Dr. Richard D Franco M.D.
Neurologist | Neurology
993 Johnson Ferry Rd Ne # F Suite 120 Atlanta GA, 30342About
Dr. Franco is a clinical neurologist and founding partner who has been in practice for 25 years. He was born and educated in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a clinical professor of neurology at Emory University. ...
Education and Training
Emory University School Of Medicine 1963
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
Provider Details
Treatments
- Headaches
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Dementia
- Memory Loss
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
- Abnormal Gait
- Vascular Disease
- Lumecca
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