Dr. Shafeeqa Mayet

Shafeeqa Mayet is a South African anaesthesiologist and academic whose work centers on paediatric anaesthesia, perioperative safety, and global surgical outcomes. Affiliated with academic hospitals in Johannesburg, she has contributed to collaborative research published in leading international and regional journals, including The Lancet and the Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Her scholarship reflects a strong commitment to improving perioperative care in resource-constrained settings.

Her research explores critical events in paediatric anaesthesia, postoperative complications, and mortality following surgery in African contexts. As a contributor to the ASOS-Paeds study, she has helped generate vital epidemiological data on surgical outcomes for children across the continent, highlighting systemic gaps and the need for health system strengthening. Additional work examines hypoglycaemia, respiratory events, and perioperative risk factors in children.

Mayet’s publications also include clinically oriented reviews on anaesthesia for children with special needs, patients undergoing chemotherapy, and the pharmacology of psychedelic agents. This blend of large-scale outcomes research and practical clinical guidance underscores her expertise in patient safety, multidisciplinary perioperative management, and education aimed at improving standards of anaesthetic care.