Dr Makgabo John (MJ) Tladi did his undergraduate degree (MBChB) at the University of Limpopo, formally known as MEDUNSA, in 2006. Following this, Dr John Tladi spent his Internship year at Natalspruit Hospital for which he was awarded best intern of 2007. After this Dr John Tladi went on to complete his community service year at Voortrekker Hospital in Limpopo. In 2010 he was then appointed as the Medical Officer at the same hospital.

After his Registrarship at Dr George Mukhari Hospital through Sefako Makgato University (SMU) from 2011 to 2015, he obtained a postgraduate in Orthopaedics in 2016 through the College of South African Medicine. For this, he was deemed the best orthopaedic consultant in the orthopaedic department of SMU. In 2017, Dr MJ Tladi furthered his knowledge and completed his Masters in Orthopaedics before obtaining a foot and ankle fellowship at Linksfield Hospital through Witwatersrand University.

Being involved in the teachings of final year orthopaedics students and preparation of exams at Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, Dr Makgabo John Tladi is submerged into the field of Orthopaedics in the academic community.

After having published roughly seven academic articles and presenting in China, Dubai and Italy for the past 2 years, Dr MJ Tladi is well-versed in his field of Orthopaedic Surgery.