Last updated on:
8/22/2007 |
Author: ProCon.org
Frank Lucido, MD Biography
- Title:
- Physician in private medical practice in Berkeley, CA
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Cannabis has a long, impressive history as a safe and effective medicine… I am widely known to be a thorough, caring, and trusted physician, who takes the time and effort to establish that the patient is appropriate in their use of medical cannabis.”
Email from Frank Lucido, MD, Apr. 6, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Physician, private medical practice, Berkeley, CA, 1979-present
- Member, Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Medical Director, Berkeley Pines Skilled Nursing Facility, 1990-1996
- Medical Director, Elmwood Skilled Nursing Facility, 1988-1996
- Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration, 1980-1994
- Emergency Physician, Emergency Medical Systems, San Francisco, 1977-1979
- Family Practice, Contra Costa County Hospital, 1975-1977
- Internship, French Hospital, San Francisco, 1974-1975
- Education:
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- MD, University of Michigan Medical School, 1974
- BS, University of Michigan, 1970
- Other:
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- None found
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