George C. Francos MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
833 Chestnut St Suite 700 Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. George Francos is a nephrologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Francos specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Francos most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Jefferson Med Coll-Thos Jefferson Univ, Philadelphia Pa 1978
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Evidence against chronic progressive cyclosporine nephrotoxicity.
- A pitfall in the current kidney allocation process using calculated PRA(CPRA) in patients undergoing desensitization.
- Aseptic meningitis associated with muromonab CD3 administration.
- A comparison of the effects of cyclosporine versus antilymphocyte globulin on delayed graft function in cadaver renal transplant recipients.
- New insights into the mechanisms of post-transplant erythrocytosis.
- Surgery in the patient with acute or chronic renal failure.
- Dialysis-induced hypoxemia: membrane dependent and membrane independent causes.
- Rifampicin-induced renal failure.
- Disorders of oesophageal motility in chronic haemodialysis patients.
- Methotrexate is effective in preventing acute and potentially chronic renal allograft rejection.
- A retrospective analysis of the effect of indomethacin on adverse reactions to orthoclone OKT3 in the therapy of acute renal allograft rejection.
- Ranitidine-induced acute interstitial nephritis with epithelial cell foot process fusion.
- Mycophenolate mofetil and reduction in cyclosporine dosage for chronic renal allograft dysfunction.
- Accelerated atherosclerosis in chronic-dialysis patients--another look.
- Accelerated atherosclerosis in chronic-dialysis patients--another look.
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