OUR SPECIALIST TEAM
Care and concern matter immensely when you commit yourself to a procedure as life changing as nasal surgery. And while it is true that surgical expertise and cutting-edge technology are crucial for a good result, what you will remember most afterwards is the warmth and empathy shown by the medical staff. That’s why we’re so proud of our Nose Clinic support staff.
Specialist anaesthetist
Dr Werner Reinach
Specialist anaesthetist: Dr Werner Reinach
One of the faces you’ll last see before dozing off for your transforming nasal surgery is Dr Werner Reinach MD, the Nose Clinic’s consultant specialist anesthetist. Dr Reinach will keep you safe, pain free and comfortable during surgery. He is also responsible for monitoring surgical equipment, our meticulous medical regime, and the immediate post-operative medication.
A graduate of South Africa’s University of Pretoria, Dr Reinach obtained his Masters Degree Cum Laude, and entered private practice as a specialist anesthesiologist with a particular interest in open-heart anesthesia.
He later developed a fascination for conscious sedation, and teamed up with the Nose Clinic’s specialist surgeon, Dr Pieter Swanepoel. Together, they pioneered Conscious Sedation for nasal surgery, a safe and pain free technique now accepted and used internationally. Thanks to this development, we don’t use risky general anesthesia for rhinoplasty. Our patients experience less swelling and bruising, and recover more rapidly.
Academic qualifications: MB ChB (UP), ECFMG (USA), MMed (Anesthesiology) Cum Laude, FCA (SA).
Principle theatre sister
Matron Joey Dreyer
Principle theatre sister: Matron Joey Dreyer
The matron and principle theatre sister at the Nose Clinic, Matron Joey Dreyer, is responsible for theatre coordination, discipline, and instruments. It is to her credit that, since the Clinic’s inception, we’ve not had a single case of sepsis. Before joining the Nose Clinic, matron Dreyer worked as a tutor sister and head matron in training and private hospitals in Pretoria.
Practice coordinator, patient facilitator and public relations officer
Angela Eales
Practice coordinator, patient facilitator and public relations officer: Angela Eales
Angela Eales has been at the frontline of the Nose Clinic’s professional activities since its inception. Her responsibilities range from scheduling appointments and bookings to arranging surgery and handling accounts. It’s her empathy, insight and warmth that ensure good care at every stage of your procedure.
