---

Erni obtained his MBBCh at the University of the Witwatersrand. He then specialised in Anaesthesiology on the WITS Anaesthesia circuit whereafter he took up a consultant post at Baragwanath Hospital.

In 2003 he joined the Dunkeld Practice. Erni has been a feature of academic anaesthesia in South Africa and Johannesburg for many years. He has been a convenor examiner for the Fellowship Part 1 exams, and has been intimately involved in Part 1 teaching on the WITS Circuit and at various Refresher Courses.

He is the chair of the Anaesthetic Foundation which runs academic meetings in Johannesburg yearly. He co-authored Applied Pharmacology in Anaesthesiology and Critical Care with Prof Analee Milner, which has become a staple text of Pharmacology. He is passionate about pharmacology and Intravenous anaesthesia techniques and has lectured widely on these topics.

He is currently the head of the Dunkeld Anaesthetic Practice.

MEMBERSHIPS / REGISTRATIONS

• HPCSA (Health Professions Council of South Africa)
• General Medical Council (UK)
• The Anaesthetic Foundation

Life outside Work

• Cycling

regular surgical lists

Surgeon	Specialty	Hospital	Day
Dr Mark Phipson	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon	Sandton Mediclinic	Monday
Dr Chris Snijman	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon	Morningside Mediclinic	Tuesday Wednesday
Dr Marc Ostrofsky	Gastroenterologist	Sandton Mediclinic	Wednesday am
Dr Roger Nicholson	Hand and Plastic Surgeon	Sandton Mediclinic	Thursday am
Prof Carlo Ferretti	MaxilloFacial and Oral Surgeon	Life Bedford Gardens	Thursday pm
Dr Warren Vickers	Urologist	Sandton Mediclinic	Friday