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Thrive Orthopaedics — Dr Jurek Pietrzak

Meet Dr Pietrzak

Dr Jurek Pietrzak

Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon with a particular interest in hip and knee surgery, joint reconstruction, robotic-assisted surgery and complex joint replacement.

Portrait of Dr Jurek Pietrzak

Dr Pietrzak's work brings together private clinical practice, academic medicine, surgical teaching, international fellowship training and scientific research.

He is a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Arthroplasty Unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and has a longstanding association with the University of the Witwatersrand, where he teaches and trains orthopaedic surgeons and supervises postgraduate research.

For patients, that experience means care grounded in current evidence — explained clearly, with time to understand your options.

Education and qualifications

MBBCh
University of the Witwatersrand, 2003
FC Orth (SA)
Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, 2012
MMed (Orthopaedic Surgery)
University of the Witwatersrand, 2021 — passed with distinction

International fellowships

  • Senior Clinical Fellowship in Hip and Knee Surgery, University College Hospital London, 2017
  • Fellowship training in knee soft tissue, sports and reconstruction surgery, Johannesburg
  • National Arthroplasty Fellowship, Smith & Nephew Arthroplasty Academy
  • SAOA and German Orthopaedic Association travelling fellowship, Germany
  • American-British-Canadian (ABC) Fellowship, United States

Research and publications

Dr Pietrzak has authored or co-authored numerous scientific publications and textbook chapters, including internationally published work on robotic-assisted knee surgery. His research has received academic and scientific recognition. Topics include:

Robotic-assisted total knee replacementTotal and direct anterior hip replacementRevision joint replacementHip preservation and arthroscopyPeriprosthetic joint infectionFunctional recovery after joint surgeryOutcomes of joint replacement in South African patients
See his publications on ResearchGate ↗

Professional leadership

  • Chairman, Southern Gauteng Branch of the South African Orthopaedic Association
  • Secretary, South African Arthroplasty Society
  • Secretary, South African Society of Hip Preservation
  • Section Editor for Hips, South African Orthopaedic Journal
  • Associate Editor, Orthopaedic Section, Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa
  • Member, International Society of Hip Preservation Research Committee (2025)
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