Cost and Payment information:

Cost, 1st consult:	Medical aid rates, (approx R1,000)
Payment options for consults, if you have a savings account or authorisation:	Practice claims from medical aid
Contracted Medical Aids:	Most medical aids
Note: This information is here as a guideline, and needs to be confirmed by patient at time of making appointment. Not all medical aids are accepted by all doctors. Consult fees can include tests and other extras. Do you have more accurate information? Let us know!

Contact details:

Address 1:	Suite 34, Netcare Pretoria East Hospital, Cnr Garsfontein & Netcare Rds Moreleta Park, 012 993 2555
Website:	https://www.oncology-sa.co.za/
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More about Dr Gem George-Tharakan

Dr Gem Elizabeth George-Tharakan completed her undergraduate training in Medicine at UNITRA, current WSU, Eastern Cape. She fulfilled her internship in the Western Cape, at 2 Military Hospital. She thereafter returned to the Eastern Cape where she did her community service and worked as a medical officer. It was during that time that she developed a passion for Haematology. She relocated to Pretoria where she completed her postgraduate training in Haematopathology at the University of Pretoria, she worked and lectured as a specialist consultant for two years after which she relocated again to super specialize as a Clinical Haematologist at Tygerberg Hospital, Capetown. She currently works at Pretoria East Hospital and Witbank, while based at Middelburg, Mpumalanga.

Dr George-Tharakan has an interest in both benign and malignant haematological disorders, treating patients encompassing this spectrum with the newest and most affordable therapies available in the market. She has also been a member of MASAC, the South African Haemophilia Fund (SAHF), the South African Society of Haematologists (SASH) and the European Society of Clinical Cell Analysis (ESCCA).

In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, writing, cooking, and travelling.

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