Lindiwe Sidali (born 1983) is a South African doctor. She is the first South African woman of African ethnicity to become a cardiothoracic surgeon in South Africa.[1][2][3][4]
Early years edit
Sidali was born in Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. She grew up in Dutywa and Rusternburg (North West).[3] She had her high school education at Rakgatla High School in Wonderkop, North West. Upon completion of her high school education, she received a scholarship from the North West Department of Health to study medicine in Cuba where she obtained a degree as a doctor of Medicine.[5] She is known to have recently completed her Fellowship of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban.[6][7]
Career edit
She has been a doctor for ten years. In 2018, she became the first South African woman of African ethnicity to become a cardiothoracic surgeon in South Africa.[6][7]
References edit
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- ^ "Meet SA's first African female cardiothoracic surgeon | Daily News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "LINDIWE SIDALI: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO BEING SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST BALCK FEMALE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON". Flourish Africa. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Durban's Dr Sidali successfully navigates uncharted territory". Berea Mail. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "SA's first female black cardiothoracic surgeon is unstoppable". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b Juma, Ali (27 November 2018). "Lindiwe Sidali makes history as SA's 1st African female cardiothoracic surgeon". Briefly. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Lindiwe Sidali, from cattle herder to South Africa's first black female cardiothoracic surgeon". Face2Face Africa. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.