Dr Cynthia Sathekga
Dr Cynthia M Sathekga is the Hand and Microsurgeon in the Institute. Upon completion of her Orthopaedic degree, she went on to do fellowships at Kentucky (USA) and Beijing (China). She works at the specialised Hand Unit in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (3rd largest hospital in the world), a lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand and examiner at the College of Medicine of South Africa. She is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as heading the Microsurgery course. She specialises in brachial plexus surgery, burn contractures, congenital upper limb deformities, sports and work related trauma injuries as well as general elbow, wrist and hand pathology.
Dr Cynthia M Sathekga is the Hand and Microsurgeon in the Institute. Upon completion of her Orthopaedic degree, she went on to do fellowships at Kentucky (USA) and Beijing (China). She works at the specialised Hand Unit in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (3rd largest hospital in the world), a lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand and examiner at the College of Medicine of South Africa. She is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as heading the Microsurgery course. She specialises in brachial plexus surgery, burn contractures, congenital upper limb deformities, sports and work related trauma injuries as well as general elbow, wrist and hand pathology.
Dr Cynthia Sathekga works at the Hand Unit in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (3rd largest hospital in the world), University of Witwatersrand as a lecturer and examiner. In addition, she is involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching as well as heading the Microsurgery course.
Qualifications
- MBChB (University of Cape Town) 2004
- FCOrth (SA) 2012
- Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at Christine M. Kleinert Institute 2014-2015
- Fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery at Jishuitan Hospital, China 2015
Professional Registrations
- Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon- Health Professional Council of South Africa- MP0614629 (HPCSA)
- South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA)
- South African Society for Surgery of the Hand (SASSH)
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
Procedures
- Replants- traumatic amputation forearm, wrist and hand
- Trauma- elbow, wrist and hand fractures including soft tissue cover for open fractures
- Nerves- brachial plexus and peripheral nerve surgery (Erbs palsy, post traumatic or compression neuropathies e.g Carpal Tunnel syndrome)
- Joint contractures- secondary to burns, Dupuytren's or post traumatic
- Congenital upper limb deformities
- Lumps and bumps- soft tissue masses/swelling
- Arthroplasty, arthroscopy and reconstructive surgery- elbow, wrist and hand
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