Doctor on board at Medix Pharmacy

The staff and management at Medix Pharmacy is proud to welcome on board the dashing and well educated

Dr. Norge Escobar as part of our multidisciplinary team. Together, we aim to provide the best health care

possible to all our patients and hope to make a positive impact within the community.

Doctor Escobar graduated at University of Camaguey, Cuba in 1989 (Medical Degree). He completed his community

service in Kasama/Mbala General Hospital (Zambia).He then went on to acquire a Family Medicine Specialist degree

between 1992 and 1995. In early 1996 he started working at the Limpopo rural communities of Aganang municipality

and continued for 8 years thereafter. In 2003 he joined the Pietersburg-Mankweng provincial complex for a ten year period.

In 2014 he moved to Johannesburg where he practiced at the Jabulani Hospital for one year. He later went on to join the

ER / International SOS where he is still currently practising as well.

During this time he had the opportunity to acquire an endless number of skills that were very necessary to meet with the

health need of the different communities, namely:

Managing emergencies of all kinds, doing ward rounds to hospitalised patients, deliveries of babies by normal or Caesarean Section,

treating orthopaedic, paediatric, chronic conditions, administrative work as acting Medical Manager, administering general anaesthesia

and critical care (ICU) to ill patients, attending to renal patients and dialysis, treating medical emergencies ,performing all kinds of

medical tests such as biopsies and bone marrow aspirations, management of Obstetric emergencies as C/Sections, ectopic pregnancies,

flying patients around the country (Helicopter), and around Africa on fixed wind aircrafts as well as working with the ER team at the

different emergency units in Gauteng Province.

Courses updates:

BLS,ACLS,AIME,ATLS,ANLS,PALS,Ventilation Adults and Paediatrics.

Doctor is contracted to all medical aids and will be consulting between 12 noon and 20h00 daily.

Doctor will also avail himself after hours on weekends provided there are no emergencies

Regards

The Medix Team

Tel: 011 672 0590/1

Fax: 011 472 6034

Email: info@medixx.co.za