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- 2 Meyrickton Place, Hillcrest
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- 30 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga
- Tel: 031 350 4080
- 7 Warne House, Ballito
- Tel: 031 209 9030
- Berea, Durban
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We strive to offer a professional and personalised service. All treatment is done in accordance with the South African Oncology Consortium (SAOC) or Independent Clinical Oncology Network (ICON) protocols. We regularly attend national and international meetings to stay abreast of the latest treatment developments. We also consult international publications to ensure your treatment is in accordance with international standards. By doing this, we can reassure you that you are offered the best possible treatment available in South Africa. We value the relationship with our patients.
The founding partner of the practice. He practices in Durban, Umhlanga, Ballito and Hillcrest.
Dr Callaghan qualified as a Radiation Oncologist in 1993. He served his period as a registrar at Addington Hospital in Durban and entered private practice in 1994. During this time he continued to work as a part-time consultant in the public sector.
He also acted as a Part-time lecturer and examiner/moderator for the Department of Radiography, Technikon, Natal. He moved to establish an independent practice in 1995. Dr Callaghan has been active in SASCRO (South African Society of Clinical and Radiation Oncologists) for many years.
He has presented several papers at congresses and meetings. He is recognised as an expert in cranial stereotactic radiotherapy (the treatment of small lesions within the brain). He also performs the highly specialised prostate brachytherapy treatments in conjunction with a urologist and a physicist. Here, a minute radioactive pellet is inserted directly into the prostate to treat small, localised lesions.
He practices in Hillcrest and Durban.
A community-based Clinical Oncologist, Dr Leon Marais was raised in Durban, in the Highway-area. He received his medical training in Bloemfontein, returning to KZN to work at a variety of Provincial Hospitals before going back to Bloemfontein to specialise.
Dr Marais qualified as an Oncologist in 2010 and started working as a consultant at Greys Hospital before going into private practice in 2011. He strongly believes in evidence-based medicine, matching the needs of the patient with the most appropriate available treatment in a comforting manner that involves and informs the patient.
He practices in Umhlanga and Durban.
Dr Neil Narsai was born and raised in Durban and matriculated at Sastri College, before completing his MBChB degree at The University of KwaZulu-Natal Medical School in 2002.
He went on to complete his internship at King Edward VIII Hospital and community service at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital, before joining the Department of Oncology at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in 2005. He commenced registrar training in Oncology in 2006 and obtained his fellowship in the College of Radiation Oncologists in October 2009.
During a 3 year stint as a consultant in the department, Dr Narsai obtained his Masters in Medicine (MMed) Radiotherapy & Oncology for his dissertation “Radioactive Iodine in the Management of Thyrotoxicosis”.
In May 2013, Dr Narsai left the Oncology department to join Drs Callaghan and Marais in private practice and has been based predominantly at The Umhlanga Oncology Centre.
He practices in Umhlanga and Durban.
Dr Poovan Govender completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Natal in 2000. He obtained his Fellowship in Radiation Oncology (FC Rad Onc) from the College of Medicine of South Africa in October 2008.
Thereafter, Dr Govender completed his Master of Medicine in Radiotherapy and Oncology (MMED) through the University of Kwazulu Natal in 2011. He then received his certification as an oncologist from the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) in 2012.
After stints as the clinical head of oncology at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban and acting HOD in the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology at the University of KwaZulu Natal, he ventured into private practice in October 2016, joining the OncoCare team.
Dr Govender is on the editorial committee for the South African Journal of Oncology (SAJO) and serves as a postgraduate examiner with the College of Radiation Oncologists. He has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. He enjoys reading, music and yoga in his spare time.
She practices in Durban.
Dr Maxwell qualified in 1977 from The University of Cape Town and completed her Fellowship in Clinical Oncology in 1984. In 1986 she established the first private Oncology practice in South Africa where chemotherapy was administered and provided in the private sector.
She continued in solo practice until 2013 when she joined the Practice. She has an ongoing interest in cancer research and treatment. She is also a practicing artist, working mostly in oils and etching and engraving prints.
She works part-time in the Durban rooms to allow her to follow her artistic pursuits concurrently.
She practices in Durban and Umhlanga.
Dr Ria David was born in the city of Durban and matriculated at Glenhaven Secondary in Verulam. After graduating as a medical doctor (MBChB) at the University of Natal in 2002, she moved to Cape Town for a year to complete an internship at Groote Schuur Hospital.
In 2004 she returned to KwaZulu Natal to serve the community of Umkhanyakude in northern KZN at Bethesda Hospital. Following this, Dr Ria David worked at McCord Hospital, Durban where she discovered a love for internal medicine.
This newfound interest took her to the University of Witwatersrand (2007-2013) where she completed her specialist training in internal medicine (FCP(SA)) on the Johannesburg circuit and went on to super-specialized in medical oncology (Cert Med Onc (SA)) at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
As a medical oncologist, her expertise lies in the holistic, systemic management of cancer patients, Dr Ria David has special interests in breast-, colorectal-, and haematological (blood) malignancies. She is a committee member of the Durban Breast Cancer Forum.
She practices in Durban and Hillcrest
Dr Goba-Mjwara grew up in Pietermaritzburg and currently resides in Durban.
She obtained her undergraduate medical degree from the University of Kwazulu Natal (UKZN) in 2009.
She moved to Cape Town in 2017, where she completed her specialist training in Radiation Oncology (FC Rad Onc) and Master of Medicine in Radiation Oncology (MMED) in 2021 at Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University.
She is a hard working individual who is passionate about holistic patient management and a team player.
During her spare time she enjoys travel, outdoor activities and is a keen fitness enthusiast.
Our staff are all trained and experienced in the administration of chemotherapy. They are dedicated to ensuring you receive your chemotherapy safely and comfortably. Before each chemotherapy session, they will ensure that you are ready for the treatment. They will consult with the doctor if there are problems that need to be addressed. The chemotherapy staff is an invaluable source of practical information on the management of challenges and side effects that you might experience during your time with us.
Although we work in the same building, the radiotherapy department is separate from the doctors’ practice. It is operated by Icon Radiotherapy. Icon Radiotherapy is a specialised healthcare company that employs radiotherapists and medical physicists.
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