Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician
Sports Medicine & Interventional Musculoskeletal Medicine Specialist
Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2025-2026
Dr. L. Shay Richardson is a fellowship-trained, board-certified physician specializing in general sports medicine, non-operative orthopaedics, and interventional musculoskeletal medicine. He provides comprehensive care for patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, sports-related injuries, and pain conditions affecting the muscles, joints, spine, and extremities.
Dr. Richardson has a unique combination of training in Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Interventional Pain Medicine. He completed a two-year fellowship in Sports Medicine and Interventional Pain at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was named Outstanding Sports Medicine Fellow. During his training, he provided medical coverage for numerous high school and college athletic programs, including Texas Christian University football and basketball.
Dr. Richardson also has extensive experience providing medical care at sporting events, including the U.S. Senior Open, Dayton Air Show, and Golden Gloves Boxing. He currently assists Dr. Robertson as a team physician for the Chattanooga Lookouts.
