Lindiwe Sidali

Lindiwe Sidali
Born	1983 Dutywa
Citizenship	South Africa
Education	Rakgatla High School in Wonderkop
Occupation	cardiothoracic surgeon

Lindiwe Sidali (born 1983) is a South African doctor. She is the first South African woman of African ethnicity to become a cardiothoracic surgeon in South Africa. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Early years

Sidali was born in Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. She grew up in Dutywa and Rusternburg (North West). ^[3] She had her high school education at Rakgatla High School in Wonderkop, North West. Upon completion of her high school education, she received a scholarship from the North West Department of Health to study medicine in Cuba where she obtained a degree as a doctor of Medicine. ^[5] She is known to have recently completed her Fellowship of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban. ^{[6] [7]}

Career

She has been a doctor for ten years. In 2018, she became the first South African woman of African ethnicity to become a cardiothoracic surgeon in South Africa. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Female surgeons make inroads in male-dominated operating rooms". pressoffice.mg.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "Meet SA's first African female cardiothoracic surgeon | Daily News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. "LINDIWE SIDALI: FROM CATTLE HERDING TO BEING SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST BALCK FEMALE CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON". Flourish Africa. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
4. "Durban's Dr Sidali successfully navigates uncharted territory". Berea Mail. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
5. "SA's first female black cardiothoracic surgeon is unstoppable". www.capetownetc.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. Juma, Ali (27 November 2018). "Lindiwe Sidali makes history as SA's 1st African female cardiothoracic surgeon". Briefly. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
7. "Lindiwe Sidali, from cattle herder to South Africa's first black female cardiothoracic surgeon". Face2Face Africa. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2019.