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About

Dr Motheo T. Zimba

A specialist general and laparoscopic surgeon with extensive public- and private-sector surgical experience, and published areas of focus in hernia surgery, abdominal-wall reconstruction, upper gastrointestinal surgery and metabolic or weight-loss care.

MBChB | FCS(SA) | MMed (Surg) | HPCSA MP0679542

Dr Motheo T. Zimba in his consulting and endoscopy rooms

Training and qualifications

  1. 2002

    MBChB, University of Natal / University of KwaZulu-Natal.

  2. 2013

    Began specialist surgical training at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University and Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital under Prof Zach Koto.

  3. 2017

    Fellow of the College of Surgeons of South Africa, FCS(SA).

  4. 2020

    MMed in Surgery, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

  5. Today

    Specialist surgical practice with teaching involvement in undergraduate and registrar training.

Professional memberships

  • Association of Surgeons of South Africa (ASSA)
  • South African Society of Endoscopic Surgeons (SASES)
  • European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES)

Registration

HPCSA registration
MP0679542
Practice number
0934216

Academic interest

Contributions include a case report on paravesical hernia and hepatopancreatobiliary work presented in 2016, alongside participation in the 2024 IBC–University of Oxford programme.

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