Dr. Richard M. Blecha, MD
Orthopedist
6817 Southpoint Pkwy Suite 1802 Jacksonville FL, 32216About
Dr. Richard Blecha is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Blecha specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Blecha 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
Loyola University BS 1968
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1972
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1972
Board Certification
National Board of Medical Examiners 1973
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 1978
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Faculty Instructor, Community Family Practice Residency State University of New York, Upstate Medical University 2001 - 2008
Awards
- “Best Doctors in the San Francisco Bay Area” Year Francisco Magazine’s
Treatments
- Arthritis
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1981
- North American Spine Society 1985
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- North American Spine Society
- International Spinal Injection Society
- International Intradiscal Therapy Society
- American Medical Association
- Illinois State Medical Society
- California Medical Association
- Medical Society of the State of New York
- Florida Orthopaedic Society
- Florida Medical Association
- Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
- Suffolk County Medical Society
- Oswego County Medical Society
- Nassau County Medical Association
- Illinois Orthopaedic Society
- California Orthopaedic Association
- Western Orthopaedic Association
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