Mr Christopher Rees

Mr David Christopher Rees is a renowned consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based in Chelmsford, who specialises in primary total hip replacement, total knee replacement and sports injuries, alongside meniscal and cartilage surgery, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and partial knee replacement. He privately practices for Springfield Hospital and his NHS base is Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.  

Mr Rees is a dedicated practitioner with an esteemed education, having been awarded an ​MBBS in Medicine from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London, and a BSc (Hons) in Biological and Clinical Science from St Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London. He underwent basic training at leading London centres including the Hammersmith Hospital, the Royal Brompton Hospital and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery before commencing specialist training in trauma and orthopaedic surgery. This took place at the internationally-respected Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Middlesex.

Mr Rees went on to gain further knowledge and training via a knee fellowship by the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, and Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. There, he developed his skills in reconstructive knee surgery including arthroscopic cruciate ligament reconstruction, revision knee replacement and computer-assisted knee surgery 

Mr Rees' clinical research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and he also has significant medical and surgical teaching experience. He is an Assigned Educational Supervisor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS Eng) at Broomfield Hospital, where he oversees the training of junior surgeons, while he has also taught on surgical skills courses organised by RCS and lectured on various courses at the RNOH.

He is also a double fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, passing both the FRCS and FRCS (Tr&Orth) examinations, and an active member of various professional associations including the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) and the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA).