How to Vet a Surgeon Beyond Their Website
HPCSA register, hospital privileges, professional society membership, and the way the rooms handle you.
You can independently verify a surgeon's HPCSA registration on the HPCSA public register — it will show their name, registration number and specialty. Membership of APRASSA is a further indicator of specialist standing.
Hospital privileges matter: a surgeon should be able to name the hospital or hospitals at which they operate, and those facilities should be accredited private hospitals or licensed day clinics — not unnamed rooms.
Beyond the paperwork, the way the practice handles a first phone or email enquiry tells you a great deal: whether questions are answered clearly, whether you are pressed for a deposit before consultation, whether the surgeon (not just a coordinator) sees you at the first visit.
Educational content only. Results vary between individuals and all surgery carries risk. Every plan begins with an unhurried consultation and an examination — never a quote over the phone.