Our dedicated and highly qualified team assists you to pro-actively manage your breast, thyroid and parathyroid health as opposed to only managing disease. With an environment designed for privacy and a focus on ongoing professional education, Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates is dedicated to providing comprehensive breast, thyroid and parathyroid health management.
Dr Justus
Apffelstaedt
Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt is a specialist surgeon with a particular interest in breast, thyroid and parathyroid health management, as well as soft tissue surgical oncology. Doctor Apffelstaedt is the founding member of Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates and has published about 50 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals, both nationally and internationally, presented about 60 invited papers at national and international scientific meetings and had about 100 scientific papers read at national and international scientific meetings. Doctor Justus Apffelstaedt is registered as a specialist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa, has been a Founding Member of Breast Surgery International, founded and was the first President of The Breast Interest Group of Southern Africa, is a Fellow of the International Union Against Cancer and has attended an International Surgical Oncology Fellowship At Roswell Park Cancer Institute in the USA.
Training
MBA (Bond University, Australia), 2000. F.C.S.(S.A.). Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa, 1993. M.Med.: Qualification in General Surgery; registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, 1992. Dr.med.: Scientific degree awarded by University of Würzburg, Germany, 1987. Licensing examination: State Examination in Medicine; practitioner registration in Germany 1985 and in South Africa in 1987. Attended internationally recognised courses in mammography interpretation.
Dr Fatima
Hoosain
Dr Fatima Hoosain is a specialist surgeon at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates. She enjoys all aspects of General Surgery, with a particular interest in breast and thyroid health. This includes surgery for breast, thyroid and soft tissue tumours.
She has been involved in the publication of several journal articles and is also a member of the Breast Interest Group of South Africa (BIGOSA), the Association of Surgeons of South Africa (ASSA), the Surgical Research Society of South Africa (SRS) and the South African Colorectal Society.
Training
MBChB from the University of Stellenbosch in 2009. Specialised in General Surgery and qualified with an FCS (SA) and MMed (Surg) in 2019. Additional courses: Basic Life Support- 2011; Advanced Cardiac Life Support- 2011; Advanced Trauma Life Support- 2011; Basic Surgical Skills- 2011; Definitive Surgical Trauma Care Course- 2017; Several laparoscopic skills courses between 2015 and 2019; Several breast health courses between 2010 and 2019.
Dr Nici Zeeman
Doctor Nici Zeeman is a registered general practitioner at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates with a special interest in breast and thyroid health. She graduated with an MBChB from the University of Stellenbosch in 2001.
Training: Attended an internationally recognised course in mammography interpretation. Member of the Breast Interest Group of South Africa (BIGOSA)
Courses: Basic Life Support (BLS), Ireland, 2010; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Ireland 2000; Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Ireland 2005; Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS), South Africa, 2003
Dr Lyn Fortuin
Doctor Lyn Fortuin is a registered general practitioner at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates with a special interest in women’s health and breast health. She graduated with an MBChB from the University of Cape Town in 2007.
Training
Member of the Breast Interest Group of South Africa (BIGOSA) ACLS (2010); obtained Diploma in Obstetrics (2012) and ESMOE Trainer Course (2013)
Avril Lourens
Avril Lourens is a mammographer at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates. She is registered as a mammographer with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and has a special interest in breast health.
Training
Attended internationally recognised courses in mammography interpretation and breast ultrasound. Postgraduate certificate in Mammography, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2007. National Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography, 1974. Immediate prior professional experience: 2003 – 2008 Radiographer/Mammographer with Drs Schnetler, Corbett and Partners, Radiologists.
Karlien La Douce
Karlien La Douce has been a diagnostic radiographer and mammographer at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain and Associates since January 2007.
Training: Attended an Internationally recognized course in mammography interpretation and obtaining a Certificate in Mammography from Peninsula Technikon in 2003. Prior to this, Karlien earned her National Diploma Diagnostic Radiography also from Peninsula Technikon, 1993.
Immediate prior professional experience: 1994-2006: Radiographer with Drs Schnetler, Corbett and Partners, Radiologists, while from 1999 onwards specifically gaining experience as Mammographer.
Annemie Apffelstaedt
Annemie Apffelstaedt is the Practice and Business Manager and founding member of Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates.
Training
MBA, Bond University, Australia, 2000. Licentiate in Applied Economics, Business Administration, RUCA, Antwerp State University, Belgium, 1984. Licentiate in Translation: Dutch-English-Spanish, RUCA, Antwerp State University, Belgium, 1980.
Maliske Munro
Reception, general administration and PA to Dr Apffelstaedt at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates.
Natasha Schutte
Administrative Assistant and PA to Dr Hoosain (including surgery bookings) at Apffelstaedt, Hoosain & Associates
