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This physician is accepting telehealth visits. Richard Crank, DO, is a board certified Orthopedic Surgeon caring for patients in Largo, Florida. Growing up on a farm, Dr. Crank learned the importance of hard work and dedication to family and career. This catapulted his desire to seek a career in Orthopedics. After, Dr. Crank completed medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, he also completed an Orthopedic surgery residency at Midwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He then completed a fellowship in Adult Reconstruction at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, Florida and an Orthopedic Trauma fellowship at Orlando Health, in Orlando, Florida. After his fellowship, Dr. Crank practiced in Warrensburg, Missouri caring for the military families of Whiteman Air Force Base and the surrounding community. He was given an opportunity to return to Florida and practiced for eight years in Polk County and while there, he became the tertiary referral physician for complex hip and knee issues as well as complex Orthopedic trauma issues. Dr. Crank transitioned to Largo to build a practice and care for the community as well as be an integral part of the Orthopedic Residency at Largo. He specializes in Robotic and minimally invasive hip and knee surgery, as well as rapid recovery and outpatient joint replacement surgery. Dr. Crank also has a passion for complex hip and knee reconstruction and revision arthroplasty. Dr. Crank is on the Board of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, is the Chair of the Continuing Medical Education (CME) committee for the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, and a Board examiner for the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery. During his career, Dr. Crank has instructed many medical students, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents, and physicians for Orthopedic education. Dr. Crank is devoted to his family and loves cooking and fishing with them and cheering his kids on at their sporting events.

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We strive to form a lasting partnership between patient and physician to jointly meet your health needs. Healthcare built on a foundation of trust and understanding.

Our goals are to provide spinal care with the least amount of risk to our patients. We are trained in both minimally invasive and major reconstructive spinal surgery. We obtained this unique training by completing two different fellowships in spinal surgery instead of the traditional single fellowship; one in minimally invasive spinal treatment and one in major reconstructive spinal treatment.

At Joseph Spine, we know that each patient's circumstance is unique and it is important to evaluate each individual with that in mind. Personalized attention, open communication, and collaboration is the cornerstone to achieving a customized spine treatment plan designed for optimal results for each patient. Non-surgical spine procedures are always explored to relieve back pain and correct disorders, but when non-surgical options don't prove effective, Dr. Joseph will employ minimally invasive procedures, stem cell therapy, and customized treatment plans. Minimally invasive spine surgery allows us to provide maximum pain relief with minimal recovery time, all while increasing mobility and accelerating our patients' return to regular activities.