
Dr Philip Buys
FAMILY PHYSICIAN
MBBCh, MPraxMed, BSc (Hons)(Aerospace Med), DOH
MBBCh, MPraxMed, BSc (Hons)(Aerospace Med), DOH
About Philip
Dr. Philip Buys is a Family Physician at Doctors Hospital. He specialises in general medical practice and conducts in-depth health assessments that screen for early detection and effective management of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and heart disease. He also received post-graduate training in diving medicine, travel medicine, and medical acupuncture. In his early career, he served in the South African National Defence Force as a Medical Officer and left with the rank of Major. During this time Dr. Buys was the Principal Medical Officer and Chief Flight Surgeon at the Institute for Aviation Medicine in the South African National Defence Force. Over the course of his 39-year career, he has worked for the departments of Anaesthetics, Psychiatry, and the Accident/Emergency unit at the Military Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa; the Accident/Emergency unit at the Hillbrow Hospital and Johannesburg General Hospital in Johannesburg; and the Rietfontein Paediatric Hospital and Pretoria East Hospital in Pretoria. He was also the Principal Medical Officer at the Mamelodi Hospital in Pretoria.
Medical degree, University of the Witwatersrand
Family medicine & aerospace medicine post-grad, University of Pretoria
Occupational medicine at the University of the Free State
Key Service Areas
- Chronic Disease Management
- Dive Medicine
- Aviation Medicine
- Occupational Medicine
- Executive Medical and Health Screening
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DH provides complete, high-quality health services. Our medical services range from primary and preventative care to specialty medical and surgical care.
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News & Views from Dr Buys
Unlocking the Potential of Food: Insights from a Hospital Nutritionist
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Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Surgeries now offered at Doctors Hospital
In January 2023, over the course of a week, a round of successful bilateral Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP)...
DH joins force with Integra
Doctors Hospital (“DH”) has announced its acquisition of Integra Healthcare Ltd with a view to co-developing next...
Doctors Hospital Supporting Cayman Arts Festival and Young Musicians
Doctors Hospital helped to support the music and arts community at this year’s Cayman Arts Festival (CAF) which inc...
2022 Annual Health Fair
On 9th April 2022 Doctors Hospital, in association with the Cayman Islands Diabetes Association and Royale Medical &a...
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