Dr Ashmika Gokhul is a specialist paediatrician at Life the Crompton Hospital and Netcare St. Augustine’s Hospital. She also has admission rights at Life Westville and Netcare Parklands Hospitals.
Dr Gokhul qualified as a medical doctor in 2006 at the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN. During this time she was a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society. Golden Key International Honour Society is the world’s largest honour society that connects high-achieving individuals locally, regionally and globally with lifetime opportunity, reward and success. The society focuses on academic excellence, leadership development and community service.
She realised her passion for Paediatrics during her two-year internship training at R K Khan Hospital, Durban in 2007 and 2008.
She then served one year of community service at a rural Community Health Centre in Sundumbili, Ilembe District in 2009.
Thereafter Dr Gokhul worked as Paediatric Medical Officer at Stanger Hospital and R K Khan Hospital for a year before joining the Registrar programme in 2011 to realise her dream and specialise in Paediatrics.
After four years of speciality training at all the major Durban Regional/Tertiary/Quaternary Hospitals – Dr Gokhul Qualified as a Specialist Paediatrician in 2014.
Dr Gokhul worked at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Inkhosi Albert Luthuli Hospital in Durban for 3 months before joining the consultant team at Stanger Hospital, ILembe district. It was during this time that Dr Gokhul completed her Masters in Medicine in 2016.
After just over two years as a specialist paediatrician in the public sector, Dr Gokhul entered into private practice. She is currently practising at Life The Crompton Hospital full time and uses the sessional suites at Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital. Dr Gokhul has a special interest in Neonatology and Critical Care.
Services provided by the practice include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Management of all acute and chronic general paediatric or neonatal conditions
- Newborn attendance and care (Caesarean sections/NVD)
- Preventative care consults (including vaccinations, growth and developmental assessments)
- Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care
Hours:
- Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm
- Saturday 09am to 12pm
- During office hours – call the rooms to book an appointment/if you have an emergency. After hours/Sundays/Public Holidays – In case of an emergency please go to the emergency department. A casualty doctor will assess you first and contact Dr Gokhul if necessary.
Contact Dr Gokhul’s rooms on the details below.