Meet the team
Dr Wilhelm Scholtz Wiggett
Qualifications:
MBChB (Pret) FCS (SA) MMED (Surg) (Pret)
Specialities:
General Surgeon
Mr Wiggett is a specialist general surgeon with interests in breast surgery and breast cancer, varicose veins and thyroid surgery.
Having completed his medical degree at the University of Pretoria in 1999, he spent some time in the United Kingdom before returning to South Africa to complete his general surgical training becoming a Fellow of the College of Surgeon of South Africa in 2008 and completed his Masters of Surgery in 2009.
Mr Wiggett relocated to Warrnambool, joining WPRS in 2019 from Pretoria, South Africa leaving behind a busy private, and a busy Vein clinic which he cofounded that provided surgical and non-surgical options for varicose vein treatment. He also enjoys teaching and formed part of the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) faculty as an instructor for trauma.
He currently consults patients at WPRS in Warrnambool and Mt Gambier, operating privately at St John of God Warrnambool and publicly at South West Health care Warrnambool and Camperdown.
His interest includes aviation and spending time with his family, wife Charlene and children Luke and Kian.