Dr Harbury is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with interests in lower limb surgery, including sports knee injuries, knee joint replacement surgery and hip joint replacement surgery.

Dr Harbury commenced his medical training at University of Dundee, 1989 – 1994. Then after working as a junior doctor in England and Scotland he undertook and passed at the first available opportunity his surgical examinations to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (1998). Upon migrating to Australia Richard sat the Australian Medical Council (AMC) examinations for overseas trained doctors before applying for higher surgical training in orthopaedics in Newcastle, NSW. He was appointed to higher surgical training in 2000 and following a period of continuous examination and appraisal finished his final specialist examinations in 2004. Dr Harbury then undertook further training in the specialty of joint replacement of the hip and knee plus sports medicine and ligamentous reconstruction of the knee in Sydney 2004 – 2005.

Richard also undertakes continuous professional development activities under the auspices of the Australian Orthopaedic Association/Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. This is to ensure that his knowledge and skills remain at the cutting edge of orthopaedic knowledge.

Dr Richard Harbury remains involved in the teaching of orthopaedic registrars at Maitland Public Hospital.