MEDICAL OFFICERS

The backbone of care, these doctors are multi-skilled generalists. Many have been here for a few years already, adding the kind of stability that makes sustained growth possible.
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Dr Pierre-Andre Mans
Pierre-Andre studied at Stellenbosch and did his internship in George. He did his community service year here in 2011 and is now part of the medium term core. His interests range widely – his passion is ultrasound (he has a post-grad diploma in it), but he also enjoys things from surgery or stumbling across rare diseases, to preparing good food with his wife, creating a new garden and exploring the nearby beaches. Fortunately there’s chance for all of that here, despite having five young children!
Dr Jen Minnaar
Jen is a Wits graduate who joined us for community service in 2013 and has stayed on. She obtained her diploma in HIV in 2014. She's a teacher turned doctor, so also has a BSc and PGCE to her name. Unsurprisingly, health education is a passion of hers, as well as woman and child health and HIV medicine. She is mom to a young daughter and married to John, who is a multi-talented contributor to the village.
Dr Suretha Cilliers
Suretha graduated from Pretoria and did her community service in the Eastern Cape before a stint in Cape Town. Her love for the people and area didn’t leave her though and she returned in 2013. Her professional interests are in infectious diseases; she has a diploma in HIV. Together with her husband Ruan, who works for Axium Education, she enjoys a variety of outdoor pursuits. She has two young daughters.
Dr Gareth Meyer
Gareth is a Wits graduate who did community service in Kimberley and a stint in the private sector before joining us in 2014. With an interest in emergency medicine (he has a DipPEC), he is a strict generalist at heart, with a bias to medical things, but also likes cooking, English literature and general DIY. He is married to Nadisha.
Dr Nadisha Meyer
Nadisha grew up in Lesotho, but studied at Wits and worked in Kimberley before joining us. She is currently working as a part-time volunteer. When faced with a medical problem she is happiest if she can cut it out and also really enjoys orthopaedics. She enjoys eating delicious food or watching cricket when their three boys aren't keeping her hands full.

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Dr Binoj Philip
Binoj grew up in Mthatha and graduated from Walter Sisulu University before doing internship in Pietermaritzburg. He joined us for community service in July 2015. When that finished he took on the task of supporting our "northern clinics" - the ones further afield, from an Mthatha base, but still with close ties to the hospital. His dedication to his patients is well known.
Dr Jacques du Toit
Jacques graduated from UCT, married Bianca and did his internship in East London. He joined our team in 2016 for community service and has stayed on. He's interested in infectious diseases and surgery. Outside the hospital his passions are music and surfing. He's also inspiring a generation of skateboarders amongst clinical staff kids!
Dr Eleanor Morgan
Eleanor joined our team from the UK in 2016, having tenaciously survived the extraordinary process it involves to come to SA as a foreign qualified professional. She graduated from Cardiff University and has a diploma in obstetrics. She's enjoying the more hands-on medical experience and a different view of generalist practice. Outside of work, she's enjoys the outdoors, especially our beaches and just seeing the sun! She's married to Josh, who's involved with Axium, an education NGO in Zithulele.
Dr Bianca Moffett
Bianca graduated from UCT and completed her internship at the East London Hospital Complex. She did community service with us in 2016. She enjoys most aspects of medicine, particularly child health, adult general medicine and mental health care. She also loves hiking, trail running, meeting and spending time with a diverse group of people. And when she's not doing that practicing yoga and making delicious mostly-vegetarian food with her husband Jacques.