Dr. Franklin M. Klion, MD, FACP

Expert Publications

• Assessment of hepatitis C virus RNA and genotype from 6807 patients with chronic hepatitis C in the United States.
• DETECTION OF PENICILLIN HYPERSENSITIVITY WITH PENICILLOYL-POLYLYSINE.
• CHOLESTASIS IN SICKLE CELL ANEMIA.
• THE LONG TERM USE OF CHOLESTYRAMINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS.
• Hepatocellular carcinoma in a long-term survivor of intrahepatic biliary duct hypoplasia.
• Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis in postmenopausal women.
• A prospective clinical trial of D-penicillamine in the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis.
• Ultrastructural studies in alcoholic liver disease.
• The ultrastructure of acidophilic "Councilman-like" bodies in the liver.
• Clinico-pathological conference. Pulmonary lesions and erythrocytosis.
• Reticulum cell sarcoma and hypercalcemia in an elderly woman.
• Chronic hepatitis.
• Clinico-pathological conference. Gastrointestinal bleeding.
• Pancytopenia and chronic pulmonary disease in an elderly male.
• Hepatocellular adaptation and injury. Structural and biochemical changes following dieldrin and methyl butter yellow.

Media Releases

Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Franklin M. Klion, who serves patients in New York, New York.

Dr. Klion is a board-certified gastroenterologist whose clinical focus is on liver diseases. He holds an academic appointment as a Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, New York. Founded in 1852, Mount Sinai Hospital is one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most respected teaching hospitals, acclaimed internationally for excellence in clinical care.

Back in 1958, he earned his medical degree from the New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. He then went on to complete his residency in internal medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. This was followed by a fellowship in gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Hospital. 

Among the doctor’s achievements, he is board-certified in both internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

What’s more, he is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP). FACPs are a distinguished group of doctors dedicated to continuing education in medical practice, teaching, or research. Fellowship is an honorary designation given to recognize ongoing individual service and contributions to the practice of medicine.

Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system. 

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