Dr. Robert Dean Francis M.D.
Orthopedist
2920 Haywood Rd Hendersonville NC, 28791Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Robert Francis is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Hendersonville, NC. Dr. Francis specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Francis 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
Duke University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Treatments
- Trigger Finger
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neuropathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Dupuytren's Contracture
- Rotator Cuff Syndrome
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Tennis Elbow
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