Dr. Richard de Villiers is a full-time radiologist in private practice in South Africa, where he practices from Stellenbosch, Somerset West and the Sports Science Institute in Cape Town.

He also has a part-time appointment as a musculoskeletal radiologist at Telemedicine Company in Spain. He has a special interest in musculoskeletal radiology, with a particular interest in the imaging of sports injuries .

He completed his training at the University of Stellenbosch and is on the specialist register in South Africa, Qatar and the United Kingdom. He has published 29 articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has spoken at international, national and local congresses.

He is the chairperson of the South African Musculoskeletal Imaging Group. He serves on SAMSIG and SASMA as a committee member.