Franc A. Barada Jr., M.D.

Primary Specialty:
Rheumatology

Office Location(s):

Durham
120 William Penn Plaza
Durham, NC 27704

Location Phone:
919-220-5255
Additional Phone:
800-359-3053
Location Fax:
919-220-6379

Southpoint
249 E. Hwy 54
Suite 100
Durham, NC 27713

Location Phone:
919-544-7270
Additional Phone:
800-359-3053
Location Fax:
919-544-7276

Dr. Barada earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia. After a year of residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed residency at U. Va. He then served three years as head of internal medicine at Ft. Defiance Indian Health Service Hospital, Navajo Reservation, in Arizona, after which he returned to U. Va. to complete a three year N.I.H. supported fellowship in rheumatology. Dr. Barada then moved to Durham to become Assistant Professor of Rheumatology at Duke University Medical Center. In 1982, he founded Durham Rheumatology, where he has practiced since then, continuing to hold an Assistant Consulting position at Duke. Dr. Barada was a founder of the NC Rheumatology Association, Past President of the NC Arthritis Foundation, served as President of the Medical Staff at Durham Regional Hospital; President of the Durham-Orange Co. Medical Society; Chair of the Board of Senior PharmAssist; and as founding Chairman of Project Access Durham County.

Education:
Undergraduate: Wesleyan University, B.A.

Medical School: University of Virginia Medical School

Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and Subspecialty Rheumatology

Residency:
University of Wisconsin Medical Center

Uniiversity of Virginia Medical Center

Fellowship:
University of Virginia Medical Center

Affiliations:
American College of Rheumatology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
North Carolina Arthritis Foundation
North Carolina Medical Society
Durham-Orange County Medical Society