Dr. Richard Wilson Fincher M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
309 JACKSON ST MONROE LA, 71201About
Dr. Richard Fincher practices Pulmonology in MONROE, LA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Fincher manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Critical Care Medicine
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