Brigadier Robert Neville Atkinson, AM, RFD, FAMA (born 21 March 1947) is an Australian orthopaedic surgeon and retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, best known for his contributions to trauma and military surgery.

[2] His military service included deployment to the Gulf War,[3] and peacekeeping missions in Rwanda, Bougainville and East Timor.

[8] In 2014, Atkinson became the President of the Naval, Military and Air Force Club of South Australia.

In the same year he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the South Australian Legislative Council on the independent 'Your Voice Matters' ticket.

Atkinson has contributed to published papers on medical, surgical and road safety since 1978, including: