Simon Bellringer

MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FEBHS
Consultant Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon

Specialties

All aspects of hand and wrist surgery.

Specialist interest in wrist arthroscopy, distal radius fractures and complex upper limb trauma in multiply injured patients (Polytrauma).

All types of upper limb trauma. 

Current Posts

Consultant Orthopaedic Hand, Wrist and Polytrauma Surgeon: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

Training and Qualifications

Qualified – 2011 - Imperial College School of Medicine London
Core and Higher Surgical Training – Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Additional Qualifications – BSc (1st Class Hon), European Diploma in Hand Surgery
Fellowships – Adelaide (Australia); Kings College London (UK) 

Professional Interests

Local service – Improving patient experience of awake surgery and safety using virtual fracture clinics.
Research – Wrist and Elbow Trauma Management, Patient Care Pathways for Lower Limb Trauma, Wrist Biomechanics and Arthroplasty.
Exploring – Increased use wide awake local anaesthetic no tourniquet (WALANT) practice in an outpatient setting.
Teaching – Advanced Trauma and Life Support Instructor, Faculty on Regional and National Postgraduate Courses.

Personal Interests

Simon is married to a GP. They have 2 children. He enjoys keeping fit by cycling over the Sussex downs and spending time in the great outdoors with his family.