Dr Lisa Kaestner Foreshore

Lisa Kaestner Urological Surgeon Cape Town

Lisa Kaestner Urological Surgeon Cape Town provides specialist care in minimally invasive surgery, reconstructive urology, and female urological conditions. She focuses on advanced treatment options, patient comfort, and long-term health.

About Lisa Kaestner Urological Surgeon Cape Town

Dr Lisa Kaestner holds MBChB (Stell), FCUrol (SA), MMed (UCT), and PhD (UCT) qualifications. Her PR Number is 1171542. She specialises in robotic and laparoscopic surgery, kidney stone treatment, urogynaecology, and reconstructive urology.

Dr Kaestner trained at the University of Stellenbosch. She then completed her postgraduate and doctoral studies at the University of Cape Town. In addition, she held leadership roles in reconstructive urology and renal stone disease at Groote Schuur Hospital. She also served as an academic program director at UCT.

In 2022, Dr Kaestner became South Africa’s first female professor of Urology. She currently serves as the secretary of the College of Urology of South Africa.

Specialist Urology Services

Dr Kaestner provides care for a wide range of urological conditions. Her services include specialist treatment for women, kidney stones, urinary tract problems, and complex reconstructive needs.

Urology for Women

Dr Kaestner treats conditions such as incontinence, prolapse, and recurrent urinary tract infections. She also manages complex cases, including urogenital fistula repair and urethral reconstruction after mesh or tape erosion. Furthermore, she performs robotic prolapse surgery, including sacrocolpopexy.

Kidney Stone Management

Dr Kaestner has extensive experience in complex renal stone treatment. She provides minimally invasive removal of large kidney stones and manages stones on retained DJ stents. She also helps prevent recurrent stones through prevention and metabolic assessment for recurrent stone formers.

Reconstructive Urology

Her reconstructive urology services include male and female urethral stricture repair. She also performs bladder augmentation and ureteral stricture repair. In addition, she treats post-tuberculosis ureteric strictures and contracted bladder.

Kidney Surgery

As a DaVinci-accredited robotic surgeon, Dr Kaestner provides robotic partial nephrectomy for kidney tumours. She also performs laparoscopic pyeloplasty for kidney obstruction. In addition, she offers minimally invasive kidney and ureteral stone removal.

General Urology

Dr Kaestner also treats common urological concerns. These include benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), erectile dysfunction, voiding disorders, blood in the urine, and urinary tract infections. She also provides Rezum water vapour therapy for BPH.