Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MBBS, MD, FRCS Ed (T&O), FRCS Eng, MFSEM, MFLHM, MIoL
Mr Ben Caesar is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and Sussex Orthopaedic Treatment Centre at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath. His clinical practice focuses on trauma, sports injuries and soft-tissue surgery of the knee and shoulder, with particular expertise in knee ligament, meniscal and cartilage injuries, shoulder instability and rotator cuff injuries.
Alongside his NHS career, Ben serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Army Medical Service and has deployed on military operations. His experience in military and civilian trauma has contributed to a particular interest in the care of serving personnel, veterans and the wider Armed Forces community. He established the Chavasse Clinic in Brighton to provide specialist musculoskeletal support for this community.
Research and professional interests
Ben’s research interests include trauma and sports injury, surgical education, healthcare worker wellbeing, psychological safety and compassionate leadership. He has published and presented research in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, sports injury and surgical training.
More recently, his research has focused on burnout and organisational culture in healthcare. Following work examining burnout and wellbeing among UK orthopaedic surgeons, he led the University Hospitals Sussex Compassion for Healthcare Workers programme, evaluating whether compassionate leadership can improve staff wellbeing, psychological safety and workplace culture.
Alongside his surgical practice, Ben has been Clinical Director for the Acute Floor and Armed Forces Lead at University Hospitals Sussex, reflecting his wider interest in clinical leadership, healthcare culture and service improvement.
Clinical interests
Trauma and sports injuries; knee ligament, meniscal and cartilage injuries; shoulder instability and rotator cuff injuries; musculoskeletal care of serving personnel and veterans.