David P Franco MD

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease, Sleep Medicine

Physician

3686 Grandview PkwySte 500Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone+1 205-802-2000
Fax+1 205-802-2049

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Education & Training

Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1981 - 1983
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
University of South Alabama College of MedicineClass of 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1982 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1978 - 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Effect of steroid therapy on exercise performance in patients with irreversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Daniel S. Strain, Gary T. Kinasewitz, David P. Franco, Ronald B. George
Chest. 1985-11-01
19 citations
Postural hypoxemia in the postpneumonectomy patient.
David P. Franco, Gary T. Kinasewitz, Roy V. Markham, William Y. Tucker, Ronald B. George
The American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1984-06-01