Dr Louis Nel Jnr Contact Details

Dr Louis Nel Jnr is a neurosurgeon specialising in spinal surgery, practising at Spine Africa in Hazelwood, Pretoria. The practice itself simply calls him Dr Louis J Nel – the Jnr in circulation distinguishes him from his father, Dr Louis Nel Snr, who was also a spinal surgeon and with whom he began in practice. If you are searching for records or referrals from earlier decades, that is the distinction that matters.

Official contact channels

Telephone: 012 343 4401, published in the site header with the practice hours.
Telephone: 012 343 4400, published in the site footer under Get In Touch. The practice publishes both, one digit apart, so either should reach reception.
Email: info@spineafrica.co.za
Website: spineafrica.co.za

One thing to know before you visit the website: the Spine Africa home page currently shows only an under-construction notice. The rest of the site works normally, so go straight to the About or Contact pages rather than assuming the practice has closed.

What this organisation provides

Spinal neurosurgery – the surgical treatment of the spine and spinal cord, covering disc disease, nerve compression, spinal stenosis, deformity and spinal trauma.
Disc replacement surgery is the practice’s best-known area. Disc replacement preserves movement at the operated level, unlike a fusion which deliberately stops it, and it is not suitable for every patient.
A multi-disciplinary in-house team rather than a solo surgeon. Alongside two neurosurgeons the practice lists its own anaesthetist, several general practitioners, a physiotherapist and a patient care coordinator.
That structure matters practically: back pain is frequently managed without surgery, and a practice with GPs and physiotherapy on site can treat conservatively rather than defaulting to an operation.
Procedures are performed at the Club Surgical Centre day hospital and at Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital in Pretoria.

Address and operating information

1st Floor, The Club Surgical Centre, 30 Pinaster Avenue, Hazelwood, Pretoria, 0081
Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Published hours are unusual for a specialist practice and worth having.
The rooms are in the same building as the day hospital where many of the procedures are done.
The site does not publish an HPCSA registration number. To confirm a practitioner is registered and in good standing, contact the Health Professions Council on 012 389 9300.

Support and escalation routes

Bring the actual scans, not just the reports. Spinal surgery is planned off the images themselves, and an MRI disc or a link to the images will usually save you a repeat scan.
Spinal surgery needs pre-authorisation from your medical scheme before the admission date, and disc replacement in particular is a procedure schemes scrutinise and sometimes decline in favour of fusion. Get the authorisation and the funding decision in writing, and ask what the shortfall will be, because the surgeon, the anaesthetist and the hospital bill separately.
Complaints about professional conduct or standard of care go to the Health Professions Council of South Africa on 012 389 9300. Scheme disputes go to the Council for Medical Schemes once the scheme’s own appeal is exhausted.

Sources

Spine Africa practice website, spineafrica.co.za, read 5 September 2026 – both published telephone numbers, practice mailbox, street address, consulting hours, the medical team, the treating hospitals and the practice description.
HPCSA published switchboard number, hpcsa.co.za.