Richard O. Francis, MD, PhD
Board Certifications:
Clinical Pathology, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Accepting New Patients
Overview
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Medical Director, Special Hematology and Coagulation Laboratory
Email: rof3@cumc.columbia.edu
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Gender
- Male
Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NY Signature
- NYP Employee Plan
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Access (Exchange)
- EPO
- Gatekeeper (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- Pathway (Exchange)
- POS
- PPO
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
- Medicare Managed Care
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- PhD, Columbia University
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: New York Blood Center
Board Certifications
- Clinical Pathology
- Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Honors & Awards
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
Research
Grants
EFFECT OF G6PD DEFICIENCY ON RED BLOOD CELL STORAGE (Private)
Jan 1 2014 - Dec 31 2017
EFFECT OF GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY ON RED BLOOD CELL STORAGE (Private)
Jul 1 2014 - Jun 30 2016
FIELD STUDY (Private)
Feb 1 2015 - Apr 30 2015
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF TRANSFUSION OF OLDER STORED RED CELLS: IRON AND INFLAMMATION (Federal Gov)
Sep 16 2009 - Jul 31 2014
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov