Busamed Modderfontein Private Hospital has welcomed colo-rectal surgeon Dr Leony Fourie.
Fourie is a specialist surgeon in the field of colo-rectal surgery and holds a sub-specialist qualification in surgical gastroenterology from College of Medicines of South Africa.
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Fourie did both her undergraduate and registrar training at the University of Pretoria and worked in the United Kingdom, doing general surgery and completed sub-specialist training in surgical gastroenterology at the University of the Witwatersrand.
Fourie, who will continue to support a public institution by maintaining her surgery at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, provides treatment for diseases affecting the gastro-intestinal system, colon and rectal cancers, pelvic floor disorders (recto-vaginal fistula, faecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapses), inflammatory bowel disorders and proctology.
She is a trained laparoscopic surgeon and interventional endoscopist. She was pivotal to a ground-breaking procedure performed earlier this year at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital.
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Together with her expert team, Fourie performed the first closed hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with agitation (HIPEC+), a procedure that can significantly improve overall and disease-free survival for patients with advanced abdominal cancers.
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