MEET THE TEAM
Dr Shaheeda Sonday
Dr Shaheeda Sonday is a General Surgeon practising at Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital and Rondebosch Medical Center.
She has a special interest in breast oncology and for a long period of time assisted at the Groote Schuur Breast clinic. She is one of very few female general surgeons in private practice in the Western Cape. She has experience with Laparoscopic, Gastro-intestinal, Peri-anal pathology and Endocrine surgery.
She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Cape Town in 1998. Following her community service, she headed to the United Kingdom for five years and worked on the Surgical rotation at King’s Lynn Hospital in Norfolk. She received her MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) in 2006.
She then returned to South Africa to do her postgraduate surgical training at her alma mater, UCT. She completed her Masters of Medicine doing her dissertation on the role of Sentinel Lymph Node biopsies in the treatment of early breast cancer.
She obtained her FCS in 2010. Thereafter, practicing as a Surgical Consultant in the Surgical Endocrine and Breast Cancer Unit. Following her time in the Breast Cancer unit she was given the responsibility of the first consultant in the newly established Emergency surgery Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital.
Together with Dr Bradley David, they established a partnership private practice in 2011.
Physiotherapist – Shireen Sonday
Dr Sonday uses the services of experienced physiotherapist Mrs Shireen Sonday. Surgical procedures often reduce your mobility during the post-operative period and General Anaesthesia places the patient at increased risk for lung infections and lung collapse during the post-operative period. Physiotherapy is essential in preventing these complications and ensures that you have a speedy recovery back to your baseline level of functioning.
“I obtained my BSc Honours in Physiotherapy in 2002. After working in KZN and the UK for 3 years, I returned to Cape Town and started working at the Western Cape Rehabilitation centre. For 6 years, I worked as a senior physiotherapist.
In 2011, I joined the Cape Surgical team where I manage the post-operative physiotherapy needs of the patient. These patients undergo a pre and post operative rehabilitation programme to improve and maintain mobility and function thereby aiding in the recovery process.
Patients are treated as outpatients if it is required and we cover all aspects of physiotherapy. All treatment is done in consultation with the attending surgeon to ensure continuity of care.
Contact our practice if you require physiotherapy treatment.” – Shireen Sonday
Administrative Staff
Upon entering our rooms, you will be welcomed by Vanessa and Feroza, our practice secretaries.
Vanessa and Feroza are responsible for the practice administration and manage all bookings, ensuring that our practice operates efficiently. They coordinate with hospital and medical aids to ensure that patients have all the relevant information prior to their consultations or upcoming procedures.
They are also responsible for our practice billing, working closely with Ruben, our practice manager, ensuring our billing policy is correctly applied, which is in place having our patients’ best interest at heart. Please feel free to contact them for any specific queries.