Family business: father and son surgeons
“It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever tried to do,” Dr. Richard Shrader said, “No question about it. It just humbles you.” Sitting in the office of his son, Dr. Todd Shrader, Dr. Shrader Sr. wasn’t talking about medicine or surgery or even fatherhood. He was referring to golf. Richard and Todd Shrader, outside the Torrance Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group. Submitted photo “I’m trying to become a golfer,” he explained, “I’ve been playing golf now for seven years…and I’m slowly getting better.” Dr. Richard Shrader, now 77, retired three years ago after practicing orthopedic medicine in the South Bay for 42 years. His eldest son Todd , 50, has practiced orthopedics in the beach communities for over 15 years. Both residents of Palos Verdes, Richard and Todd are beloved members of their community as well as revered physicians. Richard began his own practice in the Torrance Medical Arts Center on Lomita Boulevard back when there were no other medical buildings on the street. He took on several partners through the years, most notably his son Todd. Dr. Shrader Jr. joined the practice in 1996, and father and son worked together in the same office for over ten years. “It was pretty…
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