The Real Anatomist

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to Muscles of the human body.  Including a muscle normally found in a dolphin found in a patient of the Robsons.  Anatomical facts to make your eyes pop. Comparative anatomy - caterpillars, whales,  Dr Barlow the man who identified Dr Robsons talent and how the journey started.  Fascinating true stories. Dr David Robson is a practicing Anatomist who lives and works...

Send us Fan Mail Dr David does an introduction to ligaments. Did you know we had 900 of them ! We dig deep into anatomical history, specifically Herophilus (335–280 BC) who put into place the building blocks of what became modern day medicine. The two Scots brothers John (1728–1793) and William Hunter (1718–1783)Scottish brothers who revolutionized 18th-century medicine, anatomy, and obstetrics in...

Send us Fan Mail Joints, ligaments, muscles, it's what we are all made of and when it is discussed and described by Dr David Robson it is a fascinating conversation about what is under the skin of us, the human race.  Enjoy.  Dr David Robson is a practicing Anatomist who lives and works in Edinburgh.  Click here to contact Dr David Robson directly

Send us Fan Mail More insight into us with an introduction to the human skull.  Anatomical history. Conjoined twins. Dr David Robson is a practicing Anatomist who lives and works in Edinburgh.  Click here to contact Dr David Robson directly

Send us Fan Mail Join Dr David Robson an Alison Craig as they discuss more astounding Anatomical facts and case studies. David gives us introduction to the skull, the bones of the face, his mentor Dr Barlow and some of the fascinating characters from hundreds of years ago that discovered procedures in surgery that are still used today.  We hope you enjoy the podcast. Thanks for listening.  Dr Davi...

Send us Fan Mail Skeleton In this episode The Real Anatomist, Dr David Robson, introduces  the human skeleton in his inimitable way. Discussing the development of our bones, the fascinating history of us, the developing human form, the Romans, the Greeks, referring back to the 1st Century when some of the parts of the skeleton were named.  And absolutely fascinating facts...eg did you know 96k mil...

Send us Fan Mail We talk about giraffes, Sir Astley Cooper the surgeons surgeon, we hear how a milk maid and a rural Dr changed all of our lives, bodysnatchers, the man who wrote Grays Anatomy is a tale that will fascinate and delight.  And David drops in some history going back to the 13th century. Yes another eye poppingly interesting meander through the fascinating world of The Real Anatomist w...

Send us Fan Mail David tells us the story of Joseph Towne an anatomical modeller with a story which beggars belief.  The very moving true story of John Merrick, the condition that led to him being labelled the 'elephant man' and the Victorian interest in people who were 'different'. We also hear the history of conjoined twins, why they were called Siamese twins and some fascina...

Send us Fan Mail More extraordinary stories from the world of Dr David Robson.  This month we hear the jaw dropping true story of the Hunter brothers,  John and Willam, the fathers of medicine as we know it today. The stuff of a Hollywood film.  How Dr David has applied his knowledge to helping animals as well as humans. How the world coped before the invention of painkillers. We learn of Dr David...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Robson is a practicing anatomist. When not changing peoples lives, he is constantly researching his subject. This podcast is an attempt to bring his extraordinary work to a wider audience.  Dr Robson talks frankly about some fascinating case studies,  his ground breaking work on The Cleft palate, the amazing girl who inspired him to write his book on Anatomy, and the eye poppin...

Send us Fan Mail Dr David Robson MD MA world renowned Anatomist has been passionate about his subject since he was a small child.  His depth of knowledge is unsurpassed in the subject.  His lifes work has been to help people. Applying this knowledge in the human body he has helped surgeons, dancers, sportsmen and women, celebrities, world leaders, and more often than not people like you and me.  ...