ABOUT PROF ANDREW NICOL

President of Trauma Society

Professor Andrew Nicol (MBChB, FCS(SA), PhD)

President of Trauma Society

Professor Andrew Nicol (MBChB, FCS(SA), PhD) is the Director of the Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre and a Professor of Surgery at the University of Cape Town. He obtained his PhD from UCT in 2011 with a thesis entitled; “The current management of penetrating cardiac injuries”. He is the co-editor of the Handbook of Trauma, and the author of over 100 trauma peer review publications. He is the congress organizer of the Cape Town Trauma Conference.

  • Subspecialist Trauma Surgeon
  • Metropolitan Head of Trauma, Pietermaritzburg
  • ATLS and DSTC instructor
  • Regional Chair: ATLS KwaZulu Natal
  • Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery: University of KwaZulu Natal and University of Auckland
  • Trauma Program Director: Pan African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)