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Danielle Richards, DO

Danielle Richards, DO

Office Locations

UH at Geauga Medical Building (21 mi.)

13170 Ravenna Rd
Ste 102
Chardon, OH 44024

440-285-2888

UH Foley ElderHealth Center (7 mi.)

3619 Park East Dr
Ste 109
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-464-6445

Biography: Danielle Richards, DO

Expertise

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Titles

  • Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine

Certifications & Memberships

  • Neurology - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Education

Fellowship | Neuromuscular Medicine
Neuromuscular Medicine - Cleveland Clinic (2021 - 2022)

Residency | Neurology
Neurology - Cleveland Clinic (2017 - 2021)

Medical Education
Midwestern University Arizona College Of Osteopathic Medicine (2013 - 2017)

Other Education
University Of Arizona (2009 - 2012)

Undergraduate
University Of Puget Sound (2008)

About

Danielle Richards, DO, is a neuromuscular neurologist at University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center. Dr. Richards received a Bachelor of the Arts in psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Washington before completing pre-medical school training at the University of Arizona. She attended medical school at the Midwestern University in Arizona and completed her neurology residency at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. After her residency, Dr. Richards completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine and went on to become an attending physician in the Department of Neuromuscular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. 

Dr. Richards is passionate about medical bioethics and, post-residency, completed a master’s degree in bioethics at Case Western Reserve University. Upon completion, she accepted a position as both an attending physician with the University Hospitals Neurological Institute and as a member of the University Hospitals Bioethics Department. 

Dr. Richards is also involved in the clinical education of residents. She has a special interest in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) and is a part of a multidisciplinary specialty clinic for this population.