Hometown: Pretoria, South Africa
Medical School: University of Pretoria
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a:
Pilot. No hesitation and no backup plan. Just the kind of confidence you get from successfully landing a plane in a video game once.
On Sunday mornings, you can usually find me:
In a work-induced sleep coma, pretending to be alive over brunch with friends, or emotionally invested in yet another poorly written romance novel that I will absolutely judge… and still finish in one sitting.
If I weren’t a doctor, I would be a:
Pilot (seems I never really outgrew the childhood dream)
Favorite show to binge watch:
Law & Order (and before you ask, my loyalty is purely for the gripping legal drama and absolutely nothing to do with Mariska Hargitay)
Fun Fact:
In one of my residency interviews, a program director asked me that exact question… and I completely panicked. With zero warning to myself, I blurted out, “I have a fake tooth.” We then sat there in silence, just staring at each other while I questioned every life decision that led me to that moment. In my defense, it is a fun fact. Just… maybe not the opening move I was hoping for.
The next thing I want to check off my bucket list:
Visiting all the great national parks in the US. The only small complication is that I don’t like camping… so it’s less “one with nature” and more “appreciating nature from a comfortable bed with indoor plumbing.” We’ll figure it out.
Most people don’t know:
I’ve mastered the art of looking confidently at a monitor while internally trying to remember where I last saw that exact value five minutes ago.