Richard Moore

About the Author:

Richard was a general medical practitioner, now retired, having practised in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, for thirty-five years. He is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Past Provost of its Midland Faculty; had previously published Leeches to Lasers, a history of the nine generations of his family who have been doctors continuously since 1740, which introduced him to the study of medical history. He then took a PhD in the History of Medicine at the University of Birmingham, the thesis being on the development of nineteenth-century medical services in Shropshire. This is basis for Shropshire Doctors and Quacks, which gives its subject matter academic approval. He has also written for the medical press including two books for the RCGP.