Physician Biography
He graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in
Kirksville, Missouri. This was followed by his residency training at
Eglin AFB Family Medicine Residency at Eglin AFB on the beautiful
panhandle of Florida. He comes to the valley from Albuquerque, New
Mexico where he was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base. There he
spent 4 years as the Medical Director of the Kirtland AFB Family
Practice Clinic. He had a very rewarding time in the Air Force
taking care of our brave men and women who wear the uniform. His
most memorable time in service was taking care of our troops while
deployed to Iraq. He has a wonderful wife and 5 beautiful children.
He loves to spend time with them especially outdoors camping. His
professional interests include taking care of the variety of chronic
and acute issues that arise in a family practice environment. His
special interests include sports medicine/musculoskeletal/back pain,
dermatologic evaluation/skin biopsies and men’s health including
performing vasectomies. He has gone through training courses in
myofascial pain management and has a lot of experience in treating
trigger points for back pain and chronic headaches. This accompanied
with his interest in osteopathic manipulation has been very helpful
in providing relief for thousands of patients. Although he can
prescribe medications his goal is to fine non-medicinal ways to
treat pain and get to the source of the problem. He believes
strongly in listening and spending the amount of time necessary with
each patient to develop an individualized plan of care. He is fluent
in Spanish. Dr. Richardson would love to have the opportunity to
provide your family with the highest quality of medical care.