Mr Matthew Ricks

Mr Matthew Ricks

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

BSc, MBBS MSc Trauma Surgery, MSc Adv HCP, FRCS (Tr & Ortho)

"I am delighted to join the team at Spire with their fantastic reputation and the opportunity to deliver a high level of care and support to my patients."


Specialises in

  • Shoulder surgery
  • Elbow surgery
  • Hand and wrist surgery
  • Soft tissue and sports injuries to the upper limb
  • Trauma and tertiary trauma to the upper limb

Languages spoken

English, French

I am a specialist fellowship-trained Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in the Shoulder, Elbow and Hand. I practice across Eastbourne and Hastings hospitals providing care for Sussex and specialise in the comprehensive management of all conditions affecting the upper limbs.

I have a first class honours BSc and two Masters degrees in the area of Orthopaedics. Originally qualifying from St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital in 2007, I underwent specialist training in the Wessex region.

Having been awarded the BESS travelling shoulder fellowship and the Watanabe Travelling fellowship, I was able to visit leading surgeons around the world developing an interest in Arthroscopic and Arthroplasty surgery. With international fellowships in France, Australia and the UK, I received extensive training in surgical best practice, while consistently keeping apace with the latest surgical techniques. Following a fellowship in Wrightington covering Shoulder, Elbow and Hands I was appointed a consultant at the unit.

After four years of consultancy at the unit the opportunity arose to move back to Sussex where I am originally from and my family are. I then took up a Consultancy at East Sussex Healthcare Trust. As a Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder, Elbow and Hand Surgeon at East Sussex Healthcare Trust, I handle complex cases of the Upper Limb.

I have held committee positions in the European Shoulder and Elbow society and the British Hand society.

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General Medical Council Number: 6160692

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Matthew Ricks at Spire include:

Orthopaedics - elbow and shoulder

Orthopaedics - hand and wrist

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Additional information

Elbow surgery
Hand surgery
Medico-legal
Osteoarthritis
Shoulder surgery
Soft tissue injuries
Sports injury
Upper limb surgery
Wrist surgery

MBBS / Barts and The London School of Medicine / 2006
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MBBS is an undergraduate degree by competing which the student becomes eligible to practice as a doctor or a physician.


Professional memberships

The British Society of Surgery of the Hand

British Elbow and Shoulder Society

European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow

European Wrist Arthroscopy Society

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

I am married with three young children and at every opportunity we will be out walking the dog. I am a passionate sports fan – loving football, rugby and cycling.