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Ethekwini Hospital and Heart Centre (LEHHC) is the only private hospital in KZN offering Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and perhaps the only one to have as many Paediatric sub-disciplines at one facility, making this one of the most unique hospitals. It is headed by Hospital Manager Niresh Bechan.
Meet their Paediatric Sub Specialists team below: Dr Nicolene Moonsamy is a specialist paediatrician and a Paediatric Clinical Haematologist, who treats patients with various blood disorders as well as haematological malignancies and paediatric solid tumours. Her special interests include acute leukaemias, brain tumours and neuroblastomas. Dr Ashwini Maharaj is a veteran adult and paediatric general surgeon, whose focus is treating all manner of paediatric surgical conditions from the simplest to most complex. Special interests include neonatology, minimal access laparoscopic and oncology surgery. Dr Himal Dama is a paediatric cardiologist, who specialises in looking after babies and children with heart problems, either congenital or acquired. Special interests include interventional paediatric cardiology and neonatology. Dr Vinesh Moodley is a qualified, veteran paediatrician with vast experience in paediatric intensive care, paediatric critical care, and general paediatric, new born and preventive care. He is a firm believer in empowering parents while dispelling myths around children’s illness. Dr Yavini Reddy is an experienced Paediatric Neurologist with special interests in Autism, ADHD, Epilepsy, Developmental Delay, Learning Disability, Movement Disorders, Neurodegenerative and neurogenetic conditions. Dr Darshan Reddy is an adult and paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon with a special interest in heart and lung surgery in children - trained in the USA, and mentored by internationally renowned paediatric www.mumsmail.com
cardio-thoracic surgeons. Dr Elaene Naicker is an experienced paediatric nephrologist who specialises in treating various congenital and acquired renal (kidney) diseases, such as hydronephrosis, nephrotic syndrome, urinary tract infections, hypertension, acute and chronic renal failure. Dr Thirona Naicker specialises in Paediatric Genetics, where she is involved in managing genetic disorders and provides medical genetic services to neonates and older children who are afflicted with congenital disorders or who have an inherited condition. Dr Rajeshree Govender is an experienced Paediatric Neurologist with special interests in paediatric epilepsy and demyelinating disorders of the central nervous system in children. Dr Thanusha Naidoo is an experienced Paediatric Specialist, who has a special interest in neonatology and premature babies. Her practice offers various other paediatric services. Dr Keshnie Moodley is a specialist paediatrician and a sub specialist in paediatric haematology, treating all blood disorders in children, both benign and malignant. Her special interest is in childhood leukaemias and the thrombotic/ coagulation disorders in blood. Dr Medeshni Annamalai is a Specialist Paediatrician and Paediatric Pulmonologist with a special interest in allergy and critical care. Her special interest is managing children with lung and breathing problems, severe respiratory diseases and children with acute and chronic allergic disorders. Dr Shafeeka Tayob is a Paediatric Endocrinologist with experience in treating children with various disorders of the endocrine system. This includes problems related to the function of the glands and hormones in a child’s body.
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Dr Shafeeka Tayob (missing from front page photo)