Dr. Wilbur Franklin MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
12605 E 16th Ave Aurora CO, 80045About
Dr. Wilbur Franklin is a pathologist practicing in Aurora, CO. Dr. Franklin is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Franklin can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Franklin may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Treatments
- Lung Cancer
Professional Memberships
- Member American Association for Cancer Research
- Member American Society for Investigative Pathology
- Member Association for Molecular Pathology
- Member Arthur Purdy Stout Society
- Member Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology
- Member College of American Pathologists
- Member Colorado Society for Clinical Pathology
- Member International Academy of Pathology
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