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Dr Rentia Fourie is a Cardiothoracic surgeon. She completed her medical degree (MBChB) at the University of Pretoria in 2008 and qualified as a specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery from the University of the Free State in 2017.

Dr Fourie has been a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Steve Biko Academic Hospital since 2018, managing the adult cardiac surgery service and concentrating on registrar training. The University of Pretoria also appointed her as a lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr Fourie works in private practise as part of a cardiac team in the Vaal Triangle and Pretoria. She is a member of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of South Africa and the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr Fourie has many years of experience caring for patients in intensive care. She spent two years as a fellow in Critical Care at Steve Biko Academic Hospital. She is a member of the Critical Care Society of Southern Africa. Dr Fourie is consulting on medicolegal cases and writing medicolegal reports. She is a member and registered practitioner of the South African Medicolegal Association (SAMLA).

She has a keen interest in research and bioethics. She has been involved in several research projects and supervises several MMed research projects at the University of Pretoria. Dr Fourie is a qualified Bioethicist. She obtained her Master's degree in Bioethics and Health Law in 2025 at the University of the Witwatersrand.

She is the author of the blog Heart On My Sleeve: Reflections of a Cardiac Surgeon.