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James Richardson, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Ann Arbor, MI, University of Michigan Medical Center

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Physical Medicine/Rehab • Ann Arbor, MI

Neuromuscular Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Professor, Director of Electrodiagnostic Laboratory, University of Michigan Health System

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Summary

  • Dr. Richardson is a tenured Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation who currently serves as the departmental director of the Electrodiagnostic Laboratory. He has pursued a balanced academic career, with elements of patient care, teaching, and research receiving similar priority, and each providing insights which serve to catalyze work in the others. He has provided lectures to medical students and resident physicians on lumbar disorders, effects of bedrest, clinical reflexes, gait/balance/fall risk, and a variety of other topics for many years. He recently initiated the Leaders and Worst seminar and the Parallel Universe series which serve to foster student wellness by providing the perspective that medical students and faculty are colleagues separated, solely, by birth order. Dr. Richardson’s research is primarily related to the refinement, interpretation, and application of electrodiagnostic measures, and the evaluation of gait, balance, and ability to successfully respond to a perturbation while walking. Through three decades of research, he has developed clinically accessible measures of lower limb sensory and motor function, as well as clinical measures of rapid (less than half a second) brain decision-making capacity, which predict a person’s ability to avoid a fall after a perturbation (e.g., tripping) while walking. When seeing patients, Dr. Richardson truly enjoys providing them and their loved ones with a clear understanding of symptoms or concerns, whether these are related to musculoskeletal or nerve disorders, or functional difficulty with gait or balance leading to increased fall risk.

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan Health System
    University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1987 - 1990
  • Christ Hospital
    Christ HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
  • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati College of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 1987 - 2024
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1985 - 1990
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Sandra L. Hearn, MD Awarded the 2021 Scientific Impact Award from AANEM
    Sandra L. Hearn, MD Awarded the 2021 Scientific Impact Award from AANEMOctober 8th, 2021
  • Surprising Risk Factor of Bone Fractures You Don’t Know About
    Surprising Risk Factor of Bone Fractures You Don’t Know AboutMarch 1st, 2019

Grant Support

  • Neuropathic Gait, Irregular Surfaces And Fall RiskNational Institute On Aging2008–2012
  • Peripheral Neuropathy, Sensorimotor Functions &BalanceNational Institute On Aging2000–2004
  • Peripheral Neuropathy, Sensorimotor Function And BalanceNational Institute On Aging1999–2002

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. James Richardson, Dr. James Richardson, MD, Dr. J Richardson, Dr. James K Richardson