Jae Rhee

Consultant Shoulder & Upper Limb Surgeon

Jae Rhee BSc. MBBS. FRCS Eng. (Tr&Orth)

Jae Rhee qualified from the Royal Free and University College London Medical School in 2003. He completed his surgical training in the highly regarded Middlesex & UCL Hospitals before moving to Shropshire in 2008. He undertook specialist training in Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery on the reputable Oswestry/Stoke programme, where he gained a range of experience and knowledge in Shoulder & Upper Limb Surgery working with reputable surgeons in the region.

Following the award of FRCS (Tr& Orth) in 2012, he further pursued specialist Shoulder Training under the care of Carlos Cobiella at the Shoulder Unit in University College London Hospital, and the Shoulder Unit at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. He expanded his expertise by undertaking a second Upper Limb Fellowship at the Hand & Wrist Unit in Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London. He was also awarded the EFORT fellowship where he spent time at the internationally renowned Karolinska Sports Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2014, he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder & Upper Limb Surgeon at the Princess Royal Hospital Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals NHS Trust, where he undertakes elective and emergency surgery for all aspects of Shoulder, Elbow and Hand disorders. He enjoys all aspects of Shoulder surgery, including the teatment of Sports related injuries, arthritis and fractures. He has particularly developed a specialist expertise in arthroscopic surgery.

As an honorary lecturer at the Institute of Sports Exercise and Health at University College London, he finds education and teaching equally important. As well as training and mentoring medical students and trainee surgeons, he is a regular faculty and examiner on regional and national courses, as well as being on the selection panel for national surgical trainee recruitment.

Jae is married with three children, who take up most of his spare time. His hobbies include rugby, golf and swimming.