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L. Shay Richardson, M.D.
General Sports Medicine
Interventional Musculoskeletal Medicine

Dr. Shay Richardson has subspecialty training in Sports Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He is one of the only physicians in the country who holds this unique combination of specialties. He most recently completed his two-year fellowship in Sports Medicine and Interventional Pain at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas; the largest Sports Medicine Fellowship in the country; where he was named outstanding Sports Medicine Fellow. Over the course of his training, Dr. Richardson served as a physician for
numerous high school and college programs including the Texas Christian University football and basketball programs. He also served as the event physician for a variety of sporting events including the US Senior Open, the Dayton Air Show and Golden Gloves Boxing.

Prior to his fellowship training, he performed his residency training at Wright State University School of Medicine in Emergency Medicine and he completed his Medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology with a minor in Biblical Studies from Cedarville University.

With his combined training, he will be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Board Eligible in Interventional Pain Medicine. He will serve as the Director of the Orthopaedic Walk-In Clinic at the Gunbarrel
location and his focus with the practice will be Non-operative Sports Medicine and Interventional Musculoskeletal Medicine.

A native of Ohio, Dr. Richardson was a four-year starter as a college basketball player, scoring over 1000 points during his college career. During his high school basketball career, he received district, regional and state player
of the year honors and his high school jersey was retired. Earlier this year, Dr. Richardson was inducted into his high school hall of fame.

Dr. Richardson has three children; Carley, Elyjah and Judah. He and his wife, Candie, live with their children in Hixson. Dr. Richardson enjoys sports, outdoor activities, music and spending time with his family.

“As a physician who specializes in sports medicine, I know the challenges individuals face in making sure they are ready to return to play after an injury.  As a member of my patient’s team, we work hard to make sure we reach individual goals for healing and together, we work to win.”