Emeritus Professor of Translational Anatomy, former Professor of Anatomy. Name: Gordon FindlaterCategory: Previous staffRole: Emeritus Professor of Translational Anatomy, former Professor of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh and His Majesty's Inspector of Anatomy for ScotlandTime active with Edinburgh Medical School: 1984 – 2016 Former medical students remember Gordon for his engaging anatomy teaching where he was known to use a huge array of colours of chalk to illustrate anatomical structures. His enthusiastic lectures turned subjects often seen as very technical into entertaining and relevant.Since retiring from the University, he was appointed Wade Professor of Surgical Anatomy for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2017, of which he is a fellow.Since 2017, Gordon has been His Majesty’s Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland, a role responsible for regulating body donations and inspecting the anatomy departments of all five Scottish medical schools to ensure that they conform to the legal requirements of the Anatomy Act (Scotland). This article was published on 2026-03-11
