The Real Anatomist
Dr David Robson MD MA, world renowned Anatomist talks all things anatomy: History, case studies, his life and work as an Anatomist.
A life long passion for anatomy has Dr Robson has lectured all over the world, treated thousands of patients of all ages and stages including professional sportsmen and women, Doctors, surgeons, politicians and even animals. Dr David is the author of Robsons approach to Anatomy.
People from all over the world seek out his expertise when faced with seemingly insurmountable problems. When not consulting, he is researching and is the almanac of all things anatomy.
Davids depth of knowledge in this area is unsurpassed, he believes passionately in anatomy being the touchstone of all medicine and that it is an area which is sadly neglected in the modern way of teaching our young medical students. Here David talks about all aspects of the anatomy in an accessible and fascinating way using extraordinary true history to illustrate this extraordinary and seldom heard area of medicine.
Episodes
11 episodes
S. 1 Ep.11 Muscles and extraordinary anatomical facts and history from 1000’s of years ago.
An introduction toMuscles 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,&nb...
Series 1. Ep. 10 An introduction to ligaments and incredible anatomical history from 335 BC
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 t...
Series 1. Ep. 9 Joints of the human body and some more fascinating anatomical history going back 1000s of years.
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.
S1. Ep 8 The Skull and more incredible truths.
More insight into us with an introduction to the human skull. Anatomical history.Conjoined twins.
S1. Ep. 7 Surgery in the 7th Century? Yes really. Intro to the more astounding Anatomical facts and case studies.
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 o...
Ep. 6 Introduction to the human skeleton.
SkeletonIn 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 R...
Ep. 5 Sir Astley Cooper, Skeletons, cases Dr David has worked on, and some facts about comparative anatomy which will shock and delight.
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 ...
Ep. 4 Extraordinary true stories conjoined twins,Joseph Towne, John Merrick aka The Elephant Man - truth is stranger than fiction this is proof.
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 interes...
Ep. 3 The Hunter brothers, an extraordinary story about the fathers of medicine as we know it today.
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.&...
Ep. 2 Practicing anatomist Dr David Robson brings his subject to the wider world. Case studies, history and how he has changed countless lives.
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 fasci...