Biography

Dr. Richard Cruz earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Weill Cornell Medical College located in New York, NY. He then completed an emergency medicine residency at Charity Hospital and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Dr. Cruz’s areas of expertise are medical Spanish, airway management, online medical control, bedside ultrasound, and trauma.

Education and Training

Graduate School

Weill Cornell Medical College
Field of Study: MD
Year Completed: 2012

Medical School

Cornell University Medical College
Field of Study: MD
Year Completed: 2012

Weill Cornell Medical College
Field of Study: MD
Year Completed: 2012

Internship

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans
Field of Study: Emergency Medicine
Year Completed: 2013

Residency

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans
Year Completed: 2016

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans/ LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans
Field of Study: Emergency Medicine
Year Completed: 2016

Certifications

American Board of Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine