Dr Ashmika Gokhul

Dr Gokhul is a Specialist Paediatrician in Private practice at Life the Crompton hospital and has admission rights at Netcare St Augustine’s, Life Westville and Netcare Parklands Hospitals.
Her love and passion for Paediatrics is quite evident in her demeanour. She practices current evidence-based medicine and her aim is to minimise the anxiety of parents and their children whilst guaranteeing that her standards of medical excellence is continuously met. Dr Gokhul empowers parents with information and advice, changing their perception about illnesses and creating awareness that leads to a better understanding of their child’s health.
She obtained her Medical degree in 2006, Diploma in child heath in 2010, Specialist degree as a Paediatrician in 2014 and her Masters in Medicine in 2016. She has vast amount of experience in all General and Intensive care (ICU) conditions for both neonatal and paediatric patients as well medicolegal experience as she served as an expert opinion paediatrician for medicolegal litigation cases. Dr Gokhul did her specialist training at all the state regional,tertiary,quaternary hospitals in Durban. She worked as specialist paediatrician in the Paediatric Intensive care unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli hospital and the Neonatal unit at Stanger hospital before venturing full time into private practice.
Her rooms are child friendly: cheerful, bright and welcoming with sensory stimulation and educational toys/books to keep the babies/children occupied whilst waiting for their appointment.
The practice accepts all medical aids/hospital insurance plans and charges medical aid rates. The practice also accepts cash for private patients.
Comprehensive and holistic services offered by the practice include but is not limited to the following:
Management of all acute and/or chronic Paediatric or Neonatal conditions
Newborn attendance at Caesarean sections or Vaginal deliveries
Well baby checks and Preventative care including Vaccinations and Growth developmental assessments
Neonatal and Paediatric intensive care.
Co-management and Referral to subspecialist paediatricians or allied teams when necessary
Medical emergency consults (during office hours via rooms, afterhours via casualty department)

Name of Owner: Ashmika Gokhul
Company Name: Dr Ashmika Gokhul Specialist Pediatrician
Area: Durban and Pinetown
Phone Number: : 031 701 2000 or 031 737 3089
Email Address: : specialistpaed@drgokhul.com
Website: www.specialistpaed.co.za