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Dr Nischk completed his BSc Human Life Sciences degree at Stellenbosch University in 2008. After travelling and working abroad, he furthered his studies at WITS, where he completed his BSc Hons and MBBCh degree in 2019.

After completing his internship at Edendale, Greys and Northdale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, he then completed his Community Service at East Boom Community Health Centre in Pietermaritzburg in 2022.

Shaun’s medical special interests include acute care medicine, orthopaedics and family medicine.

Shaun is a family man. In his free time you will find him spending time with his family outdoors, on the golf course, running or enjoying a great passion of his; fishing. Shaun and his wife Adelle have two children, William and Anna.

Dr Sam Lindsay studied medicine at Tuks, completing her MBChB in 2002. After her internship, she spent 17 years living in Rustenburg. There she worked for five years in public health, before transitioning to private GP practice, where she also assisted in surgery, and worked in procedural sedation and pain management, obtaining post-graduate certification in this area. During this time, she married her wonderful husband, Sean, and had three gorgeous children: Chris, Kay-Anne and Jono.

In December 2020 – just before the beaches were closed in the second Covid wave – Dr Lindsay and her family made the KZN Midlands their new home. Upon arrival, she briefly worked at the Ketamine Clinic and Taylor’s Halt government clinic before finding her place in several local practices on a part-time basis.

Dr Lindsay’s philosophy centres on holistic patient care, addressing not only physical ailments but also nurturing mental and emotional well-being.

When she’s not at work, you will find Dr Lindsay busy connecting with her family and friends, reading or doing something musical. Actually, you’ll probably hear her singing or whistling to herself while she’s at work too!

Dr David Palframan grew up in Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal and matriculated from Durban High School before completing his MBChB at the University of Cape Town, graduating in 2021. He holds additional accreditation in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), and has received training in basic emergency ultrasound.

He completed his internship at the Pietermaritzburg Hospital Complex in KwaZulu-Natal, followed by his community service year at Prince Albert Hospital in the Karoo. After this, Dr Palframan opened a general practice in Prince Albert with his wife, Ché, who worked alongside him as his practice manager. They worked together for a year before relocating to the Midlands in June 2025. He joined HMCD in September 2025. His clinical interests include acute care medicine, family medicine and HIV care.

Having recently moved to Howick in 2026, Dr Palframan is keen to become actively involved in the local community. Outside of medicine, he enjoys learning about the natural sciences and wildlife, reading — particularly fantasy — and staying active through squash and other racquet sports. He and his wife share their home with four cats, who keep them thoroughly entertained.