HE COULD have retired years ago, but somehow Dr John Callaghan never got around to it – he was too busy and his patients needed him. Besides, he loves his work so much he can’t imagine doing anything else.
Decades have come and gone and although he’s now hit the grand old age of 96, the Pretoria ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon has no plans to hang up his stethoscope.
He’s believed to be the country’s oldest practising doctor and even after 70 years on the job every day still brings an opportunity to make a difference, he says.
“I’ve never regretted going into medicine,” John says. “I’ve enjoyed every moment of it. Medicine is a holy science. People come to you with
