AlexandraEllenRichardsDNP, MS4(She/Her)

Family Care, Orthopedic Surgery

ICU Nurse and Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner Pursuing a Doctor of Medicine Degree

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Dr. Alexandra Richards is a nurse practitioner and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital. She specializes in neurosurgery and is experienced in neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery. She has more than 10 publications and 27 citings. She is currently in third year medical student hoping to pursue a surgical subspecialty.

Texas Christian UniversityDoctorate, 2021 - 2025
Arizona State UniversityDoctorate, 2014 - 2017
Duke UniversityBSN, Nursing, Ruby L. Wilson Outstanding Nursing Student Award, 2012 - 2013
Cornell UniversityBS, Biology & Society, 2008 - 2012

PubMed

6 citations
Microsurgical Treatment of Foramen Magnum Cognard Type V Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Mithun G. Sattur, Karl R. Abi-Aad, Alexandra E. Richards, Brian W. Chong, Matthew E. Welz
Operative Neurosurgery. 2019-11-01
3 citations
Burnout and Emotional Intelligence in Neurosurgical Advanced Practice Providers Across the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.
Alexandra E. Richards, Kara L. Curley, Nan Zhang, Bernard R. Bendok, Richard S. Zimmerman
World Neurosurgery. 2021-08-21
3 citations
Return to Golf, Tennis, and Swimming After Elective Cervical Spine Surgery.
Alexandra E. Richards, Andrew R. Pines, Nicolas C Rubel, David J. Mauler, Joseph Farnsworth
Cureus. 2020-08-24

Journal Articles

Enhanced recovery after posterior cervical fusion surgery: A retrospective case series
Curley, K. L., Richards, A. E., Zhang, N., Lyons, M. K., & Neal, M. T., Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 9/2021
Launching a quality improvement project in neurosurgery: How to get started
Neal, M. T., Richards, A. E., Curley, K. L., & Lyons, M. K., Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 9/2021
Patient satisfaction with telehealth in neurosurgery outpatient clinic during COVID-19 pandemic
Richards AE, Curley KL, Christel L, Zhang N, Kouloumberis P, Kalani MA, Lyons MK, Neal MT, Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 4/2021
An unusual case of persistent, infected retroperitoneal fluid collection 5 years after anterior lumbar fusion surgery: illustrative case
Neal MT, Curley KL, Richards AE, Kalani MA, Lyons MK, Davila VJ, JNS: Case Studies, 1/25/2021
Spinal intramedullary hemangioblastoma and schwannoma collision tumor: an illustrative case
Neal MT, Richards AE, Curley KA, Kliment D, Lyons MK, Kalani ME, JNS: Case Studies, 1/18/2021
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