
Dr. Michael Edmond Franks MD
Urologist
9105 Stony Point Pkwy Richmond VA, 23235About
Dr. Michael Franks is a urologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Franks specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system. This includes areas of the bladder, urethra, kidneys, penis and prostate. Urology is a surgical specialty and requires knowledge in other areas of expertise such as gynecology and internal medicine due to the variety of clinical problems that are involved.
Education and Training
University of Maryland School of Medicine 1996
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Genetic variations in the vitamin D receptor, androgen receptor and enzymes that regulate androgen metabolism.
- New directions in cancer research 2003: technological advances in biology, drug resistance, and molecular pharmacology.
- Thalidomide.
- Synchronous unilateral renal cell carcinoma and Kimura disease of the kidney.
- Epididymal angiosarcoma.
- Stuttering priapism associated with hereditary spherocytosis.
Treatments
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph)
- Prostate Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Urinary Incontinence
- Enlarged Prostate
- Bladder Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
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