Dr Yasmin Bera - Cardiologist / Specialist Physician

My name is Dr Yasmin Bera. I am a University of Witwatersrand graduate and qualified with my primary degree in 1998. Thereafter I specialised as a Specialist Physician in 2004 with the College of Medicines South Africa. I subsequently worked in the United Kingdom as a specialist in emergency medicine as well as a specialist in endocrinology. Upon returning to South Africa, I further specialised as an invasive Cardiologist.

I have been in private practice in Northern Natal since 2008. I ran the ICU at the local private sector as I was the only cardiologist for a radius of approximately 200 km.

I have now relocated to Gauteng and am currently practicing at the Netcare Linksfield Hospital.

Summarized CV:

*Qualified as a GP in 1998
*Qualified as a Specialist Physician in 2004
*Worked in the United Kingdom as a Specialist in Emergency Medicine
*Worked in the United Kingdom as a Specialist in Endocrinology
*Qualified as an invasive Cardiologist in 2008
*Opened a private practice in Kwazulu/Natal
*Ran the Mediclinic ICU in Newcastle
*Only Physician & Cardiologist servicing patients within a 200km radius in Northern KZN
*Relocated to Gauteng in 2013 and setup practice in the Netcare Linksfield Hospital
*Currently 1 of only 6 female cardiologist in South Africa and one of only 3 performing invasive cardiology

Special interests in:

-Ischemic Heart Disease & Angina
-Valvular Heart diseases
-Investigations of Chest Pains
-Arrhythmia
-Heart failure
-Cardiomyopathies
-Pericardial diseases
-Certain pulmonary disorders
-Dyspnoea
-Syncope & Collapse
-Diabetes
-High blood pressure
-Complicated cardiac cases including:
-Cardiac disease in pregnancy
-Endocrine disorders with cardiac involvement