Her story
From the emergency room to Medicus.
“My goal at every consultation is simple: to make sure you feel seen and heard.”Dr Eltanin James
Dr James qualified as a medical doctor at Stellenbosch University in 2022. After two years of internship in Cape Town, she spent her community service year in emergency medicine. Here she saw first-hand what poor access to primary healthcare does: patients arriving gravely ill with conditions that could have been treated simply, and much earlier, if seeing a doctor had been easier.
Medicus is her answer to that. A practice built around one idea: a thorough, unhurried consultation with a doctor should be within reach of anyone in South Africa, from home, at a time they choose. That same experience shifted her focus from emergency medicine to primary care, with an emphasis on preventative medicine.
She is an HPCSA-registered doctor and practises in accordance with South African telemedicine guidelines.