Dr Daniel Kritzinger
& Dr Gareth Fernandes
Dr. Daniel J. Kritzinger
Dr. Daniel J. Kritzinger
Surgeon
Dr. Kritzinger studied Medicine (MHChb) at the University of Stellenbosch and graduated in 1994. For the next two years, he worked at Conradie Hospital in Cape Town, first as an intern, then as a medical officer in general surgery and orthopaedics up until 1996.
Background
In February 1997, he started working at the National Hospital in Bloemfontein as a registrar in die Department of Ophthalmology of the University of the Free State. After completing the final examination of the College of Ophthalmology (SA), he qualified as a fellow of the College in October 2000. He also received his M.Med (Ophth) degree from the University of the Free State cum laude.
Dr. Daniel J. Kritzinger went into private practice in 2001 in Johannesburg, and started his own practice in 2002. This practice is located at Visiomed Eye and Laser Clinic. Dr. Kritzinger’s main fields of interest in Ophthalmology are cataract and corneal surgery as well as all other forms of refractive surgery such as Laser Eye surgery.
He is married to Martinette and enjoys spending every minute outside Ophthalmology with his family.
Dr. Gareth Fernandes
Dr. Gareth Fernandes
Surgeon
Dr Gareth Fernandes matriculated from the Edenvale High School in 1999. He graduated from the Wits Medical School in 2005. He obtained various prizes as the top student in pharmacology, medical genetics and physics during his training in the Wits Medical School. He did his Internship at the Pretoria Academic Hospital in 2006.
In 2007 he did his community service at the Kalafong Hospital in Family Medicine
Background
In 2008 he commenced his Ophthalmology training as a Medical Officer at the St John’s Hospital and passed his primary exams for his Fellow of the College Ophthalmology in May that year. He completed his Diploma in the Ophthalmology exam in September 2009.
He commenced his training as registrar in 2010 and qualified as Ophthalmologist in January 2015, whereas he obtained the Justin van Selm Medal for being the top student in the FC Ophthalmology final exams for the College of Medicine of South Africa that year.
Dr Fernandes was invited to join the Visiomed team shortly after he qualified and has gone into practice with Dr Daniel Kritzinger in both his Bedfordview and Northcliff practices. He is well trained to deal with most general ophthalmic surgery and diseases like cataracts, common eye diseases, medical retinopathy and other, but has a special interest in neuro-ophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, strabismus- and oculoplastic ophthalmology.
Visiomed Eye Laser Clinic – Northcliff
- 269 Beyers Naude Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
- 011 476 2818
17 Bradford Road, Bedfordview, 2007
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17 Bradford Road,
Bedfordview, 2007 - 011 616 4177
