DR. DAVID MICHEL NYE

PERSONAL

South African citizen. Born on 5 August 1955.
Married 1980 to date with 2 sons born in 1982 and 1985

QUALIFICATIONS

MB.ChB. (University of Cape Town), 1979
Dip.Hom. (C.E.D.H.), France, 1994
MFHom (U.K.), 2001

REGISTRATIONS

Health Professions Council of South Africa (Reg no: 0222194MP)
Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa (Reg no: A5263). Registered as an Acupuncturist and a Homeopath
Faculty of Homeopathy (U.K.)
British General Medical Council (Reg no: 6074053)

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

1979: MB.ChB. (University of Cape Town)

Gynaecology, Orthopaedics and Urology at Conradie Hospital 1981-1982.

South African Medical Acupuncture Society (S.A.M.A.S.) Foundation Course in Acupuncture, 1993.

International Diploma in Therapeutic Homeopathy from Centre d’Etudes et de Documentation Homeopathiques (C.E.D.H.) Paris, 1994.

Bach Flower Essences training courses, 1994 and 1996.

Advanced Course in Acupuncture (S.A.M.A.S.), 1997.

Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Body Alignment Technique courses.

Cape Town Drug Counselling Centre, introduced Flower Essences with recovering addicts, 1996-1998.

M.F.Hom (U.K.) Diploma, February 2001.

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support certificate) January 2003

PALS (Paediatric Advanced Life Support certificate) March 2003.

POSITIONS HELD

Chairperson of South African Complementary Medical Association (S.A.C.M.A.) 1998-2004.

Founder member of South African Homeopathic Medical Association (S.A.H.M.A.) established in 1996.

National Secretary, then Treasurer of SAHMA 1996-1998.

Medical adviser and Lecturer, School of Holistic Aromatherapy, Observatory, 1994-2002.

Convenor of the 4th SACMA Congress in Durban, September 2001.

Co-Chairperson of SA Society of Integrative Medicine (S.A.S.I.M.), 2005.

Chairperson W. Cape Regional Committee of Homeopathic Association of SA (H.S.A.), 2005.

MEDIA & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Several articles on Complementary Medicine written for various publications.

Presentations on Complementary Medicine to the SACMA Congress (1998), the Metropolitan Municipal Health Workers of Cape Town, the Congress for Medical Administrators (1999), the Annual GP Congress (2000) and the National Veterinary Congress (2005).

Lecturer on Complementary Medicine to the University of Stellenbosch M Fam Med students (2000), and to the 4th year medical student class annually.

CURRENT SITUATION

In family Integrative Medical practice in Observatory, Cape Town since 1983.