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Appointed: 1992

Kathleen Franco, M.D.

(216) 444-2671

Kathleen Franco, M.D.

Department: Psychiatry and Psychology
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code NA21
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 444-2671

Kathleen Franco, M.D.

Department: College of Medicine
Location: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code NA21
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
WorkPhone:(216) 444-2671

Biographical Sketch

Kathleen Franco, MD, is Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and past Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry,and past Director of Medical Student Training in Psychiatry. She is board-certified in psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine.

Professional Highlights

  • Ohio Academic Challenge Award
  • Dean's Research Award MCO/UT
  • F. M. Douglas Foundation Award
  • Baaken Heart Brain Institute award
  • Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry CWRU

Education & Fellowships

Residency - Medical College of Ohio Hospitals
Child Psychiatry
Toledo, OH USA
1979
Internship - Medical College of Ohio Hospitals
Psychiatry
Toledo, OH USA
1976
Medical School - Medical College of Ohio at Toledo
Toledo, OH USA
1975
Graduate - The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH USA
1972
Undergraduate - College of William & Mary
Botany/Geology
Williamsburg, VA USA
1970

Certifications

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry- Psychosomatic Medicine

Specialty Interests

consultation liaison psychiatry

Awards & Honors

  • Fellow, American College of Physicians
  • Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists,
  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
  • Four "Teacher of the Year" awards (Medical College of Ohio/University of Toledo, University of Vermont, Cleveland Clinic)
  • Association of Academic Psychiatry Region IV Teacher of the Year
  • Bruce Hubbard Stewart Award
  • Nightengale Physician Collaboration Award
  • "Top Docs" Cleveland Magazine
  • "Top Psychiatrist" tie Northern Ohio Live
  • "Best Doctors in America"
  • Henry Hartman AOA Visiting Professor
  • CCLCM Distinguished Faculty Award

Additional Training

  • Stanford Clinical Teaching Program (month long)

Memberships

  • American Psychiatric Association
  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Psychiatrists
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Industry Relationships

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Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish