AndrewG.FranksJr.MDFACP, FAAD, FACR

Lupus & Related, Myositis, Scleroderma & Related, Vasculitis

Director, The Autoimmune Skin Institute of New York; Clinical Professor, The Departments of Medicine (Rheumatology) & Dermatology; Director Emeritus (1978 - 2020), The Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Center, NYU Langone Health & Medical Center

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Office
The Autoimmune Skin Institute of NY, Suite 1-N
60 Gramercy Park North
New York, NY 10010
Phone+1 212-475-2312

Summary

Dr. Andrew G. Franks, Jr. is Board Certified in Internal Medicine (1975), Dermatology (1976), and Rheumatology (1978). He obtained a BA from NYU College of Arts & Science in 1967, and an MD from New York Medical College in 1971. After completing Residency & Fellowship training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, he joined the faculty of NYU School of Medicine in 1978. He was the Director of The Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease Section until 2020 for a total of over 40 years. He has mentored hundreds of physicians, many of whom are now leading academic and clinical specialists throughout the world. He specializes in Cutaneous Lupus, Dermatomyositis, Scleroderma, Morphea, and Raynaud's Disease and exceeds in the diagnosis and treatment for recalcitrant cutaneous manifestations of all autoimmune and related disorders.

Lupus and Your Skin

A Review of Prevention, Treatment and Repair of Lupus Damaged Skin

Education & Training

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons1976 - 1978
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1976
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Dermatology, 1974 - 1975
New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1973
New York Medical CollegeClass of 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1972 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Rheumatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

MDS Lifetime Achievement Award Medical Dermatology Society, 2023
Americas Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 1998-2023
New York Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 1998-2023
NYU Best Teacher Award Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
NYU Career Achievement Award NYU School of Medicine, 2017
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Clinical Trials

Safety Study of Clinical and Immune Effects of Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE-4) Inhibitor in Cutaneous Lupus Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
To Evaluate the Preliminary Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Efficacy of CC-11050 in Subjects With Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3119 citations
Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.
Michelle Petri, Ana Maria Orbai, Graciela S. Alarcón, Caroline Gordon, Joan T. Merrill
Arthritis and Rheumatism. 2012-08-01
40 citations
Apremilast for discoid lupus erythematosus: results of a phase 2, open-label, single-arm, pilot study.
De Souza A, Bruce Strober, Joseph F. Merola, Oliver S, Andrew G. Franks
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2012-10-01
39 citations
Resistant discoid lupus erythematosus of palms and soles: Successful treatment with azathioprine
Robin Ashinoff, Victoria P. Werth, Andrew G. Franks
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 1988-11-01

Journal Articles

Correction to: MRI Assessment of the Thigh Musculature in Dermatomyositis and Healthy Subjects Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Intravoxel Incoherent Motion and Dynamic...
K Patel, A G Franks, S Ramachandran, D Wang, J Bencardino, European Radiology
MRI Assessment of the Thigh Musculature in Dermatomyositis and Healthy Subjects Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Intravoxel Incoherent Motion and Dynamic DTI
J Bencardino, S Ramachandran, K Patel, D Wang, A Franks, European Radiology
Successful treatment of periocular discoid lupus with cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (restasis)
Curtiss P, Li X, Lo Sicco K, Franks, AG, JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, 5/16/2018
USE OF LOW FLUENCE Q-SWITCHED Nd:YAG FOR CLEARANCE OF HYPERPIGMENTATION: SEQUELAE OF SUBACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
Schaffer PR, Franks LK, Franks AG, Lasers in Surgery & Medicine, 4/11/2018
TNF-alpha antagonist induced cutaneous lupus
Milam EC, Ramachandran S, Franks AG, JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, 5/2016
Adult-onset linear morphea is associated with significant morbidity and methotrexate may reduce risk of disease reactivation
Mazori DR, Wright NA, Patel M. Ramachandran S, Franks AG, Vleugels R, Femia AN, JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, 5/6/2015
Clinical response to belimumab in academic clinical practices
Reddy, A Li, XQ Buyon, JP Franks, AG Furie, RA Kamen, DL Manzi, S Petri, M Ramsey-Goldman, R Tseng, CE van Vollenhoven, RF Wallace, DJ Askanase, AD, ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY, 9/18/2014
I Successful treatment of discoid lupus erythematosus with tacrolimus 0.3% solution
Ramachandran S, Shapiro J, Franks AG, JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, 5/7/2014
Adenosine receptor signaling in keratinocyte proliferation and implications for caffeine and methotrexate therapy
Smith, G Franks, A Cronstein, B Chan, E, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, 3/2012
Adenosine-mediated dermal fibrosis and Fli-1 expression in CD39 and CD73 knockout mice
Smith, G Franks, A Cronstein, B Chan, E Liu, HL Fernandez, P, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY, 3/2012
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