Gerard W. Frank, M.D., Ph.D.,

Associate Professor of Medicine

Address:
UCLA-Santa Monica Medical Center
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
1245 16th Street, Suite 204
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone:
Santa Monica Office: 310-828-0174

Email:

gwfrank@mednet.ucla.edu

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Education and Training:

B.S. cum laude - LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
Ph.D. (Biophysics), University of Rochester, NY
M.D., University of California, Los Angeles
National Academy of Sciences Fellowship, Moscow
Internship/Residency, West Los Angeles VA Hospital
Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles


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Areas of Interest:

  • Tuberculosis
  • Blood vessel pharmacology
  • Palliative/Hospice Care
  • Quality Improvement in Healthcare

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Representative Publications:

Frank, GW and Bevan JA. Electrical stimulation causes endothelium-dependent relaxation in blood vessels. Am J Physiology.

Ignarro, LJ, Gold, ME, Buga, ME, Byrns, RE, Wood, KS, Chaudhuri, G and Frank, GW. Basic polyamino acids rich in arginine, lysine, or ornithine cause both enhancement and refractoriness to formation of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in pulmonary artery and vein. Circulation Research.

Frank, GW. Assuring Quality in Senior Care. Proc. of UCLA Healthcare (in press).

Profession Activity:

Vice-Chairman of the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for California.
Trustee of the California Medical Association.


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