Dr Beckendorf has a background in research in the basic sciences and earned a Master's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, prior to attending medical school. Upon completing medical training in 2002, he enjoyed working in pulmonary and critical care private practice for 3 years. In 2005, he began his employment at Baylor Scott and White in Temple, TX, which he considers the best decision of his professional career. He serves as the Medical Director of the Pulmonary Function Laboratory and of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program. He is involved in the education of pulmonary and critical care fellows, internal medicine residents and anesthesiology interns as well as medical students.
Primary Specialty
Pulmonologist
GenderMale
EducationUniversity of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals, Texas A&M University (Education)
ServicesRichard Beckendorf, MD provides pulmonology services in Cameron, TX. A Pulmonologist is an internal medicine physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the cardio-pulmonary system. A Pulmonologist treats any part of the body that is involved in the breathing process and bringing oxygen into and out of the body.
Please call Baylor Scott & White Clinic - Cameron at (254) 605-1100 to schedule an appointment in Cameron, TX or to get more information.