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Dr. Connor Richardson, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine
Accepting new patients
Summit Orthopedics with Urgent Care Vadnais Heights 3580 Arcade St, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
(651) 968-5201

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Brief Intro

Interventional pain specialist Connor Richardson, MD, spent his youth playing many kinds of sports. His older sister is an athletic trainer, and the idea of helping to keep athletes healthy appealed to him. When he visited the sports team his sister worked for and talked with the team physician about his job, it inspired him. He decided to pursue a career in medicine, with the goal of working with athletes. Dr. Connor Richardson’s background In medical school he became fascinated with human biology, the nuts and bolts of how the body works. He devoted his residency training to anesthesiology, then pursued additional fellowship training after residency in interventional pain medicine. Today, Dr. Richardson is a nonoperative spine specialist focused on pain management that enables people to continue to be active. After graduating summa cum laude from Saint John’s University with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Dr. Richardson earned his medical degree with a research distinction from the University of Iowa’s Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency training in anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a fellowship in interventional pain medicine at University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Connor Richardson’s practice philosophy Dr. Richardson’s approach to care is a collaborative process. “My goal is to help patients achieve the goals they want to achieve. I am here to help them get where they want to go in the least invasive way possible,” he explained. For Dr. Richardson, maximizing a person’s function does not necessarily mean jumping right to a daily medication or a procedure. “The best way to get people back to doing more of the things they want to do is to start on the conservative side,” Dr. Richardson said. Outside the office, Dr. Richardson loves to be out and about doing as much as he can. His hobbies include playing golf, kayaking on a lake, and traveling.

Languages Spoken

English

Location & Hours

3580 Arcade St, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127

Specialties Treated

Orthopedic Surgery
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Sports Medicine

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Medicare
Medicaid
UCare
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Blue Cross Blue Shield
UnitedHealthcare
Humana
Liberty Mutual
Group Health Cooperative of Eau Claire
Medica
Three Rivers Providers Network (TRPN)
Progressive
The Hartford
Aetna
Cigna
Tricare
State Farm

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