WILLEM LODEWYK ROOS

Ongoing consultation service to colleagues In Netcare Montana & Unitas hospitals in Pretoria, South Africa.

Disciplines include Cardiothoracic Surgery, ICU and sometimes general medicine.

To most of the doctors involved I was either trainer, mentor or just a friend.

This service also keeps me relevant and active.

My skilled worker visa is sponsored by the food production company.

I also now have a financial interest in it.

Besides initially training and managing food safety(HACCP) I also managed personnel health.

Currently I fulfil a more managerial and administrative roll.

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• General thoracic surgery
• Oncology surgery, Adult & paediatric
• ICU, Cardiac and general/medical
• ICU procedures( Vascular,endoscopy,respiratory)
• Low risk paediatric cardiac surgery
• Thoracic trauma surgery & emergency work
• Long term medical follow ups
• Diabetic & Respiratory medicine
• Wound care
• Own practice management
• Multi disciplinary team member

• Cardiac surgery
• ICU
• Multi disciplinary team
• Training of junior consultants

• Primary responsible for the ICU's (12 Bed; 6 dedicated cardiac and 6 thoracic and trauma)
• Daily involvement in 22 bed Medical icu & 6 bed Neuro icu.
• Ongoing ICU staff training
• This includes not only the clinical decision- making, but also staff and general management
• Complete spectrum of Cardiac surgery
• Responsible for all high-risk cardiac surgery and aortic surgery
• Low risk paediatric cardiac surgery
• Evaluation of Cardiology presentations
• Preparation of weekly theatre schedules
• Theoretical and practical training of registrars and other junior consultants
• Second in charge of Department (also concerning general running and decision-making of Department
• Final examination of final year medical students

• Cardiac surgery - Adult and Paediatric
• General Thoracic Surgery
• Esophagus Surgery
• Cardiac and medical ICU
• For the last two years of training functioning in consultant capacity
• Reason for changing position Accepted Consultant position in the same Unit (Completed training

• Department of Surgery (Training position)
• Duties General and Trauma Surgery
• Medical ICU- training position
• Medical and surgical emergency department training
• Reason for changing position Change to Cardiothoracic Surgery (The above training was intended as preparation for Cardiothoracic Surgery

• General medical practice
• Obstetrics & gynaecology
• Paediatrics
• Practice management
• Reason for changing position Resume surgical training

• Complete spectrum of General Surgery, including trauma surgery
• Exposure to Vascular and Paediatric Surgery, usually reserved for Senior Registrars
• Multi, surgical & neuro ICU rotations
• Spent six months in a dedicated firm doing mainly breast surgery
• See and perform esophagus surgery as Ca- esophagus is very common in this region
• Weight loss surgery rotation
• Reason for changing position Started private practice (Interim measure for financial reasons

• Compulsory Military Service
• General practice
• Trauma
• Infection control ( TB & Malaria)
• Mental health
• Awarded , best Officer 1989

• General Medicine
• Casualty & trauma
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• All surgical rotations
• Anaesthesiology
• Reason for changing position Internship completed