Orthopaedic Surgeon: Special interest in Sport Medicine
MBChB, MMed (Orth), FC Orth (SA)
Dr Leonore Botha is a Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon with a passion for Sports Medicine.
In 2014, Dr. Botha worked as a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at 1 Military Hospital and later became Head of Sports Medicine at the hospital as well. Additionally, Dr. Botha obtained a Fellowship in Surgery of the Knee with Dr. Daan du Plessis and a Fellowship in sports medicine and hip arthroscopy with Dr. Jesse De Lee, the author of DeLee, Drez and Miller’s Orthopedic Sports Medicine. With a keen interest in Sports Medicine, Dr. Botha opened her private practice in Pretoria. Dr. Botha offers specialized arthroscopic shoulder, hip and knee surgery as well as treatment for upper and lower limb conditions. Some of the day procedures that she does at Cure Day Hospitals include knee arthroscopies, debridement, shoulder arthroscopies, decompressions, rotator cuff repairs, carpal tunnel releases, trigger releases and synovectomies.