Prof Nando Ferreira is an associate professor and head of the Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction unit at
the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stellenbosch University since 2016.
He was born and bred in KwaZulu-Natal and completed his schooling in Durban. After matric he obtained a
BSc degree at Stellenbosch University, majoring in human physiology and genetics,
and then studied medicine, also at Stellenbosch University before returning to Kwa-Zulu Natal to
complete his internship and community service. He commenced his formal orthopaedic training
in Pietermaritzburg in 2006, at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN).
After attending limb reconstruction courses in South Africa, he went to Russia in 2011 for further
training in Ilizarov circular external fixator techniques. In 2015 he was awarded his
doctorate with a dissertation titled ‘The outcome of tibial non-union treatment using a revised
definition, classification system and management strategy’. In March the following year he
left Grey's Hospital, where he worked as a medical specialist, and joined Stellenbosch
University.
Professor Ferreira’s interests include musculoskeletal infections and post-traumatic limb reconstruction
in which he completed both masters and doctoral theses. He has published over
50 peer reviewed articles, 13 conference proceedings and five technical reports. Professor Ferreira
teaches widely on limb reconstruction principles and is the director of the Limb
Lengthening and Reconstruction fellowship at Tygerberg Hospital and Stellenbosch University.
Over the past eight years he has been approached to present more than 40 keynote
and invited lectures at national and international meetings. He is a founding member of the South
African Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society and served as the president of
the society from 2016 to 2018.
Stellenbosch Orthopaedics (http://www.sunorthopaedics.com)
Fellowship
Through the University of Stellenbosch and the Division of Orthopaedics, I offer a one year
fellowship in limb lengthening and reconstruction. The objective of this fellowship is to
train fellows with subspecialty-level knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and management of
musculoskeletal infections and limb reconstruction in order to functional independently
as an orthopaedic reconstruction specialist.
This will be achieved through exposure to all aspects of limb salvage and reconstruction and
encompass the management of congenital and developmental deformities, musculoskeletal
infections and post-traumatic reconstruction including malunions, non-unions and bone defects.
Participants will gain experience in various surgical techniques including acute and
gradual deformity correction, bone transport, osteomyelitis debridement and dead space management.
Participants will be exposed to the use of multiple surgical devices and implants
including conventional plates and nails, locking plates, monolateral and fine wire circular external
fixators, hexapod external fixators, intramedullary lengthening devices and
mega-endoprostheses.
The fellowship is hosted in conjunction with the Tygerberg orthopaedic trauma service, allowing for
experience in trauma and fracture management, its sequelae and complications.
The caseload, wherein the trainee is either the primary surgeon or first assistant, includes a
sufficient number of operative procedures to gain proficiency in the management of these
cases at a limb reconstruction sub-speciality level.
The Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction fellowship program promotes clinical excellence in the
management of complex orthopaedic limb salvage and reconstruction under the guidance of
experienced consultants.
Fellowship (http://www.sunorthopaedics.com/limb-reconstruction-fellowship.html)
Hexapod Courses
Course Presentations
- Smith & Nephew Trauma Meeting (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 x2, 2012)
- ATLS course (2009 x3, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Smith & Nephew External Fixator Workshop (2009)
- Macromed Trauma Workshop (2011 x 2, 2012, 2014 x2)
- Macromed Orthofix External Fixator Workshop (2011, 2012, 2015)
- Smith & Nephew Basic External Fixation Course (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Smith & Nephew Advanced Ring Fixator Course (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Smith & Nephew Sales Conference (2011, 2013)
- Taylor Spatial Frame Visiting Surgeons Program (Benghazi, Libya, 2012)
- Advanced Limb Salvage and Reconstruction Course (2012)
- Orthofix Trauma Patient Management Course (Italy 2012, France 2013, UAE 2014, 2015)
- Orthofix Limb Reconstruction Course (Italy 2016)
- Orthofix Deformity Course (Singapore 2016, Sri Lanka 2016)
- Orthofix Trauma Masterclass (Verona, Italy, 2019)
- Smith and Nephew Masters Fractures Forum (2013)
- TL-Hex Advisory Board Meeting (Verona, Italy 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)
- South African Theatre Sisters Annual Meeting (2013)
- Smith and Nephew Gauteng Registrars Retreat (2013)
- Smith & Nephew SureShot IM Nailing Course (Istanbul, Turkey, 2014, 2015 x2, 2017)
- The Trauma Debate: Bone Loss and Non-unions (Southhampton, 2014)
- Limb Reconstruction Course (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Smith & Nephew TSF Masterclass Course (October 2015, London, England)
- Smith & Nephew Advanced TSF Course (Istanbul, Turkey, 2017)
- Smith & Nephew Advanced Fracture Fixation Course (Istanbul, Turkey, 2017, 2019)
- Smith & Nephew Trauma Intermediate Course (Istanbul, Turkey, 2017, 2018)
- Orthofix TL-Hex Workshop (March 2016, Liverpool, England)
- North-East Deformity Course (March 2016, Durham, England)
- AOTC TL-Hex Course (2016, 2017 x 2, 2018 x 2, 2019)
- AOTC TSF Mini Fellowship (2016 x 2, 2017 x 2, 2018 x 2, 2019)
- Smith & Nephew Proximal Femur Fracture Management Expert Forum (Dubai, UAE, 2017, 2018)
- Smith & Nephew High Energy Trauma Forum (Dubai, UAE, 2018)
- Smith & Nephew Skeletal Trauma Symposium (KwaMaritane, South Africa, 2018)
- Smith & Nephew Webinar (2018, 2019)
- Smith & Nephew Trauma Experts Forum (Mumbai, India via Skype, 2018)
- Johnson & Johnson Nailing Experience Course (2018)
