Brett Richards, MD

Dr. Brett Richards is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in adult and pediatric upper extremity surgery.

Dr. Richards is a graduate of Texas A&M University. He received his medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency training at Louisiana State University-Shreveport in Shreveport, Louisiana. He then completed an Upper Extremity, Micro vascular and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dr. Richards brings a wealth of experience in endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery as well as elbow surgery and pediatric hand surgery. His fellowship education included specialized training in sport-related elbow injuries and reconstructive surgery for children born with upper extremity congenital birth defects. He currently serves patients twice a month at Driscoll Children’s Hospital focusing on upper extremities and hand anomalies.

During his medical education, Dr. Richards spent a year as a research physician at the Curtis National Hand Center in Baltimore, Maryland. His research interests included carpal tunnel syndrome, tendon and ligament reconstruction, as well as nerve anatomy. Dr. Richards has had articles published in medical journals and has presented papers at orthopaedic meetings and conferences throughout the United States. He recently received the Emanuel B. Kaplan Award for Anatomical Excellence for a research presentation on the anatomy of the wrist.

He is a diplomat of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a candidate member of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association and the Nueces County Medical Society.

Dr. Richards has staff memberships at Christus Spohn Hospital, South Texas Surgical Hospital, Corpus Christi Medical Center and Driscoll Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Richards is accepting new patients with general orthopaedic, elbow, wrist, and hand problems.