Richard Lander graduated MBChB from the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1977. Mr Lander’s postgraduate training was undertaken in New Zealand with specialty training in Thoracovascular, Plastic and Orthopaedic Surgery. He was awarded Fellowship of the Australasian College of Surgeons in 1985.

Mr Lander was an Exeter Fellow in 1986, Locum Orthopaedic Surgeon at Torbay Hospital in 1987 and then a Clinical Research Fellow at the Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital in Hong Kong in 1988.

Mr Lander is now a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Palmerston North, New Zealand with a special interest in adult hip, knee and spinal surgery.