, 99 are on a medical aid network, most often Bonitas Medical Fund and Flexicare (powered by Discovery), and 395 carry a practice number you can quote when you claim.

Conditions they treat

  • Gallstones and gallbladder disease
  • Appendicitis
  • Hernias in the groin, navel and abdominal wall
  • Haemorrhoids and anal fissures
  • Breast lumps and breast cancer
  • Colon and rectal cancer
  • Thyroid nodules and goitre
  • Skin lumps, cysts and lipomas

Procedures and tests

  • Laparoscopic gallbladder removal
  • Hernia repair, open and keyhole
  • Appendicectomy
  • Bowel resection
  • Breast lump removal and mastectomy
  • Endoscopy and colonoscopy

When to see one

  • You get pain under the right ribs after fatty meals
  • You have a lump or bulge that appears when you strain
  • You feel a breast lump or see nipple changes
  • Your bowel habit has changed for more than three weeks
  • You have sudden severe abdominal pain