Ben Lankester
Orthopaedics, Knee Unit
Professional profile
Ben Lankester is a specialist knee surgeon at Circle Bath and
has been a consultant since 2007. After training in
Oxford, Bath and Bristol, he completed fellowship training in
arthroscopic knee cartilage surgery, ligament reconstruction and
all types of knee replacement surgery.
He has an active interest in teaching and research, and reviews
articles for "The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery" and "The
Knee".
Mr Lankester is regularly visited by surgeons from the UK and
abroad to observe partial knee replacement surgery. He also
teaches other surgeons on specialist knee surgery courses.
He is Honarary Secretary of the South West Orthopaedic Club.
Personal profile
He spends the majority of his spare time with his young family,
and enjoys cycling, running, triathlon and occasional golf.
Current NHS or research position
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Yeovil District
Hospital.
Year of first medical qualification
1995
Special clinical interests
- Arthroscopic (keyhole) knee surgery
- Cruciate ligament reconstruction
- Partial and total knee replacement
- Patella (kneecap) stabilisation
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies
- British Association for Surgery of the Knee
- British Orthopaedic Association
- British Hip Society
- British Trauma Society