Credentials

Curriculum Vitae
Willie Forrest Richardson, Jr. MD
Employment:

Natura Dermatology & Cosmetics
Physician, Owner
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
August 2006 - Present

Nova Southeastern University
Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology
August 2006 - Present

Syneron Medical Systems
Physician Luminaire
April 2006 - Present

Presbyterian/Kaseman Dermatology
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 2004- August 2005

Gallup Indian Medical Center
Independent Contractor
Gallup, New Mexico
February 2003 - October 2007

 

Education & Training:

Undergraduate Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
August 1996-May 1997

Pembroke State University, Pembroke, NC
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Minor in Chemistry
Concentration in Molecular Biology
Biomedical Emphasis
Summa cum laude
May 1996

 

Medical
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Greenville, NC
Doctor of Medicine
May 2000
Internship

Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Internal Medicine
Charleston, SC
July 2000 - June 2001

 

Externships

Harvard Medical School
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Department of Nephrology
November - December 1999

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department of Dermatology
August 1999

 

Residency

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Department of Dermatology
Albuquerque, NM
July 2001- June 2004

 

Board Certifications:

American Board of Dermatology
August 2004

 

Hospital Affiliations:

Broward General Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
September 2005 - Present

Gallup Indian Medical Center
Gallup, New Mexico
February 2003 - October 2007

 

State Licensing:

New Mexico Board of Medicine, current
Florida Board of Medicine, current

 

Professional Memberships:

Florida Medical Association
Member, September 2005 - present

Broward County Medical Society
Member, September 2005 - present

Broward County Dermatological Society
Member September 2005 - present

American Society of Mohs Surgeons
Member November 2005 - present

American Academy of Dermatology
Member July 2001 - present

Association of American Indian Physicians
Member, August 2000-present

American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
Member, August 2001 - present

American Medical Association
Member, August 1996 - present

 

Research, Publications, Presentations

Richardson WF, Padilla RS. Dermatologic Disease in Native Americans. Dermatology & Dermatologic Therapy of Pigmented Skins. CRC Press. 2006; pp 385-402.


Richardson WF, Gale J, Padilla RS, Gene expression Actinic Keratoses, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinomas Utilizing Microarray Technology, November 2002


Richardson WF, Bang RB. Spiny Keratoderma. American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco, CA, March 2003


Richardson WF, Smith EB. Extramammary Paget's Disease. European Academy of Dermatology & Venerology, Valleta, Malta, February 2003


Richardson WF, Burke W, Ohl C. Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Utilizing Tzanck Preparation Analysis. Texas/Southwest/New Mexico Dermatologic Society Meeting, October 2002


Additional Presentation History available upon request

 

Outside Interest :
Writing, Running, Travel, Kayaking