915 598-1959
HECTOR L. FRANCO, M.D., D.A.B.D.
10500 Vista Del Sol, Ste. C
El Paso, Texas 79925
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DERMATOLOGY AND YOU

A DERMATOLOGIST IS A PHYSICIAN THAT SPECIALIZES IN TREATING CONDITIONS OF
THE SKIN, HAIR AND NAILS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS.  THIS INCLUDES SKIN RASHES
DUE TO ALLERGY OR INFECTION, SKIN TUMORS BOTH BENIGN AND MALIGNANT AS
WELL AS  PROBLEMS WITH HAIR AND NAILS.  DERMATOLOGIST ARE TRAINED IN THE
TOTAL CARE OF THE SKIN INCLUDING SURGICAL AND COSMETIC CARE OF THE SKIN.

ABOUT DR. FRANCO

DR. FRANCO IS A NATIVE OF EL PASO AND IS BILINGUAL IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.  HE
IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN DERMATOLOGY BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF DERMATOLOGY.  
HE HAS PRACTICED DERMATOLOGY IN EL PASO SINCE 1980.  DR. FRANCO IS A
MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF THE EL PASO MEDICAL SOCIETY, FELLOW OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DERMATOLOGICAL
SURGERY, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

DR. FRANCO TRAINED IN DERMATOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DEPT.
OF DERMATOLOGY.  HE DID HIS INTERNSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA IN
PEDIATRICS AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT IRVINE
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

BESIDES HIS KEEN INTEREST IN GENERAL DERMATOLOGY, DR. FRANCO HAS SPECIAL
INTERESTS IN PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY, PSORIASIS, VITILIGO AND AUTOIMMUNE
DISORDERS.  COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY ROUNDS OUT DR. FRANCO'S LIST OF SPECIAL
INTERESTS (PLEASE SEE OUR COSMETIC PAGE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS
SUBJECT).
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

DR. FRANCO WAS SELECTED TO "TEXAS MONTHLY" LIST OF "SUPER DOCTORS" FOR
THEIR DECEMBER 2004  ISSUE.  HE WAS ALSO SELECTED TO THE 2005-2006 "BEST
DOCTORS IN AMERICA" DATABASE.   IN 2007 HE WAS LISTED IN THE EL PASO MAGAZINE
FOR BEST OF DOCTORS IN EL PASO.