FORT SMITH, Ark. – Camille Y. Richards, MD, recently joined Baptist Health Surgical Clinic-Dodson Avenue.
As a general and trauma surgeon, Dr. Richards will perform procedures at Baptist Health-Fort Smith including hernia repair, chemotherapy port placement and removal, diagnostic laparoscopy and exploratory laparotomy and breast surgery.
Dr. Richards earned her medical degree with honors at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. While pursuing her education, Dr. Richards earned an award for technical excellence in hernia repair. She later completed post-graduate training at SUNY Update Medical University in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Richards most recently worked at for Mohawk Valley Health Systems’ Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, New York.
Growing up with a nurse as a mother and a mechanic as a father, Dr. Richards developed a passion for science and being hands-on.
“I’ve always known I wanted to pursue a career that allowed me to help people feel better and live better,” Dr. Richards said. “My parents had very different jobs, but both inspired me to take a hands-on approach to problem solving and to always put people first.”
Baptist Health Surgical Clinic-Dodson Avenue is located at 1500 Dodson Ave., Suite 285. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, call (479) 709-7080.
