Mr Simon Bellringer

Main Speciality

Orthopaedics

Clinical interests

Arthroscopy
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Dupuytren’s contracture
Ganglion removal operation
Joint pain treatment ( joint injections)
Trigger Finger Release
Soft tissue injuries
Sports injury

Current memberships

Royal College of Surgeons of England
British Society for Surgery of the Hand
International Wrist Arthroscopy Society

Professional Profile

Mr Simon Bellringer completed his medical training at Imperial College School of Medicine and graduated with a Distinction in clinical practice in 2011. He completed basic and higher surgical training in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and in 2021 achieved his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, with a specialist interest in Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Mr Bellringer then carried out two years of upper limb and trauma fellowships in Adelaide, Australia and Kings College Hospital, London. He completed his Diploma in Hand Surgery in 2023 and has been a Consultant at University Hospitals Sussex in Brighton since 2023.

Mr Bellringer’s clinical practice encompasses all aspects of hand and wrist surgery. He has a particular interest in hand and wrist trauma, wrist arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) and wide awake local anaesthetic surgery.

He is currently the lead for research, audit, education and training in the hand and wrist department at University Hospitals Sussex.

Mr Bellringer is a lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and has a keen interest in research and training. He is also involved in the design and supervision of clinical based academic research. In the last two years he has published and presented research on a variety of different hand, wrist, elbow and trauma conditions.

Personal Profile

In his spare time, Mr Bellringer enjoys keeping fit by cycling, playing rugby and spending time with his family and two young children on the South Downs.