Speaker's Profile

April Richardson, M.D. is the current Vice President of Clinical Services at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Chief Operating Officer of Companion Benefit Alternative, a subsidiary of BCBS South Carolina. Dr. Richardson has been working at the plan for the past nine years and provides oversight for all the health plans clinical programs related to medical, maternity and behavioral health. She also has responsibility for the behavioral health network and member/provider contact center. Prior to her work at BCBS, she worked in acute psychiatric care at several psychiatric hospitals in South Carolina. Dr. Richardson received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Michigan State University. Dr. Richardson then completed her training in Adult Psychiatry and additional training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health Alliance.