Locations and Appointments
New PatientsCUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
US
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Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
POS
EPO
HMO
PPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Vytra
HMO
Select Care (Exchange)
POS
EPO
PPO
ConnectiCare
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Railroad
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Special Needs
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Compass (Exchange)
PPO
Empire Plan
POS
POS
EPO
HMO
PPO
Great West (National)
Medicare Managed Care
PPO
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Essential Plan
Vytra
HMO
Select Care (Exchange)
POS
EPO
PPO
ConnectiCare
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Railroad
Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
Special Needs
HMO
Medicare Managed Care
Compass (Exchange)
PPO
Empire Plan
POS
About Richard Oscar Francis, MD, PhD
Email: rof3@cumc.columbia.edu
Board Certifications
- Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
- Clinical Pathology
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Fellowship: New York Blood Center
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
- Co-Medical Director, Automated Laboratory and Point of Care Testing Assistant Program
- Director, Residency Training in Clinical Pathology
- Medical Director, Special Hematology and Coagulation Laboratory
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2011 Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award, Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
- 2013 The Dr. Joseph G. Fink Laboratory Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, Columbia University Medical Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology
- 2017 National Blood Foundation Scholar Award, National Blood Foundation
Need Help Finding a Doctor?
Call 1-877-426-5637