A native of California, Dr. Richardson is a magna cum laude graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Richardson completed residencies in both internal medicine and dermatology at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and is board certified in both specialties. He then further pursued his interest in skin cancer by completing a fellowship training program in Mohs micrographic surgery and surgical reconstruction also at Loma Linda. He subsequently became a member of the Mohs College and is presently the only fellowship trained Mohs College surgeon practicing in the Coachella Valley.

In the summer of 2004 Dr. Richardson was named one of the Coachella Valley’s top doctors by Palm Sprints Life Magazine, one of only two dermatologists in the Valley to receive such recognition.

Prior to pursuing private practice, Dr. Richardson was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loma Linda University Medical School. He is presently a member of many professional organizations including the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, and the California Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery.