Joshua Richards MD
- Accepting New Patients
- Offers Phone/Video Appointments

- Position: Orthopedic Surgeon
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Primary Specialties:
- Elbow,
- Hand & Wrist,
- Shoulder
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Secondary Specialty:
- Repair & Reconstruction Surgery
- Gender: Male
Biography
“I like to learn about each patient’s injury and lifestyle in order to develop an effective treatment plan. When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my family and exploring all that the Bay Area has to offer.”
Joshua Richards MD, MPH is a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in surgeries of the hand and wrist, elbow, and shoulder. He is an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at UCSF. He has performed thousands of complex reconstructive and fracture surgeries of the upper extremity since he began practice in 2006.
Dr. Richards obtained his Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology at Cornell University, his Masters of Public Health at Columbia University, and his Medical Degree at New York Medical College.
He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program. He then returned to Cornell University’s Hospital for Special Surgery to complete his fellowship training in hand, upper extremity, and microvascular surgery.
Dr. Richards has volunteered internationally in Haiti and Africa and locally for Operation Access and San Francisco General Hospital. He currently volunteers in the education of UCSF Hand Fellows.
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Fellowship
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Cornell: Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
2006
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Cornell: Hospital for Special Surgery
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Residency
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St. Mary's Medical Center
2005
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St. Mary's Medical Center
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Medical School
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New York Medical College
New York, NY
2000
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New York Medical College
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College
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Columbia University, Masters Public Health
1996 -
Cornell University, BSc Neurobiology
1994
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Columbia University, Masters Public Health
Locations
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San Ramon
5201 Norris Canyon Road
Suite 300
San Ramon, CA 94583 -
Oakland
80 Grand Avenue
Suite 600
Oakland, CA 94612 -
Walnut Creek - Redwood
2625 Shadelands Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94598