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Michele Richard, MD

Co-Director of the Non Invasive Vascular Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, RUSH Medical College
Education

MD, St George University, Grenada.

Residency, Danbury Hospital, University of Vermont Medical College.

Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Contact Info:

Rush Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
1725 W. Harrison St.
Suite 1156
Chicago, IL  60612
Driving Directions

Michele_Richard@rush.edu
Phone: (312) 563-2716
Fax: (312) 563-4388
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Biography

Michele Richard, MD, has joined our team at Rush after completing her vascular and endovascular fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University.  Having served several international missions, Richard has a strong interest in global health.  This complements her academic focus of equity and diversity in medicine, as well as burnout, wellness and quality of life issues.  Her research interests also include the impacts of surgical simulation and team communication, access to health care, and vascular clinical quality outcomes research. Richard’s surgical focus encompasses complex infrainguinal occlusive disease, cerebrovascular occlusive disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, and aneurysmal disease.

Publications

Schlieder I, Richard M, Nacar A, Rieger R, Bethge A, Vijayakumar S, Dietzek
AM. Active Tobacco Use in Patients with Claudication Does Not Affect Outcomes
after Endovascular Interventions. Ann Vasc Surg. 2019 Oct;60:279-285. doi:
10.1016/j.avsg.2019.02.016. Epub 2019 May 17.

Mohammad B, Richard MN, Pandit A, Zuccala K, Brandwein S. Outcomes of
laparoscopic-assisted ERCP in gastric bypass patients at a community hospital
center. Surg Endosc. 2019 Dec 10. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07310-y. Epub ahead of
print.

Richard M, Krol E, Dietzek A. Successful Use of Orbital Atherectomy as an
Adjunct in Treating Extensively Calcified Mesenteric Artery Lesions. Ann Vasc
Surg. 2016 Oct;36:296.e5-296.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.04.009. Epub 2016 Jul
15.

Ostapenko A, Richard MN, Dietzek AM. Rare Case of Acute Type B Dissection
Causing Complete Collapse of EVAR Stent. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2019
Jul;53(5):420-423. doi: 10.1177/1538574419840873. Epub 2019 Apr 1.