I trained as a physician in London after Peace Corps teaching (VSO) in the jungles of Sarawak, Borneo.I intended to become a surgeon but was side-tracked into anatomy after writing "Clinical Anatomy of Practical Procedures". This led to a British Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Iowa in 1976. I was Clinical Anatomist at UCL(London)for 15 years and then held the same post at The University of Cambridge before moving to Warwick in 2007. I am a Life Fellow of Girton College,Cambridge and also do 2 days a week in "real metropolitan inner-city medicine" as as an NHS GP.I worked as an anatomical consultant for WHO in Alexandria, and have examined and lectured doctors and surgeons worldwide.Since 1993 I've been Professor at SGU,Grenada where I'm known for my passions of Scuba ,jungle hiking and lecturing on the history of art.Also since 2005 I have been Extraordinary Professor at Pretoria University where one of my co-authors works.In 1997 I was awarded the BMA electronic publishing prize and the IAMS prize for the "Interactive Skeleton CD-ROM". In 2005 with Craven & Lumley we won "The Richard Asher Prize" of the Royal Society of Medicine,London for the best new medical text book .My major educational contributions include the McMinn "Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy" now in its 6th edition and with Prof.Jamie Weir "Imaging Atlas of Human Anatomy" in its 4th edition. In 2006 the American Assoc. of Clinical Anatomists recognized my contributions as its "Honoured Member" - for authorship of anatomical textbooks and electronic resources in many languages" In 2007 I moved to Warwick post-graduate medical school where I was awarded the top teaching award (WATE - award)in my first year.I received an educational grant of 2.0 million dollars from government with which I have recently set up the West Midlands Surgical Training Centre which is a cadaver operative suite and plastinate teaching centre for international health professionals.Awarded nthe FHEA and national teaching fellowship 2011 and in 2012 was anatomical adviser to "Leonardo-anatomist" an exhibition at Buckingham palace where I lectured. Since 2016 I have been visiting Prof at LKC NTU Md School Singapore setting up new anatomy dept and involved with work on Michelangelo ( see Michelangelo "Sculptor in Bronze " book and since Covid working as consultant to Brunel university medical school , UK due to open in 2021.

Richard is an internationally recognised clinical anatomist who is known for his award winning teaching and his ability to think differently. He holds several high level positions including Professor and Head of Clinical Anatomy and Imaging at Warwick Medical School, Lead for Applied Surgical Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Director of Clinical Anatomy Education for the West Midlands Surgical Training Centre and co-Director of Stribe Ltd. His experience spans medical and surgical education and course design, assessment and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.