The African Sports Science Institute Clinic is an orthopaedic surgery and sports science practice based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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ASSIC is a pioneering technology-based sports science company. We provide the tools to assist in a speedy and accurate referral of orthopaedic surgery cases as well as in personal fitness management for individuals and professional athletes.
ASSIC is also committed to providing a platform to promote collaboration between an African network of specialist orthopaedic surgeons. Another focus is the provision of an education portal for both the general public and for professionals to promote engagement, discussion and dissemination of the latest surgical techniques and procedures.
To empower individuals using a scientifically validated approach to improve and standardise the infrastructure tools to assess, manage and improve the quality of health.
To improve health with an individual-driven initiative taking the responsibility and ownership to reach optimal well-being with a scientifically validated approach.
Dr M Y Hassan was inducted into the South African Hall of Fame in 2003, with the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning National Springbok rugby team, for his scientific & sports medical contribution as team Sports physician. He attained his medical degree, MBChB (UCT), and found interest in sports medicine. He graduated with an MPHIL Sports Medicine (UCT) degree and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery degree FC Orth (SA) through UCT later in his life. At the Sports Science Institute SA, he worked with Prof Tim D Noakes and published an article on post-exercise cardiac fatigue.
During his sports science career, he worked with athletes that ranged from sedentary active to elite athletes. While consulting with the SA Protea cricket team, he published a book, “Cricket IQ”, at the time of the Cricket World Cup, hosted in SA (2003).
In the sport of rugby, he was the Stormers & Western Province’s rugby doctor and subsequently became the National Springbok Rugby Doctor (2004-2007). He developed screening, injury prevention, and injury management strategies, scientifically quantified exercise parameters, and reinforced the concept of periodisation in preparation for the Rugby World Cup in 2007. He successfully led the sports science medical team in contributing to the team’s 2007 Rugby World Cup win in Paris. Dr. Hasan was also inaugurated in the South Africa Hall of Fame in 2023 for his contribution to sports science.
Johannesburg-born Professor Errol Holland qualified as a doctor from the University of Cape Town in 1972. This was followed by attaining his postgraduate specialist degree in Internal Medicine at Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg. He was then awarded a one-year fellowship at the George Town University Medical Center, Washington DC, and completed a second year in the United States as a Senior Research Fellow at the Jerome F Holland Research Facility of the American Red Cross, carrying out research on blood platelets.
He then returned to the University of Cape Town where he attained his PhD and registration in the subspecialty of Clinical Haematology. During his subsequent career, he has worked in the Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit of Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, the Deanery of the Faculty of Heath Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand and has held senior positions within the Gauteng Department of Health. He took a position as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the University of Limpopo on 1 April 2009. From 2015 to March 2018 he served as a consultant with the Foundation for Professional Development, an organization involved in training in the private sector. He is also a board member of the Foundation for Human Rights.
He has committed himself to the struggle for Justice and Human Rights since his days as a student and played a role within the progressive health sector throughout his professional career. The resolution of the inequities within the health dispensation remains top priority.
Qualifications: BSc. SES (UWC) BSc. (HONS) Biokinetics (UWC)
Shaun qualified as a Biokineticist at the University of the Western Cape in 2010 and completed his internship at the same institution in 2011. He is a keen MTB and road cyclist and enjoys all sporting codes. Shaun’s interests lie in orthopaedics and high performance, chronic disease intervention and general fitness and wellbeing. He has been involved in research at the University of the Western Cape and is currently a lecturer and clinical supervisor. Shaun’s goals are to grow the Biokinetics field by informing the public about the benefits of Biokinetics and expand his business in all his interested facets of Biokinetics.
Professor of Sport Science and Biokinetics at University of Johannesburg.
Dr M Y Hassan is an Orthopaedic surgeon FC Orth (SA) and sports physician in Cape Town, South Africa. He attained his medical degree, MBChB (UCT), and found interest in sports medicine. He graduated with a MPHIL Sports Medicine (UCT) degree and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery degree FC Orth (SA) through UCT later in his life. At the Sports Science Institute SA, he worked with Prof Tim D Noakes and published an article on post exercise cardiac fatigue.
In the sport of rugby, he was the Stormers & Western Province’s rugby doctor and subsequently became the National Springbok Rugby Doctor (2004-2007). He developed screening, injury prevention and injury management strategies, scientifically quantified exercise parameters and reinforced the concept of periodisation in preparation for the rugby world cup in 2007. He successfully led the sports science medical team in contributing to the team’s 2007 rugby world cup win in Paris.
