Liana Roodt
Dr. Liana Roodt is a specialist general surgeon and a surgical consultant in the Surgical Breast and Endocrine Unit and the trauma center at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.[1]
Career[edit]
Roodt created Project Flamingo[2] in 2010,[3] a non-profit that addresses the wait time breast cancer patients face in the public health care sector.[4] In 2010, she found that many operating rooms were empty on weekends and public holidays, so she started to raise funds in order to schedule and then pay for surgeries for patients during those times.[5] It took her three years to get the permissions and regulations in place.
In 2017, more than 100 people with breast cancer benefited from the free mastectomies made possible by Dr. Roodt and her nonprofit.[6][7] They have facilities both at Groote Schuur and at Tygerberg hospital in Parow, Cape Town.[5] She works with a volunteer team of 10 surgeons, 10 anesthesiologists and 10 volunteers.[5]
She has been named one of ten “Inspirational women to know in South Africa” from The Culture Trip.[4][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Roodt Liana, Dr". www.ucthospital.co.za. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Breast Cancer: More Than Care | The Home Of Great South African News". The Home Of Great South African News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Pienaar, Jon (17 March 2015). "Innovations at Groote Schuur offer hope to patients and nurses". GroundUp News. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Dr. Liana Roodt - A special interest and passion for breast cancer". The Newspaper |. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b c Gbadamosi, Nosmot. "Mastectomies have an agonizing wait in South Africa. One surgeon is changing that". CNN. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Healthcare crisis? This doctor is saving lives with free surgery". Beautiful News South Africa. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Project Flamingo steps up for Cape's breast cancer patients". CapeTalk. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Claassens, Carina. "10 Inspiring Women to Know from South Africa". Culture Trip. Retrieved 12 November 2018.