Pain medicine, sports medicine & surgical care — all under one roof.
Book an AppointmentI am a Cape Town-based GP practising at the intersection of pain medicine, sports medicine, and surgical care — with over two years of continuous theatre experience alongside leading neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.
I work directly alongside Cape Town's leading neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons. When you need a specialist, I don't send a referral into the void — I make a call. Your context travels with you.
One consistent clinician across pain, sport, surgery, and general medicine — who knows your full story.
Chronic and complex pain management — nerve blocks, spinal injections, peri-operative analgesia. Mentored by Dr Caryn April (FIPP) toward independent interventional practice.
Musculoskeletal injuries, performance medicine, and return-to-sport planning. Affiliated with ASSIC; completing the FIFA Diploma in Sports Medicine.
Direct collaboration with Cape Town's leading neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons — pre-operative assessment, post-operative management, and seamless specialist referral.
Adult primary care — chronic disease management, acute illness, and complex presentations that need more than a standard consult.
Pain is never purely physical. Psychology, physiology, and life context are integrated into every care pathway — coordinated with allied health practitioners.
When you need a neurosurgeon or orthopaedic specialist — I connect you directly, brief them personally, and make sure nothing is lost in translation.
Professional affiliations & training
Most medicine treats symptoms in silos. I exist to close that gap — one clinician who knows your full picture and stays with you from first presentation through rehabilitation.
"I am not a final destination. I am the bridge between where you are and where your care needs to go."
Dr Jonathan de VriesAccepting new patients — pain, sport, surgical coordination, or complex general medicine.
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