Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- a balance between care & comfort
About lila
Lila offers the modern woman the perfect balance between care and comfort. At Lila, Dr. Lindi Murray and Dr. Ilana Johnson offer the full-spectrum of obstetrics, gynaecology and well-woman care, in a luxurious, warm, centred space.
Lila is situated in Vincent Palotti Hospital in the leafy suburb of Pinelands. Our rooms are designed to evoke a sense of calm and well-being. Here, you’ll find practiced care, along with comfort to make every step of your health journey as enjoyable as possible.
Lila’s approach acknowledges your individuality and unique personality and is tailored to meet your needs and expectations. Lila offers safe, contemporary, evidence-based medical care in a non-judgemental and non-clinical environment.
Our Team
Dr. Ilana Johnson
Ilana Johnson obtained her MBChB from the University of Cape Town in 2007. It was during her third year Obstetrics rotation that she first realised her passion for women’s health. She completed her internship in Durban before returning to Cape Town in pursuit of her career in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She’s worked at Mowbray Maternity Hospital and Tygerberg Hospital where she completed her training and became a Fellow of the College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Ilana cares deeply about all aspects relating to women’s health and well-being. Besides for recently giving birth to a baby son this year, Ilana is also a mother to a strong-willed toddler and can fully appreciate the challenges of the pregnancy and delivery journey and so treats her patients with the utmost empathy and meticulous care.
Dr. Lindi Murray
Lindi Murray obtained her MBBCh from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2004. She worked at Mowbray Maternity Hospital before specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology through the University of Cape Town in 2008, rotating through Groote Schuur Hospital, Mowbray Maternity Hospital, GF Jooste and New Somerset Hospital. She became a Fellow of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2012 winning the Daubenton Medal for outstanding results in her final examinations.
At this time she also completed her Masters in Medicine, winning the best dissertation award.
Lindi worked at Tygerberg Hospital for 5 years as a specialist, with extensive involvement in high-risk obstetrics, labour ward management, strategies to prevent adverse outcome in obstetrics as well as student teaching and supervising postgraduate research.
All about you
Dr. Lindi Murray and Dr. Ilana Johnson are both mothers to young children and understand the challenges which a busy lifestyle presents. For this reason we make your every visit as stress-free as possible: we treat our time together as precious, and your need for honest and up-to-date information with respect.
Lila guarantees you first-class treatment from the moment you arrive to when you leave with your new baby. Dr Lindi Murray and Dr Ilana Johnson manage most their births and surgical procedures at Life Vincent Palotti Life Hospital in Pinelands , including both normal births and Caesarean sections. We are proud supporters of natural birth and respect our patients wishes in regards to their birth plan, while remaining strongly grounded in safe, evidence based and contemporary obstetrics.
Our Services
Obstetrics
- Confirmation of pregnancy
- All aspects of antenatal care
- Twin pregnancies
- Natural birth including water birth where possible
- Caesarean Section
- VBAC friendly (at present, only offered after one CS)
- Post partum care
Gynaecology
- Well-woman Clinic
- Abnormal bleeding
- PCOS
- Menopause
- Urinary complaints and pelvic organ prolapse
- Infertility (investigations and ovulation induction)
- Cervical cancer screening (Pap smears) and colposcopy (performed in rooms)
- Minor and major gynaecological surgery including laparoscopy
- Contraception
- IUCD insertion in rooms and with the option of conscious sedation
