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Paediatrics

Dr van Lill, Riaan

telephone

058 624 3142

Email Address

busamed@malutidoc.co.za

Address

Suite GF 06,
Busamed Harrismith Private Hospital

Qualifications:

MBChB, University of the Free State, FC PAED (SA), Colleges of Medicine, SA

About Dr van Lill:

Dr Riaan van Lill, one of our paediatricians, was born in Randburg, Gauteng, before moving to Western Cape, at an early age where he attended Welgemoed Primary School. He later moved to Bloemfontein in 1980 and completed his secondary education at Grey College.

Dr van Lill’s journey into Medicine commenced in 1987 at the University of the Free State, where he graduated for his MBChB in 1992, after which he began his internship at a 700 bed Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital Complex. He became a Medical Officer at Klerksdorp / Tshepong Hospital Complex from 1993 – 1995.

In 1996 – 2000 he became a Registrar in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, during which he also completed his Fellowship in the Paediatric Department with the University of Free State FC Paed (S.A) College of Medicine, in 1999.

In 2000 Dr van Lill joined the Maluti Paediatric Private Practice, situated in Bethlehem, Eastern Free State. The Maluti Paediatric Practice is the biggest and only paediatric group in the Eastern Free State, which manages and oversees Busamed Harrismith Private Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care and Paediatric Units, including the management of older children admitted in the Intensive Care Unit. The Practice also does our daily consultations where a variety of ambulatory paediatrics is conducted.

Dr Riaan van Lill, with 30 years of experience in Paediatric Medicine, has a special interest in Neonatology, ADHD, management of HIV infected children, developmental and scholastic disorders. He has completed his PALS course twice successfully and is GALEN certified for HIV management. He is also fully updated with his Continued Medical Education and currently has more than 100 active CEU points. As part of being a paediatrician, he continuously provides medical talks to general practitioners on relevant topics and is part of the intern training program at the Eastern Free State Regional Hospitals.

With his years of experience, he has acquired professional membership with the SA Society of Travel Medicine, HIV Clinicians Society, ALLSA, SA Paediatric Association and Paediatric Management Group, Medical Protection Society and BIG registration in the Netherlands (since 2003).

Besides living his passion as a well-qualified general paediatrician, he enjoys long distance running, reading, DIY work, golf and keeping his wife happy. Dr van Lill practices together with the Maluti Paediatric Practice at Busamed Harrismith Private Hospital.