Professional Biography
Mr Jae Rhee is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health (ISEH) and Honorary Lecturer through the ISEH’s partnership with University College London. He qualified from the Royal Free University College London School of Medicine with Honors and completed his basic surgical training on the Middlesex/UCH circuit and higher specialist orthopaedic training on the reputable Stoke/Oswestry training program. Mr Rhee undertook further Shoulder & Elbow fellowship training at University College Hospital London while completing a Hand & Wrist fellowship at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital London.
At his NHS Trust, the Princess Royal Hospital, he leads in developing the upper limb department, providing innovative specialist shoulder treatment for his patients as a shoulder and upper limb consultant. Mr Rhee, is the dedicated team doctor to London Saracens RFC and also works in close collaboration with the Lilleshall International Sports Centre, home to the English Institute of Sports, as well as treating elite sports person from the English Ice Hockey Association and PGA European Golf Tour.
Mr Jae Rhee has core expertise and a specialist interest in arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery, shoulder joint replacement surgery and sports related injuries to the shoulder, wrist and hand, including novel techniques in rotator cuff injuries and arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery for acromio-clavicular injuries.
He has published widely and has several contributions to orthopaedic surgery textbooks, and is an invited reviewer for a number of international journals including Bone & Joint Journal. He is a regular faculty and examiner on regional and national courses, as well as lecturing MSc. Students at UCL. He organises several national training courses accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons, and co-convenes the London Shoulder Meeting which is the largest independent shoulder and elbow conference in the UK.