Prof Boitumelo Phakathi – General Surgeon in Assagay Durban

She is a Specialist Surgeon with special interest in Breast Surgery with more than 10 years experience managing various breast pathologies affecting both women & men. She is also very passionate about breast healthcare education as well as raising awareness about breast cancer in the community and has contributed knowledge at various local & international conferences.

She has published several breast cancer-related manuscripts in peer-reviewed international scientific journal with high impact factors. She also co-authored chapters in published 4 scientific books, the last book titled ‘Overcoming breast cancer therapy resistance- From mechanisms to precision and AI-powered approaches’.

She will be focusing on clinical breast assessment, breast cancer risk assessment, diagnosis & treatment of benign & malignant (breast cancer, sarcoma) diseases as well as the infective and inflammatory disorders of the breasts affecting both men & women.

Our Services

• Breast Cancer Screening
• Breast Cancer risk assessment
• Breast Cancer risk reduction strategies
• Diagnosis & treatment of:
• Breast infection & other inflammatory disorders
• Benign breast disorders
• Pre-cancerous lesions
• Breast cancer (non-palpable & palpable lesions)
• Breast cancer awareness programs