Mr. Jonathan J.R. Richardson is an experienced colorectal and general surgeon practising in the West Midlands of England. He qualified in 2005 from the University of Birmingham Medical School with honours in surgery. After excelling as a junior doctor, he was selected for an esteemed run-through surgical training position, gaining experience in both general surgery and sub-speciality colorectal surgery in the West Midlands.

Mr. Richardson was appointed as a consultant colorectal and general surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, in 2017. He has clinical interests across the full range of colorectal and general surgery, with a major focus on the management of colorectal cancer and the use of laparoscopic surgical techniques. He is a high-volume colorectal cancer resection surgeon with excellent patient outcomes and also undertakes complex surgeries for locally advanced colorectal cancer and patients with complex underlying medical conditions.

In his current consultant position, Mr. Richardson is heavily involved in clinical research. He is the principal investigator and co-investigator of multiple NIHR portfolio studies and is consistently one of the highest recruiters to clinical trials at University Hospitals Birmingham. Additionally, he has published and presented widely on various colorectal and general surgical conditions, contributing significantly to the surgical academic literature.

Mr. Richardson has extensive experience in organising and delivering teaching for medical students, junior doctors, and other allied health specialties. He was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from The University of Dundee. Currently, he is the lead undergraduate surgical tutor and a senior clinical examiner at the University of Birmingham, where he has been appointed as an honorary senior lecturer. He is also a GMC accredited named educational supervisor, providing educational supervision for foundation year doctors, specialty trainees, and specialist registrars.

Mr. Richardson balances his professional commitments with his personal life, living with his wife and six children in Sutton Coldfield. He enjoys an active lifestyle, including walking, running, and swimming, and remains committed to competitive sport, regularly playing veteran's football and coaching junior football in the West Midlands.