I am Dr Stephen Schmidt, a physician and gastroenterologist. I have been in medical practice since 2000 and have conducted research in drug development for 25 years. I have a sound knowledge of physiology, biochemistry and how it relates to health and disease. I recently relocated from Paarl and now live in Mossel Bay.
My expertise lies in complex medical problem solving. I specialise in diseases of the gut, liver, heart, and pancreas. I have special interest in fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and related conditions (metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance).
I am an educator. I taught students from 3rd to final year level at Stellenbosch University Medical School and ran an ongoing medical education academic club for 12 years. Medicine is a discipline in flux, and major changes are taking place in the approach to health. I believe in disease prevention and disease reversal. The goal is to equip you to determine your own health span and lifespan. We offer the following to adults 18 years and older.
A health assessment is a comprehensive assessment of your health status. This would consist of a consultation, a thorough assessment of your medical history and recommendations with regards to future strategies for disease prevention.
Health assessments usually requires special investigations like X-rays, scans, blood, and stool testing. To be in control of your health, you must know where you stand.
Capsule endoscopy is a video study of the small bowel. If diseases of the small bowel are suspected and no diagnosis could be made by conventional methods, capsule endoscopy might assist.
Capsule endoscopy is done without any admission to hospital or sedation. After following a fluid diet for a day, you spend 20 minutes at my practice during which time you will swallow a small camera that looks like a capsule. At the end of the day, you return the data recorder which captured the images from the camera and the study is complete. The data is downloaded, and I assess the video. Indications for capsule endoscopy:
Should you want to engage me to run an interactive online webinar, please call to arrange. I have a team of experts who would join me on such a webinar to answer your questions and help you understand health and disease prevention. This option is ideal for people like sportsmen and women, disease support groups, health interest groups etc. Whatever you want to know, we will address it.
Examples of groups previously engaged:
Support groups for inflammatory bowel disease, IBS, fibromyalgia, psoriasis, insulin resistance, and fatty liver disease.
