CURRICULUM VITAE
Jose Franco MD
Jose Franco MD
Sr Associate Dean, Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Medical Education Building |
8701 Watertown Plank Rd |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/1981 - 05/1985 Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey |
08/1986 - 05/1990 Medical Doctorate, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/1990 - 06/1993 Internal Medicine Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1993 - 12/1994 Gastroenterology Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/1995 - 06/1995 Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/1995 - 06/1996 Instructor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1996 - 06/2002 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1998 - 10/2001 Consulting Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
12/1999 - 06/2002 Assistant Professor of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
11/2001 - 06/2002 Assistant Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2002 - 12/2009 Associate Professor of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
01/2010 - Present Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2005 - Present Executive Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Milwaukee, WI |
2006 - 2011 Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Milwaukee, WI |
2006 - 2008 Secretary, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Milwaukee, WI |
2008 - 2011 Chair, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Milwaukee, WI |
2008 - 2011 Chair, Residents' Curriculum Committee, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2009 - 2011 Pathway Review Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Milwaukee, WI |
2009 - 2011 Medical College of Wisconsin Medicine Clerkship Director, Milwaukee, WI |
2010 Clinical Module Director, GI, Nutrition and Metabolism, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
2011 - Present New Curriculum Director, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
07/1995 - Present Staff Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1995 - Present Staff Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
07/1995 Staff Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, John L. Doyne Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
05/1996 - 12/2009 Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2001 - 06/2004 Medical Director of Liver Transplantation, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
12/2009 - Present Director of Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Internal Medicine (expired) | 1993 | None | |
United Network of Organ Sharing | 1995 | None | |
Transplant Hepatology | 2008 | None | |
Gastroenterology/Hepatology | 2010 | None | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
1981 - 1985 Dean's List |
1984 - 1985 President, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society |
1985 John Keosian Award for Achievement in Zoology & Pathology |
1985 Phi Beta Kappa |
1985 Title of Rutgers Scholar for academic excellence and completion of an original research project |
1993 Excellence in Teaching Award, presented by Medical school class to top teaching resident |
1993 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Selected by MCW graduating class |
2000 Listed in Milwaukee's Top Physicians |
2001 Golden Apple Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2004 Listed in Milwaukee's Top Physicians |
2005 - 2006 America's Best Doctors |
2005 - 2006 Best Teaching Attending finalist, Department of Medicine (Selected by Medical Students) Medical College of Wisconsin |
2006 Best Teaching Attending finalist, Department of Medicine (Selected by Medical Residents) Medical College of Wisconsin |
2007 - 2008 America's Best Doctors |
2007 - 2008 Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Pin, Clinical Examination and Reasoning Course |
2007 - 2008 Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Pin., Medicine Clerkship |
2008 Best Teaching Attending finalist, Department of Medicine Inpatient Service, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2008 Best Teaching Attending finalist, Department of Medicine Consultative Service, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2008 Listed in Milwaukee's Top Physicians |
2008 Listed in M Magazine's Milwaukee's Top Doctors |
2009 - 2010 America's Best Doctors |
2009 Society of Teaching Scholars, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2010 T. Michael Bolger Student Assembly Standing Ovation Award, Recognition of Excellence in Service to Medical College of Wisconsin Students |
2010 Recipient of Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Pin, Medicine Clerkship |
2011 Best Teaching Award for Senior Faculty, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 Ernest O. Henschel Clinical Teaching Award, Best Clinical Teacher, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2011 Listed in M Magazine's Milwaukee's Top Doctors |
2011 - 2012 America's Best Doctors |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
American Gastroenterological Association (Fellow) |
International Liver Transplant Society |
Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society |
Milwaukee Academy of Medicine |
United Network of Organ Sharing |
American Society of Transplantation |
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
American Journal of Gastroenterology |
Hepatology |
Liver Transplantation and Surgery |
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
1996 - Present Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society |
1998 - 2002 American Liver Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter: Director, Medical Advisory Committee; Board of Directors; Steering Committee; Director, Educational Committee |
2004 - Present United Network of Organ Sharing |
2004 - 2011 Region 7, Regional Review Board, United Network of Organ Sharing |
2005 - Present Board of Directors, Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society |
2005 - 2008 Secretary-Treasurer, Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society |
2008 - 2010 President, Milwaukee Gastroenterological Society |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2002 - 2004 Publications Committee for Liver Transplantation, International Liver Transplant Society |
2003 Society task force for Chief Editor Selection to Liver Transplantation |
2008 - 2011 Practice Guidelines Committee, American Association for Study of Liver Diseases |
2009 Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine, Simulated Internal Medicine Patient Learning Experience (SIMPLE) Reviewer |
2010 MKSAP for Students 5, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reviewer |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Hemophilia and Hepatitis C. Michigan Hemophilia Foundation. Detroit, Michigan, 03/29/2000 |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Medical Grand Rounds, University of Nebraska, 06/09/2000 |
Pharmacology and Toxicology of Drugs Used in the Treatment of Viral Hepatitis. Society of Forensic Toxicologists National meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/30/2000 |
Hepatitis C Update (national conference). Broadcast from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/17/2001 |
Viral Hepatitis in the Prison Population. Arizona Department of Corrections. Phoenix, Arizona, 03/08/2002 |
Hepatitis C Update. Denver, Colorado, 06/19/2003 |
Hepatitis C. Optimizing Results. Omaha, Nebraska, 09/22/2003 |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and lipid-lowering agents. Nebraska Heart Institute Annual Update on Lipid Disorders. Lincoln, Nebraska, 04/22/2005 |
Regional |
Grand Rounds, St. Agnes Medical Center - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Evaluation of the liver transplant candidate, 03/05/1998 |
Grand Rounds, Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Waukesha, Wisconsin. Evaluation and Management of Hepatitis C, 04/21/1998 |
American Liver Foundation Seminar. Advances in the treatment of liver disease, 09/19/1998 |
9th Annual Winter Refresher Course for Family Physicians. Abnormal liver tests. Waukesha, Wisconsin, 01/27/1999 - 01/29/1999 |
Medical Grand Rounds, West Allis Memorial Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hepatitis C, 10/1999 |
Grand Rounds, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, Wisconsin. Evaluation and Management of Hepatitis C, 1999 |
Evaluation and Management of Viral Hepatitis. Midwest Nurse Practitioner Annual Meeting. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 06/02/2000 |
Hepatitis C Prison Treatment Initiative. Madison, Wisconsin, 08/10/2000 |
Hepatitis C. Waukesha County Physicians. Delafield, Wisconsin, 08/25/2000 |
Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis. Community Memorial Hospital, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 09/22/2000 |
Workshop Hepatitis C - Current & Future Therapy. Workshop Leader. Madison, Wisconsin, 09/23/2000 |
Hepatitis in the Prison Population: diagnosis and management. Plymouth, Wisconsin, 04/20/2001 |
Viral Hepatitis: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, 09/15/2001 |
Liver Transplantation: indications and results. Elmbrook Hospital Grand Rounds. Brookfield, Wisconsin, 09/27/2001 |
Hepatitis C. Wisconsin Critical Care Nurses Association. Scheduled, 12/04/2001 |
Common Misconceptions in the Treatment of Hepatitis C Patients. Teleconference originating from Medical College of Wisconsin and broadcast to Midwest, 05/10/2002 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology Update for Physicians & Practitioners. Green Bay, Wisconsin, 10/18/2002 |
Hepatitis C Update. Theta Care Physician's Annual Meeting. Appleton, 04/25/2003 |
Hepatitis C. A Practical Approach. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 08/08/2003 |
Update on Viral Hepatitis. Regional Infectious Disease Conference for Primary Care. Racine, Wisconsin, 11/15/2003 |
End-Stage Liver Disease. Diagnosis and Management. Grand Rounds. St. Therese Medical Center. Waukegan, Illinois, 12/04/2003 |
Hepatitis C. Kenosha Hospital Grand Rounds. Kenosha, Wisconsin, 01/28/2004 |
Update on hepatitis C. Seventeenth annual Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Medicine Update. Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, 10/09/2004 |
Update on hepatitis C. Appleton medical Center Grand Rounds. Appleton, Wisconsin, 10/15/2004 |
Management of the cirrhotic patient. Watertown Hospital Grand Rounds. Watertown, Wisconsin, 10/21/2004 |
Update on hepatitis C. Medical Grand Rounds. Neenah Medical Center. Neenah, Wisconsin, 04/15/2005 |
Update on hepatitis C. Mercy Medical Center. Medical Grand Rounds. Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 05/11/2005 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Watertown Hospital Grand Rounds. Watertown, Wisconsin, 08/18/2005 |
New Insights Into the Management of Hepatitis C. Brookfield, Wisconsin, 09/13/2005 |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Wisconsin Gastrointestinal Nurse's Association. Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 10/01/2005 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Community Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds. Menomonee, Wisconsin, 10/28/2005 |
Update on Liver Diseases. Waukesha, Wisconsin, 03/02/2006 |
Update on Liver Diseases. Kenosha, Wisconsin, 03/15/2006 |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management. Appleton Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds. Appleton, Wisconsin, 03/21/2006 |
End-stage Liver Disease. Community Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 04/28/2006 |
Update on Hepatitis B and C for Primary Care Physicians. Brookfield, Wisconsin, 05/03/2006 |
Overcoming Clinical Challenges in the Management of Hepatitis C. Brookfield, Wisconsin, 08/17/2006 |
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Liver. Wisconsin Alpha-1 Education Day. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 08/26/2006 |
AASLD Update for Community Gastroenterologists. Green Bay, Wisconsin, 02/27/2007 |
Liver Disease Update. Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants. Kohler, Wisconsin, 04/13/2007 |
Hepatitis B: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. University of Iowa Liver Disease Update. Iowa City, Iowa, 04/14/2007 |
Hepatitis C: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. University of Iowa Liver Disease Update. Iowa City, Iowa, 04/14/2007 |
Digestive Diseases Week Summary: Hepatitis C, Fatty Liver, and Liver Transplantation. Aurora Health Care. Kohler, Wisconsin, 06/09/2007 |
Update in Liver Disease: What Gastroenterologists Need to Know? Neenah, Wisconsin, 07/19/2007 |
Viral Hepatitis: Update for Community Gastroenterologists. Kenosha, Wisconsin, 08/16/2007 |
Hepatitis B and C. Community Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 08/24/2007 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. St. Catherine's Medical Center Grand Rounds. Kenosha, Wisconsin, 09/26/2007 |
Viral Hepatitis B and C. St. Agnes Medical Center Grand Rounds. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 10/11/2007 |
Update in Liver Disease. Waukesha, Wisconsin, 10/23/2007 |
Fatty Liver, Gastroparesis, Esophageal Reflux, And Other Gastrointestinal Disorders That Can Affect People With Diabetes. Taking Control of Your Diabetes. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/17/2007 |
Evolving Treatment Options for Hepatitis C. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/12/2007 |
Update on Hepatitis C. Beloit Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds. Beloit, Wisconsin, 02/20/2008 |
Hepatitis C: What to do when Antiviral Therapy Fails. Green Bay, Wisconsin, 02/28/2008 |
Hepatitis B and C Update. Watertown Memorial Hospital Grand Rounds. Watertown, Wisconsin, 06/11/2009 |
Local |
Grand Rounds Elmbrook Memorial Hospital. Liver Transplantation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 01/25/1996 |
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee North Campus. Viral Hepatitis, 04/19/1996 |
Annual Fall Gastroenterology Conference, Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Evaluation of Liver Disease, 10/10/1996 |
Varma Fest, Medical College of Wisconsin Update in Liver Disease. Milwaukee, WI, 06/07/1997 |
Evaluation of the Liver Transplant Candidate. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/22/1997 |
Medical Grand Rounds, Froedtert memorial Lutheran Hospital. Combination acetaminophen and alcohol hepatotoxicity, 12/05/1997 |
Surgical Grand Rounds, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital. Update on Hepatitis B and C, 03/18/1998 |
Surgical Grand Rounds, Froedtert memorial Lutheran Hospital, Hepatopulmonary syndrome, 09/30/1998 |
Eleventh Annual Update in Primary Care. Medical College of Wisconsin. Hepatology update from viral hepatitis to cirrhosis, 10/23/1998 |
Update on Viral Hepatitis Newer Treatment Options. Practical Issues in Gastroenterology and Hepatology VII. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/19/1998 |
Grand Rounds Columbia Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Hepatitis C: Natural history, diagnosis and treatment, 11/24/1998 |
Course Director, Update in Hepatology & Liver Transplantation Treatment of Hepatitis B: Interferon vs. Nucleoside Analogues. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/18/1999 |
Milwaukee Public Radio. The liver in health and disease. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 07/1999 |
Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/02/1999 |
Hepatitis C. Milwaukee Metropolitan Non-Commissioned Officers Council, 11/12/1999 |
Evaluation of Abnormal liver function tests. Clinical Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/12/1999 |
Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis C. Walgreen's Pharmacists Regional Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, 01/27/2000 |
Management of Chronic Hepatitis C. Family Health Plan Physicians Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/02/2000 |
Hepatitis C - Evaluation and Management. Milwaukee Area Pilipino Medical Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/06/2000 |
Course Director and Speaker. Viral Hepatitis Update. Epidemiology of Hepatitis C. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/13/2000 |
Management of Decompensated Cirrhosis. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/13/2000 |
Evaluation of End-Stage Liver Disease. Emergency Department Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/07/2000 |
Hepatitis C Update. Aurora Physicians. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/15/2000 |
Transplant Immunosuppression. Dermatology Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/01/2000 |
Emergency Department Evaluation of the Patient with Liver Disease. Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/07/2000 |
Viral Hepatitis- Natural History, Diagnosis & Management. Milwaukee County Medical Examiners. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/14/2000 |
Hepatitis C. Current and future therapies. Milwaukee area gastroenterologists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 01/23/2001 |
Portal Hypertension: etiology, complications, and management. Froedtert Hospital GI nurses conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/02/2001 |
Common Liver Problems. Medical College of Wisconsin Family Practice Residents. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/15/2001 |
Hepatitis C and Hemophilia. Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/03/2001 |
Liver Transplant Update. Medical College of Wisconsin Solid Organ Support Group. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/28/2001 |
Hepatitis C. St. Michael Hospital Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/28/2001 |
Course Director and Speaker. Liver Disease Update. American Liver Foundation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/12/2001 |
Hepatitis C: current therapeutic modalities. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/08/2001 |
Cirrhosis: d8iagnosis and management. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/06/2001 |
Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Critical Care Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/21/2001 |
Hepatitis C. A Silent Epidemic. Wisconsin wellness Council. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/27/2001 |
Course Director and Speaker. Liver Disease Update. American Liver Foundation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/20/2001 |
Update on Organ Allocation. Solid Organ Transplant Support Group. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/24/2001 |
New Developments in Liver Transplantation. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 03/27/2002 |
Hepatitis C Update. VA Medical Center. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/24/2002 |
Liver Transplant Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/02/2002 |
Interpretation of Abnormal Liver Function Tests. Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/16/2002 |
Overview of Viral Hepatitis. A symposium for retired physicians. Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/23/2002 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Columbia Hospital Grand Rounds. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/28/2002 |
Understanding Hepatitis Serologies. Medical College of Wisconsin, 07/18/2002 |
Complications of Portal Hypertension. Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/19/2002 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. St. Mary's Hospital Grand Rounds. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/20/2002 |
Recent Advances in HCV Therapy. A Specialist's Perspective. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/21/2002 |
Liver Transplantation Update. Milwaukee GI Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/11/2002 |
Hepatitis C Therapy. Practical Infectious Disease Therapy. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/09/2002 |
Viral Hepatitis Update for Nurses. Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/13/2002 |
Hepatitis, Causes and Treatment, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/08/2003 |
Portal Hypertension: Causes and treatment. Wisconsin Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/29/2003 |
Hepatology Update: New Developments. Medical College of Wisconsin Fifth Annual Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/04/2003 |
Autoimmune Liver Disease. Allergy Grand rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/21/2003 |
Hepatitis C. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/10/2003 |
Extrahepatic Manifestations of Chronic Hepatitis C. Allergy Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/12/2003 |
Management of the cirrhotic patient. 7th Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/11/2004 |
Update in Liver Transplantation. Sixth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/19/2004 |
Treatment of Hepatitis C. Sixth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/19/2004 |
End-Stage Liver Disease Case Discussions. Sixth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/19/2004 |
Evaluation and Treatment of the Hepatitis C-infected HIV Patient. American Society of Infectious Diseases. Annual Wisconsin Chapter Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/24/2004 |
Hepatic Emergencies. Emergency Department Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/29/2004 |
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Update. Alpha-1 Deficiency Support Group. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/13/2004 |
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. GI Nurse's Update. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/17/2004 |
Update in Viral Hepatitis. GI Nurse's Update. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/18/2004 |
Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Surgical Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/26/2004 |
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Cerlettyfest. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/07/2004 |
Update in hepatitis B therapy. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/21/2004 |
Primer on professionalism for medical students. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/26/2004 |
Hepatology for the critical care nurse: from liver biochemistries to cirrhosis. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/09/2004 |
Understanding Transplant Immunosuppression. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/19/2004 |
Preparing for the transplant boards; a primer for nurses. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/05/2004 |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Med-Peds Residency Program Lecture. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/20/2004 |
End-stage liver disease case discussions. 7th Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/11/2005 |
Update on Liver Transplantation. 7th Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/11/2005 |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and mildly elevated liver tests. St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Annual GI Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/23/2005 |
New Insights into the Management of Hepatitis C. Chronic Liver Disease Foundation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/25/2005 |
Hepatic Encephalopathy: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Management. Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/27/2005 |
Gastroenterology as a career. Apprenticeship in Medicine Program. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, WI, 08/04/2005 |
Hepatitis C; The scope of the problem. An update for gastroenterologists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/31/2005 |
Update on Transplant Immunosuppression. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/18/2005 |
Update on Transplant Hepatology. A primer for nurses. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/20/2005 |
Professionalism for medical students. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/06/2005 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. St. Joseph's Hospital Grand Rounds. West Bend, Wisconsin, 10/21/2005 |
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 10/29/2005 |
Liver Disease for the Family Practitioner. Sunnyslope Clinic. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/02/2005 |
The Surgeon and Viral Hepatitis. Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 11/09/2005 |
Hepatitis B: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 01/11/2006 |
Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/02/2006 |
Update on Hepatitis C. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/02/2006 |
Liver Transplantation. Indications and Results. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/01/2006 |
Hepatitis B: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/24/2006 |
Viral Hepatitis A to E. Infectious Disease Division Update. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2006 |
Update in Liver Transplantation. Nephrology Research Update. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/07/2006 |
Update on Hepatitis C. a Master's Perspective. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/01/2006 |
Hepatitis B for the Community Gastroenterologist. Milwaukee, 06/08/2006 |
Viral Hepatitis B and C: An Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 07/26/2006 |
Understanding Liver Tests. Lab Values in Clinical Care. Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/19/2006 |
Viral Hepatitis for Gastroenterologists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/28/2006 |
Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Natural History, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Saturday Free Clinic Lecture Series. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/14/2006 |
Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Extrahepatic Complications. Division of Nephrology. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/14/2006 |
Hepatitis B. Update of 2006 AASLD Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/16/2006 |
Hepatitis C/HIV Co-infection. Update for Primary Care Physicians. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/05/2006 |
AASLD 2006 Review for Gastroenterologists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/06/2006 |
Hepatitis C/AASLD Review. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/12/2006 |
Hepatitis C: Natural History, Diagnosis, and Management. Medicine Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/09/2007 |
Management of the Cirrhotic Patient. Eighth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update (Course Director). Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/16/2007 |
End-Stage Liver Disease Case Discussions. Eighth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update (Course Director). Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/16/2007 |
Liver Transplant Update. Eighth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update (Course Director). Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/16/2007 |
The Surgeon and Viral Hepatitis. Surgery Residents Curriculum. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/19/2007 |
Liver Transplantation: Donors, Recipients, and More. Southeastern Wisconsin Organ Procurement Organization. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/22/2007 |
Liver Disease Update: What Patients Need to Know. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/20/2007 |
Hepatitis B Therapy: Update for Gastroenterologists. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/22/2007 |
"What's New in Hepatology?" Department of Surgery Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/18/2007 |
Update on Hepatitis B and C. Med-Peds Residency Group. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/18/2007 |
Preparing for Internship: Understanding Liver Disease. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/07/2007 |
Hepatitis B: Epidemiology, Natural History, and Treatment. St Mary's Hospital Grand Rounds. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/08/2007 |
Hepatitis B for Nurses. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 06/13/2007 |
Understanding Liver Disease. Froedtert Hospital Nurses Orientation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/27/2007 |
Update in Transplant Immunosuppression. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/16/2007 |
Autoimmune Liver Disease. Wisconsin Lupus Foundation. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/20/2007 |
Liver Disease in African Americans. CH Mason Medical Clinic Grand Opening. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/15/2007 |
Understanding Liver Tests: What the Nurse Needs to Know. Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 01/21/2008 |
Liver Disease in the Emergency Department. Emergency Department Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 01/24/2008 |
Update in Liver Transplantation. Wisconsin Donor Network. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/14/2008 |
Viral Hepatitis and the Surgeon. Surgical Resident Curriculum. Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/20/2008 |
Update on Hepatitis B for Community Physicians. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/26/2008 |
Chronic Liver Disease. Integrated Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/29/2008 |
Management of the Cirrhotic Patient. Ninth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/04/2008 |
Update on Liver Transplantation. Ninth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/04/2008 |
Hepatitis B. Ninth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/04/2008 |
End-Stage Liver Disease Case Discussions. Ninth Annual Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/04/2008 |
Understanding Liver Disease. Marquette University College of Nursing. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/17/2008 |
Preparing for Internship: Liver Disease. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 05/05/2008 |
Liver Disease and Transplant Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/30/2008 |
Variceal Bleeding. Wisconsin GI Nurses Association. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/04/2008 |
Management of the Patient with Cirrhosis. Update on Gastrointestinal Disorders. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/28/2008 |
Liver Disease in the ICU: What Nurses Need to Know? Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 02/12/2009 |
Testing Your Liver Disease Knowledge. Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
End Stage Liver Disease Cases. Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
What Happens to the Brain, Kidneys and Lungs in Liver Disease? Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
Update on Liver Transplantation. Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
Liver Conference Summary. Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
Common Myths in Liver Disease. Tenth Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/03/2009 |
A Patient With GI Bleeding. Master Clinician Pathway. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/02/2009 |
Hepatitis C. Medical Student Pathways. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/02/2009 |
Autoimmune Hepatitis. "State of the Gut", An Update on Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Diseases. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 11/06/2009 |
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Update. Medical College of Wisconsin 2009 AASLD Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/05/2009 |
Portal Hypertension Update. Medical College of Wisconsin 2009 AASLD Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/05/2009 |
Beta Blockers are the Preferred Therapy for Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Varices. Medical College of Wisconsin 2009 AASLD Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/05/2009 |
Management of Ascites and Related Complications. Medical College of Wisconsin 2009 AASLD Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/05/2009 |
Liver Disease in the ICU. Froedtert Hospital Nursing Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12/10/2009 |
Urban Myths and Legends in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2010. Medical Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/08/2010 |
Testing Your Knowledge. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
Beta Blockers are Superior to Band Ligation for Primary Prophylaxis of Esophageal Varices. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
Ascites; Complications and Management. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
End-Stage Liver Disease Cases. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
Ask The Hepatologist; Answers to All of Your Questions. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
Update in Liver Transplantation. 11th Annual MCW Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 03/26/2010 |
Clinician Educator Panel Discussion: Obtaining Quality Feedback, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/06/2010 |
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Columbia Hospital Grand Rounds. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/31/2010 |
Liver Lesions: What do I do with them. Internal Medicine Academic Half-Day. Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/31/2010 |
Ten Things to Know in GI and Hepatology in 2010. Internal Medicine Academic Half-Day. Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/15/2010 |
Elevated Liver Tests after Transplantation: What Do They Mean? Wisconsin Transplant Nurses Association. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/02/2010 |
Testing your GI and Hepatology Knowledge. 2010 State of the Gut Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/15/2010 |
What Have I learned? Summary of the 2010 State of the Gut Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10/15/2010 |
Cirrhosis: What Interns Need to Know. Internal Medicine Academic Half-Day. Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/27/2010 |
The Surgeon and Viral Hepatitis. Department of Surgery Academic Day. Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/14/2011 |
Hepatitis ABC. Medical College of Wisconsin Infectious Disease Update. Milwaukee Wisconsin, 04/02/2011 |
Rifaximin Should be First Line Therapy for Hepatic Encephalopathy. Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/08/2011 |
Screening for Esophageal Varices and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/08/2011 |
Testing Your Knowledge. Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/08/2011 |
End-Stage Liver Disease Cases. Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Disease Update. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 04/08/2011 |
What Graduating Medical Students Need to Know About the Liver. Preparing for Internship. Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/02/2011 |
Class of 2013 M2 Last Lunch. Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/04/2011 |
Lab Values in Liver Disease. What Nurses Need to Know. Froedtert Hospital. Milwaukee Wisconsin, 06/02/2011 |
Understanding the Liver. Medical College of Wisconsin Summer School Program. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 07/14/2011 |
Acute Liver Failure. Emergency Department Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 08/18/2011 |
Chronic Liver Failure. Emergency Department Grand Rounds. Medical College of Wisconsin. Milwaukee, 08/18/2011 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
1995 - Present Interviewer, Internal Medicine Residency |
1995 - Present Intern Selection Committee |
1995 - Present Interviewer, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship candidates |
1995 - 2010 Chair, Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Transplant Review Committee |
1998 - 2002 Director, Medical College of Wisconsin Free Community Hepatitis C Screening Program. |
1998 - Present Member, Medical College of Wisconsin, Hepatic Malignancy Management Group |
1998 - Present Committee Leader, Hepatology & Liver Transplant Program, Digestive Disease Center |
1999 - Present Member, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Application Review Committee |
2002 - 2004 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Education Committee |
2002 - 2005 Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Council Committee (first term) |
2003 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Residents' Curriculum Committee |
2004 - 2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Residents' Evaluation Committee |
2004 - 2010 Medical College of Wisconsin Transplant Quality Assurance Committee |
2005 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Council Committee (second term) |
2005 Medical College of Wisconsin 15th Year Reunion Committee |
2005 - Present Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Professionalism Chair |
2006 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee |
2006 - 2008 Secretary, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee |
2006 - 2009 Executive Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee |
2007 - 2010 Medical College of Wisconsin Transplant Center Committee |
2008 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Dean's Diversity Advisory Committee (Subcommittee Chair) |
2008 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Assessment Oversight Committee |
2008 - 2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty Council (third term) |
2008 - 2009 Medical College of Wisconsin GURU mentoring program |
2008 - 2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Faculty Career Development Committee |
2008 - 2011 Medical College Curriculum and Evaluation Committee Professionalism Liaison to Clinical Clerkships |
2008 - 2012 Chair, Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee |
2008 - 2011 Chair, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Residents' Curriculum Committee |
2008 - 2010 Genetics Ad Hoc Committee |
2009 - 2011 Department of Medicine Learning Technology Task Force |
2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Electronic Medical Record for Student Review Committee |
2009 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Dean's Education Innovation Advisory Committee |
2009 - 2012 Medical College of Wisconsin Curriculum and Evaluation Committee, Dean's Appointment (Second Term) |
2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Transcript Review Committee |
2009 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Committee |
2009 Medical College of Wisconsin Mission Based Management Review Committee |
2010 MCW 20 year Reunion Committee |
2010 Elsa and Roger Cohen Endowed Chair Committee |
2010 Medical College of Wisconsin LCME Education Programs Self-Study Group |
2010 - 2011 Department of Medicine Ambulatory Working Group |
2010 Medical College of Wisconsin LCME Task Force |
Hospital |
1998 - 2004 Director, Froedtert Community Liver Disease Updates. |
2004 - 2005 Froedtert Hospital Diabetes Access Committee |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
1995 - Present Monthly lectures to the Intensive Care Unit housestaff regarding the management of critically ill patients with liver and gastrointestinal disease. |
1995 - Present Junior Medical Student, Medicine Core Syllabus, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Understanding Liver Disease, Abdominal Pain (recognized by Teaching Pin Award) |
1995 - Present Medical Student Faculty Advisor: Assist medical students in the selection of appropriate curriculum for their chosen career goals. |
1995 - Present Formal lectures to nursing staff regarding the care of patients with liver disease (average of 2 per year) |
1995 - Present Sophomore Medical Student Abdominal Examination Instructor |
1995 - Present Sophomore Medical Student, Faculty Instructor in Introduction to Clinical Medicine |
1999 Ward attending on Cardiology-Medicine Team. |
2000 - Present M4 Ambulatory Medicine Preceptor |
2003 - Present Internal Medicine Core Skills Lectures on Abdominal Pain And Exam |
2003 - Present M3 Ambulatory Medicine Preceptor |
2008 - Present M1 Biochemistry Team-Based Learning Discussion on Acetaminophen Toxicity |
2008 - Present M2 Pathology Clinical Correlation Lecture on Liver Disease |
2009 - 2011 Advisor, Clinician Educator Pathway |
2009 - 2011 Third year medical student Medicine Clerkship Director |
2009 - 2011 Advisor, Master Clinician Pathway |
2010 M1 Clinical Module Director in GI, Nutrition and Metabolism |
Resident and Fellow Education |
1995 - Present Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship advisor for journal club, physiology seminars and clinical pathology conference. |
1995 - Present Daily teaching of fellows rotating through the Hepatology Inpatient Service |
1995 - Present Instruct fellows in performing procedures including upper and lower endoscopies, liver biopsies and paracentesis. |
1995 - Present Internal Medicine Residents on general ward months. This includes 18 weekends per year. Co-wrote curriculum. |
1998 - Present Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Core Lecture Series Presenter |
Continuing Medical Education |
1999 - Present Annual MCW Liver Disease Update (12 courses through 2011) |
2007 - Present AASLD: Liver Meeting Update (4 courses through 2010) |
2008 - 2009 Update on Gastrointestinal Disorders (3 courses through 2010) |
2010 Digestive Diseases Summary |
Community/Lay Public |
1998 - 2002 American Liver Foundation Fireside Chats on Liver Disease |
2000 - Present Froedtert Community Lectures on Liver Disease |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Continuing Medical Education |
05/12/2001 American Liver Foundation, Liver Disease Update. |
10/20/2001 American Liver Foundation, Liver Disease Update. |
2007 - Present Marquette School of Nursing, lectures on liver disease |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Clinical Programs |
1995 - 2010 Medical College of Wisconsin Liver Transplant Program |
1999 Primary Hepatologist involved in Wisconsin's first auxiliary liver transplantation and the first in the world performed for Fulminant Hepatic Failure from Fatty Liver of Pregnancy, Froedtert Hospital |
1999 Co-founder of Froedtert Hepatitis Treatment Program |
1999 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Digestive Disease Center, Hepatology and Liver Transplant |
1999 Primary Hepatologist involved in the management of Wisconsin's first live donor liver transplantation, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
Community Programs |
2011 Editor, Hepatology Newsletter for Community Physicians |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Franco J, Huffman J, Fried B: Infectivity, growth and development of echinostoma revolutum. (Degenea: Echinostomadie) in the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus. Journal of Parasitology, 1986; 72: 142-47. |
2. Franco J, Huffman J, Fried B: The effects of crowding on echinostoma revolutum (Digenea: Echinostomadie) in experimentally infected golden hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus. Journal of Parasitology, 1988; 74: 142-47. |
3. Fried B, Huffman J, Franco J: Single and five-worm infections of echinostoma revolutum (Tremadoda) in the golden hamster. International Journal of Parasitology, 1988; 18: 179-81. |
4. Franco J, Massey BT, Komorowski R: Cytomegalovirus infection causing pseudomembranous colitis. Amer J Gastroenterol 1994; 89: 2246-8. |
5. Saeian K, Rochling FA, Burke R, Bragg DS, Franco J: Faculty and trainee knowledge of hepatitis C infection at a tertiary care medical center. Wisconsin Medical Journal pp 34-36; Feb. 1998. |
6. Saeian K, Franco J, Adams M: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after renal transplantation without cirrhosis or viral hepatitis. Liver Transplantation & Surgery 5(1); 46-49: 1999. |
7. Franco J, Saeian K: Biliary Tract Inflammatory Disorders: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 1:95-101, 1999. |
8. Franco, J. Pruritus. Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology. 2:241-246, 1999. |
9. Franco J, Newcomer J, Adams MB, Saeian K. Auxiliary liver transplantation in acute fatty liver of pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 95-96, 1042:6/2000. |
10. Franco J, Mehdi S. Reye's syndrome in an adult. A case report. Wisconsin Medical Journal. November, 2000. |
11. Christians K, Pitt H, Rilling W, Franco J, Quiroz F, Adams M, Wallace J, Quebbeman E. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Multimodality Management. Surgery. Volume 130, No. 4, 554-9, 2001 |
12. Knox J, Remler B, Franco J, Saeian K. Minocycline-Associated toxic Hepatitis, Demyelinating Encephalomyelopathy and Cardiomyopathy. Practical Gastroenterology, 2001. |
13. Hines R, Hopp A, Franco J, Saeian K, Begun F. Alternative processing of the human FMO6 gene renders transcripts unable of encoding a functional flavin-containing monooxygenase. Molecular Pharmacology. Vol 62, No. 2, pgs 320-5, 2002 |
14. Franco J, Saeian K. Role of Antiviral Therapy in the Prevention of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Volume 13, Number 9, Part 2, 2002 |
15. Saeian K, Bajaj J, Franco J, Knox J, Daniel J, Peine C, McKee D, Varma R. High-dose vitamin E supplementation does not diminish ribavirin-associated haemolysis in hepatitis C treatment with combination standard alpha interferon and ribavirin. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Vol. 20, pgs 1189-1193, 2004. |
16. Bajaj J, Saeian K, Varma R, Franco J, Binion D. Increased rates of early adverse reactions to azathioprine in patients with Crohn's disease compared to autoimmune hepatitis: a tertiary referral center experience. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Vol 100, Number 5, pgs 1121-1125, 2005 |
17. Franco J. Biliary complications in liver transplant recipients. Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2005 |
18. Kiely J, Rilling W, Touzios J, Hieb R, Franco J, Saeian K, Quebbeman E, Pitt H. Chemoembolization in Patients at High Risk: Results and Complications. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 17:47-53, 2006. |
19. Bajaj J, Franco J. Endoscopic Band Ligation of Esophageal Varices in Patients on Anticoagulation Therapy: A Case Series. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. Currently in press. 2007. |
20. Bajaj, K Saeian, MD Verber, D Hischke, RG Hoffmann, J Franco, RR Varma, SM Rao. Inhibitory control test is a simple method to diagnose minimal hepatic encephalopathy and predict overt hepatic encephalopathy. American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2007; 102(4): 754-60. |
21. JS Bajaj, M Hafeezullah, RG Hoffmann, RR Varma, J Franco, DG Binion, T Hammeke, K Saeian. Navigation skill impairment: Another dimension of the driving difficulties in minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Hepatology. In Press |
22. Bajaj J, Franco J. Endoscopic Band Ligation of Esophageal Varices in Patients on Anticoagulation. Journal Clinical Gastroenterology, Vol 42, No 7, pgs 783-785, 2008 |
23. Franco R, Ashwathnaratan R, Deshpandee A, Knox J, Daniel J, Eastwood D, Franco J, Saeian K. The High Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms in Liver Disease in an Academic-Based Hepatology Practice. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Vol 14, No 1, pgs 2-5, 2008. |
24. Bajaj J, Hafeezullah M, Hoffmann R, Varma R, Franco J, Binion D, Hammeke T, Saeian, K. Navigation Skill Impairment: Another Dimension of the Driving Difficulties in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy. Hepatology, Vol. 47, No. 2, pgs 596-604, 2008. |
25. Bajaj J, Saeian K, Schubert C, Hafeezullah M, Franco J, Varma R, et al. Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy is Associated with Motor Vehicle Crashes. The Reality Beyond the Driving Test. Hepatology, Vol 50, No.4, pgs 1175-1183, 2009. |
26. Ulitsky A, Ananthakrishnan A, Komorowski R, Wallace J, Surapaneni N, Franco J, Saeian K, Gawrieh S.A Non-Invasive Clinical Scoring Model Predicts Risk of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in Morbidly Obese Patients. Obes Surg, 2010. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Franco J. Cirrhosis: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Management. Kochar's Clinical Medicine, 5th Edition. 2007. |
2. Franco J. Evaluation of the Patient with Acute Abdominal Pain. Kochar's Clinical Medicine, 5th Edition. 2007. |
3. Franco J. Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Liver. Kochar's Clinical Medicine, 5th Edition. 2007. |
4. Torre D., Franco, J. Diarrhea. Kochar's Clinical Medicine, 5th Edition. 2007. |
Abstracts |
1. Berger W, Franco J, Shaker R, Dean RES, Werlin SL: Improved jejunal feeding tube longevity with a faster and more reliable method of replacement. Digestive Diseases Week 1995. |
2. Franco J, Sorrell MF, Langnas AN, Shaw BW: Choledochocholedochostomy biliary reconstruction in primary sclerosing cholangitis patients undergoing liver transplantation. Hepatology 22: 1243: 1995. |
3. Saeian K, Rochling FA, Burke R, Bragg D, Franco, J. Medical staff and trainee knowledge of hepatis C. Hepatology 24(4); 437A: 1996. |
4. Saeian K, Rochling FA, Franco J: Contraindications to interferon therapy are more common in indigent patients. Hepatology 23(4): 571A: 1996. |
5. Molloy R, Bohorfoush A, Mewissen M, Crain M, Franco J, Taylor A, Stewart E. Injection of triamcinolone improves outcome of balloon dilatation of defiant hilar bile duct strictures. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 45(4); 1809: 1997. |
6. Saeian K, Reddy SP, Claire R, Komorowski RA, Franco J, Varma RR. Recurrence of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) after orthotopic liver transplantation. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. 1998. |
7. Bohorfoush A, Franco J, Komorowski R, Gardner P, Varma R, Haluszka O: Flow cytometric analysis of bile duct epithelium in primary sclerosing cholangitis potentially assists timing of liver transplantation. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 45(4)1858: 1997. |
8. Saeian K, Franco J, Nelin L, Crain M, Rilling W, Presberg K, Franco J. Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) increases in cirrhotics after TIPS placement. Gastroenterol 2000; 118(4), A1044 |
9. Saeian K, Franco J, Knox J, Daniel J, Varma R. Does High Dose Vitamin E Supplementation Diminish Ribavirin-Associated Hemolysis? An Interim Report. Hepatology 34(4); 1741: 2001. |
10. Christians KK, Wallace JR, Rilling WX, Franco J, et al. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Multimodality management. Central Surgical Association Meeting, 2001. |
11. Dreschler P, Robertson M, Rilling W, Crain M, Saeian K, Franco J. Quality of Life Assessment in Patients Undergoing Chemoembolization. A Longitudinal Follow-up Study. Submitted to the Society of Cardiovascular International Radiologists Annual Meeting, 2002. |
12. Gawrieh S, Prajapati D, Saeian K, Varma R, Franco J, Knox J, Kern M, Binion D. Prevalence and patterns of liver function test abnormalities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Hepatology, Vol.36, No.4, Part 2, 2002. |
13. Bajaj J, Saeian K, Franco J, Varma R, Knox J, Daniel J, et al. High-Dose Vitamin E Supplementation Does Not Diminish Ribavirin-Associated Hemolysis in Chronic Hepatitis C. Volume 38, No. 4, Supplement 1, 2003. |
14. Konicek B, Franco J, Sebastian J, Torre D. "Autoimmune Hepatitis Masquerading as Hemochromatosis". 27th Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. 2004 |
15. Anderson R, Lodes M, Franco J, Torre D. How to Implement a Professionalism Curriculum Across the Entire Department of Medicine. 27th Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. Chicago, Illinois. 2004. |
16. Franco R, Franco J, Saeian K. Desponde A, et al. Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Liver Disease. Sleep 28: A269, 2005 |
17. Aswathnarayan R, Saeian K, Franco J. Franco R. Restless Legs Syndrome Diminishes Quality of Life in Chronic Liver Disease. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting. |
18. Anderson R, Johnson C, Franco J. Psychosocial Factors in Liver Transplantation: How Are U.S. Centers Evaluating Them. Accepted for presentation at the 2005 American Association For The Study of Liver Disease Annual Meeting. |
19. Bajaj J, Saeian K, Franco J, Varma R, Verber M, Rao, Stephen. Does Abnormal Performance on Inhibitory Control Test Predispose to Development of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy? Digestive Diseases Week. Los Angeles, CA. May, 2006. |
20. Graf L, Bajaj J, Perez M, Adams M, Mueller C, Anderson R, Franco J. Nursing Attitudes Towards Liver Transplantation: Gap Between Perceptions and Accepted Standards. Hepatology, Vol.44:4 supplement 1. Oral Presentation at The Association for Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting, 2006. |
21. J Bajaj, KM Christensen, M Hafeezullah, RR Varma, J Franco, RG Hoffmann, K Saeian. Randomized trial of probiotic yogurt in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy - It helps to bug your patient. Digestive Disease Week 2007. |
22. Surapaneni S, Katopes CP, Wallace J, Nuttleman P, Behmaran B, Komorowski R, Franco J, Varma R, Massoud O, Saeian K, Gawrieh S. Prediction of Histology in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Do Medications Matter? American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting. Oct 2007, Boston, MA. |
23. Bajaj J, Hafeezullah M, Thompson A, Saeian K, Franco J, Anderson R. Deception During Evaluation For Liver Transplant in Alcoholic Cirrhosis: A DUI Corroboration Study. American Association for Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting. Nov 2007, Boston Mass. |
24. J Bajaj, M Hafeezullah, T Hammeke, J Franco, R Varma, R Hoffman, K Saeian. Inhibitory Control Test is a Sensitive and Inexpensive Alternative for the Diagnosis of Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Annual Meeting. San Francisco, 2008. |
25. R Franco , V Hotanalli, J Franco. Restless Legs Syndrome Symptoms in Patients with Liver Transplant and Quality of Life Preliminary Results. APPS International Meeting 2009. Seattle, WA. Sleep 32, A326. |
26. Outcomes at the Medical College of Wisconsin from a Series of Educational Retreats Focusing on Clerkship Directors' Vitality. Medical College of Wisconsin Clerkship Directors. Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, 2009. |
27. Tipnis S, Bower D, Webb T, Larson G, Young S, Begaz T, Franco J, Simpson D. Patient Centered Care Workshop: Providing Quality Healthcare to a Diverse Population. Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, 2009. |