Dr Emmanuel Thobejane is a neurosurgeon specialising in spinal surgery, consulting from a suite at the Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital in Pretoria. The hospital publishes his suite number and direct line.

Official contact channels

Neurosurgery appointments are normally arranged after a referral and after imaging, so the referring doctor often books on your behalf. If you are calling yourself, have the referral letter and any scan reports to hand, since the rooms will ask what has already been done.

What this organisation provides

Having radiology and physiotherapy in the same building matters for spinal work. Imaging is usually required before a surgical opinion, and rehabilitation afterwards, so ask whether both can be arranged at the hospital rather than at separate providers.

Spinal surgery is almost always subject to medical scheme pre-authorisation, and many schemes apply a conservative treatment requirement first, meaning a period of physiotherapy before surgery is approved. Ask the rooms what your scheme will require.

Address and operating information

The suite is inside the hospital building, so follow the hospital entrance and the signage for the suites rather than looking for a standalone practice address.

Support and escalation routes

A spinal admission generates several separate accounts, from the surgeon, the hospital, the anaesthetist and often a device supplier for implants. Query each with the party that issued it, since the rooms cannot resolve a hospital or implant account.

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