About Us
Meet the team of dedicated doctors providing fibroid treatment across South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana.
Thanks to advanced, modern medical technology, many women across the continent now have access to a minimally invasive solution for uterine fibroids: Fibroid Embolisation. This uterus-sparing procedure targets fibroids directly, offering an effective and recognised treatment option for those experiencing symptoms without the need for major surgery.
Meet Our Doctors
Dr Andrew Lawson
MBChB (WITS), FC Rad (SA), DIAG, Colleges of Medicine
Dr Andrew Lawson | Specialist Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist
Dr. Lawson qualified as a doctor at the University of the Witwatersrand and trained in Radiology at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.
He received expert training in uterine fibroid embolisation while at the Royal Surrey Hospital in England, and spent a further year in Australia gaining experience in diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
He was lead author and research director of the UFE service offered at Groote Schuur and Tygerberg hospitals in Cape Town.
He is the co-ordinator of the Fibroid Care initiative and offers uterine fibroid embolisation to patients across the sub-continent
Fibroid Care offers Embolisation in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
Fibroid Care is a collective of fibroid treatment specialist services in Southern Africa, run by Dr. Andrew Lawson. Our consultancy and collective resources are designed to create awareness for this procedure as an excellent alternative to surgery for women suffering from fibroids. Whilst our fibroid treatment specialist services are in Uterine Fibroid Embolisation, we are well-positioned to work with you to help make the correct treatment choice for your unique situation.
Dr Nigel Hacking
BSc, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
Interventional Radiologist/Image Guided Surgeon. Dr Nigel Hacking is a Consultant Radiologist at Southhampton University Hospital. He was one of the UK Pioneers in UFE commencing in 1997.
In 1998 he set up Fibroid Caribbean, based out of Trinidad and Barbados. In 2009 he helped set up the Fibroid centre at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya and has performed over 250 UFE procedures there. He is working with a South African team of Interventional Radiologists to expand UFE into several centres in South Africa, as well as helping set up UFE centres in Namibia, Botswana and several other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. He has performed over 2500 UFE procedures to date and he is now one of the most experienced practitioners of UFE in the world.
Need Information on Fibroids Treatment?
At Fibroid Care, we specialise in uterine fibroid embolisation(UFE), a safe minimally invasive alternative to surgery.
We are available to guide you through the process, answer your questions and help you make an informed decision.
Reach out to today for expert advice, or book a consultation to discuss the symptoms and treatment in more detail.