Dr. Richardson grew up in Mammoth Lakes, CA. He completed medical school and General Surgery Residency at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then went on to complete an advanced surgical fellowship at the Minnesota Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery, the only fellowship program in the United States or Canada accredited in Advanced Gastrointestinal/Minimally Invasive/Bariatric Surgery and Flexible Endoscopy.

In addition to performing the entire spectrum of general surgical procedures, Dr. Richardson has extensive advanced training in foregut (esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen) surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery, colorectal surgery, and advanced hernia surgery. He also performs complex revisional anti-reflux and bariatric surgeries and was the first surgeon in North Idaho certified to perform magnetic sphincter augmentation as a treatment for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).

Dr. Richardson’s unique combination of advanced laparoscopic and endoscopic training allows him to diagnose and treat a wide array of medical conditions. He is one of only a handful of surgeons that perform ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), an advanced endoscopic procedure used to diagnose and treat diseases of the bile ducts, liver, and pancreas. Dr. Richardson has conducted years of research dedicated to the development of techniques that combine conventional laparoscopic surgeries with ERCP, and he has given numerous national presentations on the topic. These techniques allow patients to have multiple procedures performed simultaneously, which results in earlier discharge from the hospital and a quicker recovery. These combined procedures also allow patients with altered gastrointestinal anatomy (i.e. gastric bypass) to have an ERCP if needed, which was previously not possible due to the changes in their anatomy.

Dr. Richardson is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and American Foregut Society. He is also a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. In addition to his elective surgical practice, Dr. Richardson also serves as the Trauma Medical Director and Surgical ICU Co-Director at Kootenai Health, which under his leadership was awarded verification from the American College of Surgeons as a Level 2 Trauma Center in 2023.

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