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Founder & CEO
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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    Founder & CEO | The Reset Collective
    The Reset Collective
    May 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)
    Building education and wellness solutions at the intersection of medicine, entrepreneurship, and digital innovation. - Founded The Reset Collective to empower junior doctors and professionals through career education burnout prevention tools, and digital products. - Designed and launched the Exec caReer Academy (ERA) — a 6-week accelerator for junior doctors to build winning CVs, ace interviews, and secure research opportunities. - Developed a Burnout Detection & Intervention Tool using no-code platforms (Airtable, Typeform, Zapier), with first pilot launching Sept 2025. - Grew Reset & Rise YouTube channel to share evidence-based content on health, burnout recovery, and personal growth.
  • Upside
    Founder & CEO
    Upside
    May 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)
    Founder & CEO of Upside — a South African career platform helping doctors secure medical officer and registrar posts through CV strategy, interview preparation, career guidance, and professional development. Upside was built to address a growing problem facing junior doctors in South Africa: navigating an increasingly competitive application process without clear guidance, structure, or support. Through structured programmes, practical resources, and mentorship, Upside helps doctors: • Build standout CVs and portfolios • Improve interview confidence and performance • Understand how departments assess candidates • Position themselves competitively for MO and registrar posts • Navigate research and career development opportunities The plat
  • Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Mandela Washington Fellow | Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)
    Mandela Washington Fellowship
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 (3 months)
    Selected as a Fellow in the U.S. State Department’s flagship program for emerging African leaders. - Received leadership and academic training in the United States. - Joined a global alumni network of change-makers across health, education, and governance. - Continue to collaborate on innovation and leadership in healthcare across Africa.
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    Medical Officer | Groote Schuur Hospital (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
    Groote Schuur Hospital
    Oct 2022 - Current (3 years 10 months)
    Worked in a high-pressure OBGYN unit at one of South Africa’s leading tertiary hospitals. - Managed critically ill ICU patients and complex obstetric emergencies. - Performed advanced surgical cases and ultrasound scanning. - Drew up monthly allocation and academic rosters for interns, MOs, and registrars. - Actively supervised and trained medical interns, community service doctors and registrars, including surgical skills. - Partnered with PPS & Investec to secure sponsorship for departmental medical attire, supporting 50+ staff members. - Developed and designed departmental logo Research Medical Officer, PEARLS Randomized Control Trial (Concept & Gates Foundations, 2024– 2025)
  • Department Of Health South Africa
    Medical Officer | Groote Schuur Hospital (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
    Department Of Health South Africa
    Oct 2022 - Sep 2025 (3 years)
    Worked in a high-pressure OBGYN unit at one of South Africa’s leading tertiary hospitals. - Managed critically ill ICU patients and complex obstetric emergencies. - Performed advanced surgical cases and ultrasound scanning. - Drew up monthly allocation and academic rosters for interns, MOs, and registrars. - Actively supervised and trained medical interns, community service doctors and registrars, including surgical skills. - Partnered with PPS & Investec to secure sponsorship for departmental medical attire, supporting 50+ staff members. - Developed and designed departmental logo Research Medical Officer, PEARLS Randomized Control Trial (Concept & Gates Foundations, 2024– 2025)
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    Community Service Medical Officer | Polokwane Provincial Hospital (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
    Polokwane Provincial Hospital
    Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)
    Served in a tertiary-level maternity unit in Limpopo. - Independently performed caesarean sections, managed labour and antenatal/gynae wards. - Led intern orientation, training, and simulation (ESMOE) programs. - Secured sponsorship for a blood gas machine for the maternity unit. - Actively presented at monthly Maternal Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
  • Department Of Health South Africa
    Community Service Medical Officer | Polokwane Provincial Hospital (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
    Department Of Health South Africa
    Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year)
    Served in a tertiary-level maternity unit in Limpopo. - Independently performed caesarean sections, managed labour and antenatal/gynae wards. - Led intern orientation, training, and simulation (ESMOE) programs. - Secured sponsorship for a blood gas machine for the maternity unit. - Actively presented at monthly Maternal Mortality and Morbidity meetings.
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    Medical Internship | Groote Schuur Hospital
    Groote Schuur Hospital
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (2 years)
    Completed 24-month internship rotating through multiple disciplines. - Experience included Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, and Surgery. - Elected Intern Representative across multiple rotations, overseeing rosters, intern advocacy, and management liaison. - During COVID-19, secured R70,000 worth of PPE for Vanguard Clinic through fundraising initiatives.
  • Department Of Health South Africa
    Medical Internship | Groote Schuur Hospital
    Department Of Health South Africa
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 (2 years)
    Completed 24-month internship rotating through multiple disciplines. - Experience included Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Anaesthesia, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, and Surgery. - Elected Intern Representative across multiple rotations, overseeing rosters, intern advocacy, and management liaison. - During COVID-19, secured R70,000 worth of PPE for Vanguard Clinic through fundraising initiatives.
  • Selfemployed
    ZL Private Tutoring (Founder)
    Selfemployed
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2018 (6 years)
    Built an independent tutoring service while an undergraduate student. - Provided tuition in Physical Science, Mathematics, and Accounting. - Successfully supported dozens of students over 6 years. -Developed early entrepreneurial, teaching, and business management skills.
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  • University of Cape Town
    Master of Science - MS, Global Surgery
    University of Cape Town
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (2 years)
    The UCT Global Surgery MSc Med is a dissertation-only program aimed at improving research regarding access to surgical care in low-middle income countries in limited resourced settings. - Dissertation: Outcomes and Epidemiology of Ocular Trauma in South Africa. - Published in the South African Orthopaedic Journal (SAOJ) (2024). - Awarded Dept of Surgery Research Prize (UCT, 2022).
  • University of Cape Town
    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MBBS, Medicine
    University of Cape Town
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2018 (6 years)
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