Dr. David Richardson, M.D., is a graduate of both the University of Southern California and Harvard Medical School. He has received multiple national awards and scholarships, including the Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship and the Harvard National Scholarship. After medical school he completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute, one of the top eye surgery programs in the United States. Today, he is in private practice with offices in Pasadena and San Gabriel, California.   An accomplished board-certified surgeon, Dr. Richardson has performed thousands of advanced cataract procedures with excellent results. In a survey of physicians he was voted a Pasadena Magazine “Top Doc” in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 as well as a Los Angeles Magazine “Super Doctor” in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He has also been the recipient of the Patient’s Choice award as well as the Most Compassionate Doctor award. In addition to authoring this book, Dr. Richardson maintains 2 blogs where he shares his thoughts about advances in cataract surgery  and glaucoma.

Los Angeles Super Doctor Honors (2010 – 2012), is given to outstanding physicians who have attained a high degree of peer recognition or professional achievement. Each year Key Professional Media sends out thousands of ballots to doctors asking them to nominate colleagues they know to be exceptional in their specified field. Physicians are asked to consider the following question: “If you needed medical care in one of the following specialties, which doctor would you choose?”

Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctor Honors (2008-2011) is given to doctors who are deemed tops by their peers. Doctors throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Los Angeles area voted online for the most esteemed physician in his or her given field. The online votes were tabulated and physician credentials were verified by an outside law firm.

Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2010-2011) – This award is based on reviews written by hundreds of thousands of patients. While physicians generally receive positive feedback from their patients, only a select few receive praise about the compassion that accompanied their care. In fact, of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians, less than 3% were accorded this honor by their patients in 2011.

Patients’ Choice Award (2010-2011) - Patients’ Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of their patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores as voted by patients. In fact, of the nation’s 720,000 active physicians, less than 6% were accorded this honor by their patients in 2010.