Display Name Colin Franz MD, PhD
Board Certifications: Neuromuscular Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Physiatry
Telephone Number
312-238-1000About Me
About Me
Dr. Colin Franz, MD/PhD, is a physician and scientist at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Clinically, he subspecializes in neuromuscular medicine and clinical electrophysiology. His research is focused on personalized neurorehabilitation medicine after neural injury. His lab is very technology-oriented. For example, they combined cutting edge bioelectronics devices with rehab patient stem cell-derived neurons to better understand how they function before and after nerve injury. He is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, neuromuscular medicine, and electrodiagnostic medicine. He also has expertise in neuromuscular ultrasound. He sees patients to evaluate and manage diaphragmatic (breathing) muscle weakness, peripheral nerve injury, brachial plexus injury, motor neuron disease such as ALS, peripheral neuropathy, as well as to screen potential candidates of nerve and/or tendon transfer surgery,
Location
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
355 East Erie
Chicago, IL 60611
Education & Training
Credential
Credential
Credential
Honors & Awards
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Foundation for PM&R - Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Award"Neurotrauma in a Dish" - An induced pluripotent stem cell-based assay to determine patient specific factors affecting rehabilitation outcomes, 2018
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Helen Cooper Resident, Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoRecognition of the physical medicine and rehabilitation resident who made the greatest contribution to teaching., 2016
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Lydia Sikora Memorial Award, University of CalgaryRecognition of the medical student who made the most outstanding contribution to research., 2011
Affiliations
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Society for NeuroscienceMember, 2003
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Peripheral Nerve SocietyMember, 2011
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American Academy of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationMember, 2012
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American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic MedicineMember and Research Committee, 2017
Regenerative Neurorehabilitation Laboratory
This lab uses a combination of molecular, biochemical, and electrophysiological assays to study axon regeneration and motor neuron disease with a priority on human preclinical models such as iPSC-neurons.
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