Richard completed his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Melbourne in 1993, then trained at St. Vincent’s Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association.

Further post-graduate orthopaedic training was undertaken in both Canada and England in sports medicine, shoulder, elbow and knee surgery.

He is host of a shoulder and elbow fellowship training program, co-ordinator of clinical research in private practice and with Melbourne university, and a design and educational consultant to industry.

Arthroscopic shoulder stabilisation Latarjet procedure SLAP repair Subacromial decompression Rotator cuff repair AC joint reconstruction AC resection Management of frozen shoulder Shoulder and elbow joint replacement Elbow arthroscopy and ligament reconstruction Fracture management Computer-assisted and custom shoulder joint replacements – standard and reverse