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CURRICULUM VITAE

Jose Franco MD
Sr Associate Dean, Professor
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 DateExpiration
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.