Patrick Richard, MD

About

This provider has privileges at one or more Boulder Community Health (BCH) locations but is not employed by Boulder Community Health. Contact information on this page may be for a non-BCH location.

Dr. Patrick Richard is a board-certified radiation oncologist, primarily specializing in the use of external beam radiation for the treatment of several types of cancers. In his practice, he collaborates with many other cancer specialists using a multi-disciplinary approach to care.

Dr. Richard completed his medical degree at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA, followed by a residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He has also completed the US Oncology tier 2 emerging physician leadership program.

He has a personal interest in using and recommending integrative oncology care for his patients and completed a year-long training program at the University of Michigan in integrative oncology where he learned how to best use and recommend evidence-based, complementary and integrative treatments. Through this approach, he hopes to provide comprehensive, open-minded, holistic care to his patients during their course of radiation to help them possibly improve their outcomes and entire survivorship with more health and vitality.

Dr. Richard is a regular attendee at BCH’s general, breast, central nervous system and colorectal multidisciplinary cancer conferences and contributes radiation oncology best practice recommendations for each new cancer case reviewed. He is the radiation oncology representative on BCH’s Cancer Committee and is a member of the Breast Program Leadership Committee, where he helps maintain BCH’s NABPC accreditation as a comprehensive breast cancer center.