| Intro | South African cardio-thoracic surgeon |
| Is |
Surgeon |
| From |
South Africa |
| Type |
Healthcare |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 1984 |
| Age: | 36 years |
Lindiwe Sidali (born 1983) is a South African doctor. She is the first woman to become a cardio-thoracic surgeon in South Africa.
Early years
Sidali was born and brought up in the Eastern Cape. She had her high school education at Rakgatla High School in Wonderkop, North West. Upon completion of her high school education, she received a scholarship from the North West Department of Health to study medicine in Cuba where she obtained a degree as a doctor of Medicine. She is known to have recently completed her Fellowship of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban.
Career
She has been a doctor for ten years. In 2018, she became the first woman to become a cardio-thoracic surgeon in South Africa.