Dr Magnus D Potgieter

Dr Magnus D Potgieter matriculated in 2003 from Noordheuwel high school after which he moved to the capital city of Pretoria to study medicine. He completed his MBChB there cum laude in 2009 after which he worked Johannesburg for his internships and moved to Kimberley for his community service. He moved back to Pretoria where he completed his post graduate studies in Plastic surgery in 2018. He now practices full time in the private sector in Johannesburg.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon

MBChB (Cum Laude) FC Plast Surg (SA) Mmed Plast Surg (Pret)

Associations

• Full member of the Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons of South Africa (APRASSA)
• Fully board registered for independent practice the Health Professions Counsel of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Registered to work at the Life, Cure Day Hospital and Netcare hospital groups, as well as some individual day hospitals
• Remains a member of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA)
• Registered at the BHF, the body  administrating  practice numbers and registrations with medical aids in South Africa
• He was invited to join the Golden Key International Honour Society for both pre-graduate and postgraduate studies and remains a life-long member

Staff

Sister Heleen Zerwick serves as practice manager as well as assists with procedures in the rooms. She has been working in plastic surgery practices for more than a decade and has a wealth of experience.

Academic/Research

Dr MD Potgieter has completed his masters dissertation with distinction at the University of Pretoria. He has presented his work both locally at the APRASSA congress where he was awarded the gold medal for original research, and internationally (Rome, Italy 2018). He has also published his work in BURNS, the official journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. He has presented various other topics at the plastic surgery and burns congresses in South Africa over the last few years, both as a trainee and as a qualified plastic surgeon.

The Logo

The practice logo was designed in conjunction with the AUCOURANTgraphic design studio. Inspired by Greek mythology, two figures are shown, representing plastic surgery, with the goddess Aphrodite representing beauty and aesthetic medicine. The god of healing, Apollo represents reconstructive surgery and the curing of disease. They jointly hold the medical staff indicating the inseparability of these two arms of plastic surgery.  I have no love of snakes but they are inevitably part of the medical staff symbol.