Background
Richardson, Donald Edward was born on October 5, 1931 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Edward K. and Ina Mae (Cooper) Richardson.
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Donald Edward Richardson
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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Millsaps College, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1957.
Career
Intern in surgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1957-1958;
resident in neurosurgery, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 1961-1962;
resident in neurosurgery, Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, 1958-1960;
resident in neurosurgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., New Orleans, 1960-1961;
instructor, Department Neurosurgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1962-1964;
assistant professor, Department Neurosurgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1964-1967;
associate professor, Department Neurosurgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1967-1974;
professor, chairman, Department Neurosurgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1980;
Adjunct Professor department biomedical engineering, Department Neurosurgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1984;
clinical associate professor department neurosurgery, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1974-1980. Director Pain Treatment Center Hotel Dieu Hospital, New Orleans, 1978-1993, member-at-large Executive Committee, 1978-1984, chairman special procedures committee, 1984-1993. Chief neurosurgery section Charity Hospital Louisiana New Orleans, since 1980, Veterans Administration Hospital.
New Orleans, since 1980. Member neurosurgery staff, Toure Infirmary, Southern Baptist Hospital, Pendelton Memorial Methodist Hospital, St. Jude Medical Center. Chairman Neurosurgery department Tulane University Medical Center Hospital, since 1980, operating room and executive committees, since 1980.
Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Neurological Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pain Society, American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Association for Academy Surgery, Congress Neurological Surgeons, International Association for Study Pain, International Neurosurg. Society, Louisiana Neurological Society (president 1979), Louisiana State Medical Society, Neuroelectric Society, New York Academy Science, Orleans Parish Med.Soc., Research Society Neurological Surgeons, Royal Society Medicine, Society for Neurosci., Southern Medical Association, Southern Neurosurg.
Association, Oscar Creek Surgical Society, Midwest Pain Society, Canada Neurosurg. Society, American Academy Pain Medicine, Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation Society, Society Neurological Surgeons, Louisiana Medical Rev.Found., American Academy Clinical Neurophysiology, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Interests
Connections
Children: Donna Richardson Boas, Scott, David, W. Jeffrey, Cooper E.H.
