Catharina Pothas

Catharina Pothas serves as a Lecturer in the Department of General Surgery at the University of the Witwatersrand, based at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Johannesburg. Her clinical and academic work focuses on surgical training and patient care within South Africa's largest public hospital.

Her educational qualifications include:

• MB BCh (Medical Degree)
• MMed (Master of Medicine) from University of the Witwatersrand
• FCS(SA) (Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of South Africa)

Dr. Pothas specializes in general surgical practice with emphasis on surgical education and hospital-based clinical training. Her work supports the development of surgical capacity in resource-constrained settings through the university's academic hospital system.

As a core faculty member at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital—one of Africa's busiest trauma centers—she contributes to undergraduate medical training and postgraduate surgical specialization programs under the University of the Witwatersrand's medical faculty structure.