Dr Ashley Naidoo is a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in hand and upper limb surgery. He qualified with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2008 from the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in Durban (UKZN). From 2009 to 2011, Dr Naidoo worked in both rural and urban hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal. He then went on to pursue his passion in orthopaedics between 2012 and 2017, working in Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Stanger and Johannesburg, culminating in him obtaining his Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery from the Colleges of Medicine South Africa in 2017. He also completed his Master of Medicine in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2017 at the University of the Witwatersrand for research in hand surgery.

In 2018, Dr Naidoo, together with his practice partner Dr S. D. Smith, co-founded Gauteng Orthopaedic Associates. Dr Naidoo has travelled extensively to hone his surgical skills, having participated in surgical courses and conferences both locally and abroad. He was privileged to travel to Oxford University Hospitals Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and John Radcliffe Hospital in 2018 for a Hand Surgery Travelling Fellowship.

Dr Naidoo was mentored in Shoulder Arthroscopic surgery by Dr Neil Cable and Dr Dinos Kastanos. He completed the prestigious American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) travelling fellowship in 2023, having visited Hand Surgery Units attached to Harvard, Stanford and Brown Universities, to name a few. Dr Naidoo has also managed patients in the sporting realm, from professional golfers to the Proteas men’s and women’s academy.

Dr Naidoo aims to deliver high-quality service with a smile to his patients and believes in comprehensive, affordable orthopaedic care.