Dr Byron De John

Neurosurgery Consultant, Groote Schuur Hospital

Training 

Medical school: University of Cape Town 

Postgraduate qualifications 

  • MMed (Neurosurgery) University of Cape Town with Distinction
  • FC Neurosurg (SA) Year of registration:2022 

Further training 

  • Neurointerventional training under the mentorship of Professor Allan Taylor and Professor David Le Feuvre, Cape Town
  • Pituitary Surgery training (including Endoscopic Neurosurgery) under the mentorship of Professor Semple and Professor Lubbe, Cape Town 

Areas of interest 

  • Cerebrovascular surgery
  • Neuro-intervention
  • Neuro-oncology: Skull Base and Pituitary surgery
  • Neuroendoscopic surgery 

Current positions 

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Neurovascular Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital 

Head of Neuroendocrine and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery 

Professional Affiliations 

Society of Neurosurgeons of South Africa 

South African Neurointervention Society