Professor Nick Kruger
Bsc. MBCHB. FRCS (Edinburgh) FCOrth(SA) HPCSA reg MP0397580
Affiliations
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Groote Schuur Hospital
Consultant and Head Acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit Groote Schuur Hospital
Head of Spinal Surgery Groote Schuur Hospital
Head and coordinator Medical Student Orthopaedic Training University of Cape Town
Private practice Cape Town Sports and Orthopedic Unit Christian Barnard Hospital Cape Town
Research Fields and Expertise
Spinal trauma, Spinal Degeneration, Spinal Infections, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Surgery, Spine Research, Spinal Biomechanics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Other Portfolios
Research Supervisor: 5 MMED degrees, 3 MSC degrees 1 PhD supervisor
PhD 3rd year: Artificial Intelligence as a Radiological Diagnostic tool
National examiner for High Diploma in Orthopaedics, the FCS Orth (SA) intermediates and Orthopaedic FCS College finals.
Member of Provincial Clinical Governance Committee (PCGC)
Journal Reviewer
Online Presence
