The Beaumont Awards Program organization awarded Richard Francis, MD, MBA, the 2016 Best of Beaumont Award in the doctor category.
Here are six highlights:
1. The Beaumont Award Program honors businesses with significant achievements.
2. In 2003, Dr. Francis founded Spine Associates, with locations in Houston and Beaumont, Texas.
3. Dr. Francis was a frontrunner in performing artificial disc replacement and using robotic assistance. He specializes in scoliosis and reconstructive surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery and sacroiliac joint fusion.
4. Any patient who calls Spine Associates receives an appointment with Dr. Francis within three days.
5. The Spine Associates team collaborates with neurologists, psychiatrists and pain specialists to provide patients the best care.
6. Dr. Francis completed his spine surgery fellowship at Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine.