Dr Paul Blaauwhof - Urogynaecologist/Endoscopic Surgeon
Urogynaecologist Dr Paul Blaauwhof has successfully performed South Africa's first laparoscopic pectopexy operation at Netcare Rosebank Hospital in Johannesburg.
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On 27 November 2022, I presented my initial experience of 35 patients of Pectopexy surgery since 2015 for central pelvic weakness at the SASOG gynaecology national congress in Cape Town.
I thank my patients who participated in this clinical review.
I demonstrated a Pectopexy surgery on the 20th August 2022 at Pietersburg provincial hospital in Polokwane, Limpopo by invitation of the MEC for Health of Limpopo.
Certification completed for neuropelveology in Zürich, Switzerland, June 2022
Certification completed for endometriosis master in Avellino, Italy, May 2022
I am honoured and delighted to be recognized by Netcare for my contribution to medicine, specifically surgeries for endometriosis ,urogynaecology and chronic pelvic pain in the past 20 years
Qualifications
Artsexamen (Leiden) 1983
FCOG(SA) 1992
MRCOG(London) 1994
ISGE certification 2000
Certified minimally invasive gynaecologist by ESGE (European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy ), Barcelona, Spain 2016
Memberships
South African college of obstetricians and gynaecologists (SASOG)
Nederlandse Vereniging van Obstetrie en Gynecologie (NVOG)
International Uro-Gynaecology Association (IUGA)
American Association of gynaecological laparoscopists (AAGL)
International Society of gynaecological endoscopy (ISGE)
International Academy of pelvic surgery
International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS)
Accreditations and Certifications
Certified minimally invasive gynaecologist since 2016
Certified neuropelveology level 2 completed June 2022, Zürich, Switzerland
Certified endometriosis master completed May 2022, Avellino, Italy
Special Interests
Minimally invasive gynaecological surgery
Uro-gynaecology
Endometriosis
Chronic pelvic pain
