Richard Oscar Francis, MD, PhD
Specialties:
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Pathology - Clinical
Accepting New Patients

Overview
Email: rof3@cumc.columbia.edu
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Medical Director, Special Hematology and Coagulation Laboratory
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Gender
- Male
Schedule an Appointment
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Insurance Accepted
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- 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
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
*Please contact the provider’s office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- PhD, Columbia University
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Fellowship: 2011 New York Blood Center
Committees, Societies, Councils
AABB - American Association of Blood Banks
ASH - American Society of Hematology
ACLPS - Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
Board Certifications
- Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
- Clinical Pathology
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
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov