Mr. William Van Niekerk

With more than 20 years of clinical expertise, Mr. William Van Niekerk is a consultant plastic, reconstructive, cosmetic, and burn surgeon. He was raised in Africa and studied in Pretoria, Oxford, London, Glasgow, and Texas before being born to a violinist and a well-known wine expert. His specialized specialization includes cosmetic surgery, burn surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, and major trauma surgery. He completed his plastic surgical specialist training in two of the busiest and most reputable plastic surgery centers in Europe. During his 14 years as an officer in the Royal Air Force, Mr. Van Niekerk was one of the few military surgeons in charge of providing care to all British service members as part of the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, which was first located at Selly Oak Hospital and later moved to the New Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Wing Commander Van Niekerk deployed to the field hospital at Camp Bastion (in the Helmand province) in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 to assist with the current Afghan battle.

Qualification

• MB ChB
• MSc
• MRCS
• FCMI
• FRCS (Plast)