Patrick Richards
Experienced in Glucocorticoid Resistance

Dr. Patrick Richards

Internal Medicine | Endocrinology
CommonSpirit Health
Primary & Specialty Care - Mercy Medical Group - Midtown Sacramento, CA
3000 Q St, 
Sacramento, CA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Glucocorticoid Resistance
CommonSpirit Health
Primary & Specialty Care - Mercy Medical Group - Midtown Sacramento, CA
3000 Q St, 
Sacramento, CA 
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Overview

Evidence-based preventive medicine.

Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Glucocorticoid Resistance. His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hyperthyroidism, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Thyroid Storm.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Drexel University College Of Medicine
Specialties
Internal Medicine
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine (Sub: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Met
Fellowships
Harbor - UCLA Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Mercy General Hospital
Methodist Hospital Of Sacramento
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Primary & Specialty Care - Mercy Medical Group - Midtown Sacramento, CA
3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
Call: 916-733-3333

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Richards has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypoparathyroidism
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


3 Total Publications

Continuous-Infusion Labetalol vs Nicardipine for Hypertension Management in Stroke Patients.
Continuous-Infusion Labetalol vs Nicardipine for Hypertension Management in Stroke Patients.
Journal: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Published: July 18, 2017
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Areas of Expertise

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