Patient Testimonials
"I've been coming to this office for many many years. All of the doctors here are very knowledgable. They take time to explain things to you and give you an idea of your prognosis. The doctors do a good job answering all of your questions thoroughly. Accommodations ar great! I'm very satisfied with the service I recieve here. Everyone who asks me where to go to have their eye health checked I tell them to come to (The San Gabriel Valley Eye Associates)." - John Spalenka |
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 World-class credentials.
Offering unique training and experience to our community.
David D. Richardson, MD
Medical director and surgeon
After graduating with top honors from the University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Richardson received a prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship to attend Harvard Medical School. While in medical school, he accepted a research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health to study visual cognition. Dr. Richardson then completed an internal medicine internship at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, which was followed by ophthalmology training at LAC+USC/Doheny Eye Institute in Los Angeles—one of the top ophthalmology residencies in the country.
Trained in the most Advanced Cataract Surgery Techniques
Dr. Richardson joined SGVEye in 1999 and became San Gabriel’s first ophthalmologist to use such modern technologies as the accommodating Crystalens. He has performed over 2,000 cataract surgeries.
A teacher as well as a surgeon
A highly regarded, accomplished surgeon, Dr. Richardson is also a volunteer faculty member at USC, where he teaches ophthalmology residents how to perform advanced cataract surgery.
Dr. Richardson is a diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Education and training
· B.S., University of Southern California (USC)
· M.D., Harvard Medical School
· Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health
· Preliminary Internal Medicine Residency, Huntington Memorial Hospital
· Ophthalmology Residency, LAC+USC Medical Center
Faculty positions
· Volunteer Faculty, LAC+USC Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology
· Harvard Linnane Scholar
· Harvard National Scholar
· Hughes National Fellowship
· Magna Cum Laude Graduate
· Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship
· Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
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