RalphRobertFranksJr.DO

Family Medicine • Marlton, NJ

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Physician

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Office
999 Route 73 N
Ste 401
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone+1 267-339-3558

Fax+1 267-339-3763

Education & Training

Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1999
University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Major: Biology, Field of Concentration - Human Physiology ; Minor: Communications, 1991

Certifications & Licensure

PA State License 2003 - 2026
NJ State License 2000 - 2025
OH State License 2002 - 2005
AOA Board of Family Physicians Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
AOA Board of Family Physicians Sports Medicine (CAQ)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Patient Choice Top Doc in Sports Medicine SJ Magazine, 2014
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Volunteer Teaching Physician of the Year Award UMDNJ-SOM Family Medicine Residency Program, 2010
Award of Fellow American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, 2008
Top Doc in Pediatric Sports Medicine SJ Magazine, 2008, 2012
Top Doc in Sports Medicine SJ Magazine, 2005, 2015
First Prize Research Award American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, 2002
Fellow University Hospitals Health System - Richmond Heights Hospital/Horizon Orthopedic - Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, 2002
Outstanding Student in Family Medicine UMDNJ-SOM
Scholarship Award Winner American Council of Family Physicians
Reader’s Choice Top Doc in Orthopedics South Jersey Magazine
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

The Team Physician and Strength and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2015
Selected Issues for Nutrition and the Athlete: A Consensus Statement
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2013
Position Statement of National Athletic Trainers Association on Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletes
Franks RR, et al, Journal of Athletic Training, 1/1/2013
Definition of a Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -2013 Update
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2013
Position Statement of National Athletic Trainers Association on Performance Enhancing Substances
Franks RR, et al, Journal of Athletic Training, 1/1/2013
Sideline Preparedness and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -2012 Update
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2012
Return to Play and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -2012 Update
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2012
Position Statement of National Athletic Trainers Association on Preventing Sudden Death in Sport
Franks RR, et al, Journal of Athletic Training, 1/1/2012
Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -2011 Update
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2011
School of Hard Knocks – Current Concepts in Concussion Management
Franks RR, The Journal of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, 1/1/2006
Power Hungry: Student Athletes and Their Growing Use of Performance Enhancing Substances
Franks RR, The Journal of the New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Page 12.0 - 13.0Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Shoulder Subluxation
Page 1313. - 1315.Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Skin Conditions in Wrestling
Page 1325. - 1328.Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Wrestling Injures
Page 1552. - 1557.Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Osteopathic Clinical Joint Exam
Chapter: The Foot and Ankle Exam
Page 147.0 - 162.0Franks RR and Lambert KCEditors: American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine.Madison, WI2010
Essential Evidence
Chapter: Pre-Participation Physical Examination
Barry H, Lambert KC, Franks RREditors: Ebell MH, Ferenchick G, Smith M, Barry H, Slawson D, Shaughnessy A, Forsch R, Li S, Wilkes M, Usatine R.John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ2009
Preventing Injury in New Jersey: Priorities for Action
Chapter: Sports, Recreation and Exercise
Page 28.0 - 31.0Franks RR, et alEditors: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.2008
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Abstracts/Posters

Concussion Biomarkers
Franks RR, Apollo Sports Medicine Conference, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2015
Performance Enhancing Substances: The Physician’s Dilemma
Franks RR, Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 1/1/2015
Stability of effort across comprehensive neuropsychological assessment in youth following sports-related concussion
Smyk N, Chase D, Schatz P, Franks RR, American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Annual Conference/3rd Annual Conference of the Sports Neuropsychology Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2015; Atlanta, Georgia, 2015, 1/1/2015
Current Concepts in the Office Treatment of the Concussed Athlete
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Annual Conference/Brain Injury Association of New Jersey 33rd Annual Seminar/Pinnacle Orthopedics Sports Medicine Conference/Maple Shade High School Presents: Concussion Awareness Current Concepts of Traumat, Multiple locations, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 1/1/2015
Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Field: Concussions
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Annual Medical Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2014
IOC/USA Wrestling
Franks RR, Mid-Atlantic Student Sports Medicine Conference/Rowan-SOM Student Symposium, Stratford, NJ, 2014; Stratford, NJ, 2014, 1/1/2014
Recognizing and Managing Musculoskeletal Conditions in CMV Operators
Franks RR, Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 1/1/2014
Dermatological Conditions in Athletics
Franks RR, Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 1/1/2014
Concussion Assessment Workshop
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, 1/1/2014
Recognizing and Managing Musculoskeletal Conditions in CMV Operators
Franks RR, Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference/NJAOPS Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 2013; Mount Laurel, NJ, 2013, 1/1/2013
Descriptive Analysis of a Concussion Study Sample Group with Use of Amantadine as a Recovery Agent
Stache, S. Close, J. Franks R. Levy, E., Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 1/1/2013
Update on the Concussion Evaluation
Franks RR, Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Phillies Sports Medicine Symposium 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2013
Rehabilitation of the Concussed Athlete
Franks RR, Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Phillies Sports Medicine Symposium 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2013
Orthopedic Sports Medicine Emergencies
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, 1/1/2013
Dermatological Conditions in Athletics
Franks RR, Mid-Atlantic Student Sports Medicine Conference, Stratford, NJ, 1/1/2013
Vestibular Therapy in Concussion Management
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Annual Medical Conference and Exposition, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2013
Concussion Evaluation on the Field and in the Training Room
Franks RR, Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Phillies Sports Medicine Symposium 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2012
Sideline Treatment of the Concussed Athlete
Franks RR, Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society Meeting/American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Clearwater, FL, 2012; Louisville, KY, 2012, 1/1/2012
Examination of the Knee
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Association of Sports Medicine Annual Conference/UMDNJ Sports Medicine Meeting, Anaheim, CA, 2010; Stratford, NJ, 2012, 1/1/2012
Weight Loss Practices in Wrestling
Franks RR, Sports Medicine Symposium 2012: Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston, MA, 1/1/2012
Treatment of Post Concussion Syndrome Symptoms
Franks RR, Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Eagles Sports Medicine Symposium 2012, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2012
Concussions in Youth Sports
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Annual Medical Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2012
Youth Wrestling Weight Class Considerations
Franks RR, American Osteopathic Annual Medical Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2012
Post Concussion Syndrome
Franks RR, Sports Medicine Symposium 2011: Treatment of the Injured Athlete, Boston, MA, 1/1/2011
On Field Concussion Evaluation
Franks RR, Rothman Institute/Philadelphia Eagles Sports Medicine Symposium 2011, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2011
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Lectures

Intra-articular Joint Injections
Stratford, NJ - 1/1/2012
Weight Loss Practices in Wrestling
Voorhees, NJ, 2006; Orlando, FL, 2011 - 1/1/2011
Care of the Diabetic Athlete
Voorhees, NJ, 2007; Anaheim, CA, 2010; San Francisco, CA, 2010 - 1/1/2010
Current Concepts in the Treatment of the Concussed Athlete – A Review of the Zurich 2008 Meeting
Cleveland, OH, 2009, Collingswood, NJ, 2009; Stratford, NJ, 2010 - 1/1/2010
Prolotherapy
Collingswood, NJ - 1/1/2009
Concussion
Multiple locations, 2005, 2006, 2008 - 1/1/2008
ImPACT Testing in Concussion Management
Voorhees, NJ - 1/1/2007
Common Issues in Upper Extremity Sports Medicine
Cherry Hill, NJ - 1/1/2007
When the Headache Is Not Concussion
Voorhees, NJ - 1/1/2007
Eye Injuries in Athletics
Voorhees, NJ - 1/1/2006
Common Skin Infections in Athletics
Voorhees, NJ - 1/1/2005
Performance Enhancing Substances
Voorhees, NJ, 2005; Atlantic City, NJ, 2005 - 1/1/2005
Concussion: A Ding Is No Longer A Ding
Voorhees, NJ - 1/1/2004
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Other

The Worst Part About Recovering From a Concussion
Franks RR, The Atlantic
1/1/2015
The DO, For the Love of the Game: DO Team Physicians on Highs, Lows of Their Craft
Franks RR
1/1/2014
Concussions
Franks RR, NBC-10, 10 at Issue
1/1/2014
Sports Radio Talk Eagles Pre-Game Show on Concussion
Franks RR, WIP Radio
1/1/2012
Head-Smart Spirit
Franks RR, Philadelphia Inquirer
1/1/2012
Concussions: It’s Really a Scary Thing
Franks RR, Courier Post
1/1/2011
Concussion Management
Franks RR, Lenape School District School Channel
1/1/2011
Concussion and General Sports Injuries
Franks RR, CBS-3
1/1/2010
Sports Radio Talk on Concussion
Franks RR, WIP Radio
1/1/2010
Concussion
Franks RR, WPVI-TV, Six O’Clock News
1/1/2010
Concussion Management and General Sports Injuries
Franks RR, WPSJ-TV, Sports Doctor
1/1/2009
General Sports Injuries
Franks RR, WPSJ-TV, Sports Doctor
1/1/2008
Concussions Can Be Head Trips For Kids
Franks RR, Gloucester County Times
1/1/2007
Feature Concussion Article
Franks RR, Courier Post
1/1/2006
ACL and Meniscal Injuries
Franks RR, WPSJ-TV, Sports Doctor
1/1/2005
General Sports Injuries and Steroids
Franks RR, WPSJ-TV, Sports Doctor
1/1/2005
South Jersey Students Use Steroids
Franks RR, Courier Post
1/1/2005
Steroid Use and Adolescents
Franks RR, WPHL-TV, WB News at 10:00
1/1/2005
Maxillofacial Injuries in Athletics
Franks RR, Osteopathic Family Physician News
1/1/2005
Allen Iverson’s Thumb Injury
Franks RR, WCAU-TV, Five O’Clock News
1/1/2004
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Professional Memberships

American Osteopathic Association - AOA
Member