Dr. Richard Lee Backman, MD

Dr. Richard Backman is a family medicine physician with 32 years of experience serving patients across the Salt Lake City area. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and completed his residency training at University of Utah Health Care. Dr. Backman is fluent in Spanish, Russian, and English, allowing him to connect with diverse patient populations.

Dr. Backman practices at multiple locations throughout Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and Murray, with hospital affiliations including University of Utah Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital Salt Lake, Saint Marks Hospital, Intermountain Medical Center, and LDS Hospital. He specializes in treating back pain conditions, including back pain during pregnancy and in children and teens. His practice offers physical therapy services, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain management, and routine procedures such as earwax removal. …Patients have given him an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars.