Dr. Richard L Drake DO
Orthopedist
13020 N Telecom Pkwy Tampa FL, 33637About
Dr. Richard Drake is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Tampa, FL. Dr. Drake specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Drake tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
Education and Training
Oklahoma State University / College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine 2002
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Meeting the challenge: the future of the anatomical sciences in medical school curricula.
- Survey of gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, neuroscience, and embryology courses in medical school curricula in the United States.
- To what extent is cadaver dissection necessary to learn medical gross anatomy? A debate forum.
- A unique, innovative, and clinically oriented approach to anatomy education.
- Nonuniform pressure generation in the optic chiasm may explain bitemporal hemianopsia.
- Anatomical Sciences Education: a new arrival in the medical education field.
- Anatomical Sciences Education, clinical anatomy, and the anatomical record: take your pick.
- Driving effective communication through anatomy.
- Anatomists debate the value of a teaching credential.
- Restocking the pond.
- Congratulations to Geoff Norman.
- Anatomical Sciences Education: a solid contribution during its first year.
- The use of simulation in medical education to enhance students' understanding of basic sciences.
- Anatomical Sciences Education: a partner on the road to scholarship in teaching and learning.
- An interesting partnership: undergraduate (college) and medical education.
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Osteoporosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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