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Paediatric Rheumatologist
Dr. Shehnaaz Akhalwaya
Dr. Akhalwaya is a sub-specialist Paediatric Rheumatologist who looks after children, adolescents and young adults with arthritis, lupus and many other rheumatic conditions.
Dr. Shehnaaz Akhalwaya
ABOUT
She obtained her MBChB at University of Cape Town (UCT). This was followed by two years of internship at Tygerberg Hospital. She did her community service at Khayelitsha district hospital and Mowbray maternity in Neonatology. These varied experiences nurtured a love for caring for children and fostered her passion for child health care.
Dr. Shehnaaz went onto train in paediatrics at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital winning the Robert McDonald award for highest achiever. She obtained an MMed from UCT as well as a post graduate diploma in Paediatric Nephrology. She sub-specialised in Paediatric Rheumatology at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, Cape Town.
Dr. Shehnaaz has also spent over 7 years in a world-class neonatal ICU in Cape Town caring for extreme premature babies, and babies with complex medical disorders. The neonatal experience further solidified her love for Paediatrics especially how paediatric medicine brings together cutting-edge science with holistic family orientated medicine.
Paediatric Rheumatology is a niche specialisation which allows Dr. Shehnaaz to manage children from all age groups, providing up to date evidence-based medicine and is field filled with so much hope. She loves getting to know the patients as well as their families, their social lives, understanding their struggles and walking the journey towards well-being. She works in both the private and public sector (Red Cross Children’s Hospital) as a consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist.
She is a mum to 3 children, and in her spare time loves the outdoors, reading and spending time with her family.
Dr. Shehnaaz sees patients in Stellenbosch, Cape Town as well as does outreach to Port Elizabeth. She feels truly blessed to be able to practise in this field and does not take the responsibility of each child’s care lightly.
PROFILE
| HPCSA Number | MP0682942 |
| Practice Number | 1023063 |
| 2007 | MBChB, University of Cape Town |
| 2016 | FCPaed (SA) |
| 2016 | MMed, University of Cape Town |
| 2018 | PGDip. in Clinical Nephrology, University of Cape Town |
| 2021 | Cert. Paediatric Rheumatology (SA) |
Experience
- 2008-2009:
– Intern, Tygerberg Hospital - 2010
– Community service Khayeltisha district hospital and Mowbray Maternity - 2011
– Paediatric medical officer, Tygerberg - 2012-2016
– Registrar – Paediatrics, Red Cross Children’s Hospital - 2017
– IPNA fellow Paediatric Nephrology, Red Cross Children’s Hospital - 2018-2021
– Paediatric Rheumatology fellow, Red Cross Children’s Hospital - 2016-2023
– Locum Paediatrian Neonatal ICU, Netcare Blaauwberg and N1 NICU - 2022-present
– Paediatric consultant, Red Cross Children’s Hospital - 2023-present
– Cape Paediatric Rheumatology: Consulting from Winelands Rheumatology Blaauwberg, Kingsbury Hospital - 2024
– Outreach Paediatric Rheumatology to Port Elizabeth at KidsPE
CONTACT
Institute of Orthopaedics and Rheumatology
CONSULTING HOURS
Monday – Friday
08:00 – 16:00