cape.shoulder.adm@gmail.com
021 840 6697
About Dr Rob Dachs
Rob is a specialist orthopaedic surgeon with fellowship training in shoulder and elbow surgery.
He began working in orthopaedic surgery in 2005 and obtained his undergraduate and specialist qualifications at the University of Cape Town.
Rob has worked as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in shoulder and elbow surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital. In 2013/2014 he completed an 18-month fellowship in shoulder and elbow surgery under the mentorship of Professor Steve Roche and Professor Basil Vrettos with whom he continues to work in association.
Rob regularly visits international surgeons to keep up to date with the latest shoulder and elbow surgical techniques, and in 2015 he was invited to attend the Mayo Clinic Advanced Elbow Surgical Skills Course in the USA, which he attends annually.
PROCEDURES
- Ultrasound is used in rooms to assist in diagnosis of soft tissue injuries
- Arthroscopic/keyhole surgery
- Joint replacement surgery
Expertise
- All aspects of shoulder and elbow surgery
- Management of rotator cuff tears
- Shoulder and elbow dislocations
- Treatment of upper limb sports injuries
- Treatment of shoulder and elbow arthritis
Awards and Research
Rob has received several awards for his research through the University of Cape Town into the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders, and his papers have been published in leading international journals, and presented internationally.
He is a peer reviewer of shoulder and elbow research papers submitted to the South African Orthopaedic Journal and is actively involved in teaching registrars-in-training and medical students.
In 2014 he was awarded an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) international Scholarship to complete further training in shoulder and elbow surgery in the United States.
CAPE SHOULDER AND ELBOW UNIT
The Cape Shoulder and Elbow Unit is an association of shoulder and elbow surgeons who share a common ethos in the treatment of their patients, assist each other in diagnosis and management, and collaborate on research.
DR ROBERT DACHS
Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital Somerset West
DR J-P DU PLESSIS
Life Orthopaedic Hospital, Vincent Pallotti
and the Sports Science Institute in Newlands
DR MIKE MULDER
Constantiaberg
DR ABE LAMBRECHTS
Constantiaberg
Prof stephen roche
Constantiaberg Hospital and the Sports
Science Institute in Newlands
PROF BASIL VRETTOS
Life Orthopaedic Hospital, Vincent Pallotti
and Constantiaberg
DR Ntambue Jimmy Kauta
UTC Private Academic Hospital
Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital Somerset West
Contact
Rob is based in Somerset West, Cape Town, at the Busamed Paardevlei Private hospital. Since opening in 2015 the hospital has been ranked a top 20 hospital in South Africa on two occasions by Discovery Health.
Contact Details
Phone: 021 840 6697
Email: cape.shoulder.adm@gmail.com
Suite G02, Ground Floor
Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital
4 Gardner Williams Avenue
Paardevlei Estate,
Somerset West, 7130