Core competencies
- comprehensive diabetic care, cardio metabolic risk assessment and management of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy
 - managing insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring for type 1 diabetics
 - holistic obesity management, including endocrine support for bariatric patients, life coaching and pharmacotherapy
 - thyroid and parathyroid disorders
 - adrenal disorders
 - pituitary tumours
 - metabolic bone disease including osteoporosis and co-management ( with bone-specific medical therapy) of elderly patients with fragility
 - fractures
 - transgender medicine
 - neuroendocrine tumours
 - male and female reproductive care - including PCOS and hypogonadism
 
Profile
- HPCRegNo
 - MP0672858
 - PracticeNo
 - 0180041120042
 
Qualification
- 2006
 - MBChB, University of the Free State
 - 2020
 - FCP (SA), Colleges of Medicine
 - 2020
 - MMed (Int) University of Stellenbosch
 - 2023
 - Cert Endocrinology and Metabolism (SA), Colleges of Medicine
 
Contact
        Elana du Plessis
      
      
        Physical Address:
Suite 042, Mediclinic Panorama Medical Centre, Hennie Winterbach Street, Panorama, 7500
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    Suite 042, Mediclinic Panorama Medical Centre, Hennie Winterbach Street, Panorama, 7500
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Treating diabetes: why you need the right team on your side
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Summer ear protection for your child
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The Silent Bone Disease: When Should You Seek Help?
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Do I have tick bite fever and could it be serious?
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Beyond the “Happy Pill” myth: Understanding what antidepressants really do
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Statins: the cholesterol-lowering medications that could save your life
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Dopamine detox: Separating science from social media hype