Dr Letitia Naidoo – Specialist Physician

Situated at Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital, Somerset West, providing specialist internal medicine care.

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What is a Specialist Physician

A specialist physician is a doctor who has completed advanced post graduate education and training, and possesses certification in the field of internal medicine. This is an additional four years of studies. The speciality of internal medicine covers a wide range of conditions affecting the internal organs of the body. A specialist physician’s expertise lies in preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases in patients above the age of 12 years of age.

Respiratory

Colds, flu, sinusitis, Asthma, COPD and interstitial lung disease

Endocrine

Hypertension, thyroid disorders and Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiac

High blood pressure, heart failure, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, ischaemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation and stroke

Genitourinary

Urinary tract infections

Hepatobiliary

Hepatitis and liver disease

Infectious Diseases

Tuberculosis, upper and lower respiratory diseases, HIV/AIDs, Hepatitis and Acute Gastroenteritis

Meet Dr Letitia Naidoo

Dr Letitia Naidoo is a Specialist Physician who has recently joined the Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital team. She did her undergraduate training as a doctor at the University of Limpopo/ Medunsa

She completed her post graduate training at the University of Pretoria. FCP(SA) and MMed (Int Med).

She successfully ran a rheumatology clinic in a state hospital in Gauteng.

She also created and ran a specialist Diabetes Clinic, which will also be available to the patients of Busamed Paardevlei Private Hospital in the near future.
She has more than a decade of experience in both the public and private sectors. She had worked through the COVID-19 pandemic, treating critically ill patients.

Dr Naidoo offers critical care treatment of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). These patients receive 24-hour care by a specially trained team.

10+ years specialist experience

Critical care & ICU expertise

Passionate about people

Her special interests include:

Geriatric medicine – caring for and treating elderly patients
Diabetes Mellitus (both Type I and II)
Hypertension
Hypercholesterolaemias
Stroke patients
Arthritis and rheumatological conditions
Thyroid diseases

When to see a specialist physician

It is recommended in all adult patients at least once a year, especially high risk patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, on 2 or more tablets. Any Diabetic patient to pick up complications early. Patients with uncontrolled high cholesterol. Any patient with any cardiac or renal disease.

If you experience any of the following symptoms:

Generalised fatigue and tiredness
Unexplained, unintentional weight loss
Difficulty losing weight
Persistent coughing
Difficulty breathing
Wheezing
Nasal congestion
Shortness of breath

Heart palpitations
Chest pain
Persistent headaches
Dizziness
Insomnia
Abdominal pain
Blood in stool or vomiting blood
Nausea or vomiting