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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. James Richards identified specializing in General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon established the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient. The surgeon uses a variety of diagnostic techniques, including endoscopy, for observing internal structures, and may use specialized instruments during operative procedures. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the salient features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist.. He obtained board certification from the member board for General Surgery.

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. James Richards accepts the following plans for United Healthcare at 2001 S Woodruff Ave:

• Definity Choice Plus
• Definity PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Choice Plus
• Harvard Pilgrim Options

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Education

Dr. Richards attended medical school at University of Utah School of Medicine and graduated in 1972 having 40 years experience. Additional General Surgery training was conducted at University of California Davis Medical Center.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. James Richards MD as:

• James L Richards
• J Richards

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