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Timothy Craig Hardcastle
University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban University of Technology, Health Professionals Council of South Africa, Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal
Research areas: Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Trauma Management and Diagnosis · Global Health and Surgery
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About
I am a Trauma Surgeon and Critical Care specialist in South Africa, doing clinical research and systems research in Trauma and Critical Care
Employment
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University of KwaZulu-Natal Adjunct Full Professor2025 - Present
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University of KwaZulu-Natal Honorary Associate Professor2022 - 2025
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Durban University of Technology Honorary Research Professor2020 - Present
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Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal Chief Specialist and Director2019 - Present
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Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal Principal Surgeon / Deputy Director2008 - 2018
Education
- 2010 - 2013
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Health Professionals Council of South Africa Trauma Surgery accreditation2007 - 2007
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University of Stellenbosch Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences MMed (Chir)1998 - 2002
- 1998 - 2002
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University of Stellenbosch Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences MBChB1989 - 1995
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (234)
- Procalcitonin-Informed Decision-Making in Abdominal and Emergency Surgery: A WSES Position Paper Save
- Global Disparity Within the Management of Traumatic Abdominal Vascular Injuries: Analysis of a Global Dataset Save
- Reply to Letter to the Editor: From General Preparedness to Injury‐Pattern‐Specific Trauma Resource Planning Save
- The Start of a Good Innings, 50 Years of Intensive Care Medicine Save
- Chapter 2 Reporting Guidelines (EQUATOR) and ethics in publishing Save
- Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026) Save
- Guidelines for essential trauma care: from recommendation to implementation across all countries of varied income levels Save
- Shock index in a rural setting: Can it predict mortality? A retrospective audit in two central hospitals in Limpopo Province, South Africa Save
- (Abstract) Surgical Handover Core Outcome Measures (SH-CORE): a core outcome set for trials in surgical handover Save
- Mind the gap: a 20-year review of surgical academic publications: strengths and opportunities Save
- Emergency medical services in the Limpopo province: Is there a need for change and is trauma different? Save
- Correlation of clinical and radiological findings in patients with spinal trauma at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital Save
- Editorial commentary: Abbreviated laparotomy: advantages and disadvantages in South African practice Save
- Response to: Stopping the bleed when tourniquets cannot: a technique for Foley catheter balloon compression in trauma Save
- The economic burden of traumatic brain injury at Pietersburg Hospital, Limpopo Province: a retrospective micro-costing study Save
- Road crashes: a scourge on African lives! Save
- A comparison of presenting symptoms and signs to CT-angiogram and contrast swallow in penetrating neck injury Save
- A retrospective review of the management and outcome of patients with retained intrathoracic foreign bodies Save
- Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) Blast Injury Clinical Practice Guideline: Genito‐Urinary Trauma Save
- Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Trauma and Intensive Care (ERATIC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society and International Association of Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) Recommendations: Paper 1: Initial Care—Pre and Intraoper… Save