Colin Franz MD, PhD
Board Certifications: Neuromuscular Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Physiatry
Telephone Number
312-238-1000About Me
About Me
Dr. Colin Franz is a physician-scientist with board certifications in neuromuscular medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine, and physiatry. He is the director of the electrodiagnostic laboratory at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab hospital as well as physician in the Lois Insolia ALS clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He has strong interest in peripheral nerve injuries, amytrophic lateral sclerosis, diaphragm muscle dysfunction, neuromuscular ultrasound, activity-based therapies. The research conducted in his lab is inspired by the patient populations he cares for. His laboratory team takes a highly technology-oriented approach to precision rehabilitation medicine. Current studies range from transient (resorbable) implanted devices to deliver therapeutics directly to regenerating axons, to making human neurons derived from patient-derived pluripotent stem cells to determine isolate how individual genetic factors effect neurotrauma outcomes. His research is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Neuromuscular Foundation, and National Science Foundation (NSF).
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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