PHYSICIAN CEO 2020 Participant Directory

Precious Phatudi, MD is an Ophthalmologist practicing in the vibrant township of Soweto in Johannesburg,

South Africa.

She is passionate about making quality eye care services accessible and affordable, especially to the marginalized

and underserved communities. She has a keen interest in cornea, anterior segment and refractive surgery and is

determined to make these services available to the community she serves.

Dr Phatudi completed her undergraduate training at the University of Pretoria. On completion of her internship

at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, she received Awards of Excellence in recognition of her leadership and clinical

skills and her commitment to patient care and ‘Batho pele’ (people first) principles. She completed her post

graduate training in Ophthalmology at the University of the Free State where she obtained her MMED

Ophthalmology. She is also a fellow of the College of Ophthalmologists of South Africa.

Dr Phatudi is part of a non-profit, independent organization called Hope for the Blind (HFTB). This team is

dedicated to improving service delivery to the visually impaired and blind people of Limpopo, a province in

South Africa. HFTB, still in its infancy, will use a cross subsidization model to serve patients across the entire

socioeconomic spectrum.

Precious is married to Philip, who is also an Ophthalmologist. They have three adventurous boys and love

spending time and travelling together