FREE Shipping with Orders Over $500 USD 0 Items Home About Supplements Store Informational Videos FAQ Contact Us My Account About Al Robert Franco M.D. Al Robert Franco, M.D. Dr. Franco is a member of the American College of Rheumatology. The principal aim of his practice is to bring the most comprehensive, caring and up-to-date medical services available to his patients. His innovative treatment of arthritis, using antibiotic therapy and nutritional supplements, has benefited a substantial amount of patients through his forty plus years of rheumatology practice. This therapy has made him one of the leaders in this aspect of the field of rheumatology. When Dr. Franco finished medical school, he did a medical internship and residency at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Thereafter, he did a rheumatology fellowship at Queens Hospital Center in New York. Dr. Franco moved to Southern California and joined Kaiser Permanente as an internist/rheumatologist. In 1987, he decided to move into private practice. He started the Arthritis Center of Riverside in January 1988. His professional memberships include: American Rheumatism Association, Founding Fellow American College of Rheumatology International Society for Extremity MRI in Rheumatology (ISEMIR) American College of Physicians California Medical Association Riverside Medical Association American Association for Clinical Chemistry The Road Back Foundation, Advisory Board Awards: United States Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition California State Senate Certificate of Recognition. Research and Scientific Publications: Detection of Mycoplasmal Infections in Blood of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J. Haier, M. Nasralla, A.R. Franco and G.L. Nicolson. Rheumatology 1999; 38:504-509 Role of Mycoplasmal Infections in Fatigue Illnesses: Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Gulf War Illness and Rheumatoid Arthritis G.L. Nicolson, PhD, M.Y. Nasralla, PhD, A.R. Franco, MD, K. De Meirleir, MD, N.L. Nicolson, PhD, R.Ngwenya, MD, and J.Haier, MD, PhD. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Microbiology) 2000; 6(3/4): 23-39. Diagnosis and Integrative Treatment of Intracellular Bacterial Infections in Chronic Illnesses: Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndromes, Gulf War Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other Chronic Illnesses Garth L. Nicolson, PhD, Marwan Y. Nasralla, PhD, A. Robert Franco, MD, Nancy L. Nicolson, PhD Robert Erwin, MD, Richard Ngwenya, MD, and Paul A Berns, MD. Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine 2000;1(2):92-102. Official journal of the American College of Advancement in Medicine Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Mycoplasma fermentans, M. hominism, and M. penetrans in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Gulf War Syndrome. Aristo Vojdani, PhD, MT, Al Robert Franco, MD. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Vol. 5., No. 1999, pp. 187-197 Home Dr. Franco Our Facility Testimonials Store Videos FAQ Contact Travel Info My Account The information in this website is not intended to replace a rheumatology textbook nor be a complete update of the rheumatology scientific literature. It should not be misconstrued as personal medical advice. Rather, it portrays Dr. Al Robert Franco's interests in the field of rheumatology, namely, the interrelationship between infections and rheumatic diseases and how this applies to the treatment of arthritis. © 2021 Arthritis Center of Riverside - All prices (including shipping rates) are subject to change without notice.