FrancisGO'ConnorMDMPH

Family Medicine • Fairfax, VA

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Professor and Chair, Military & Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services Hebert SOM

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Office
3650 Joseph Siewick Drive
Suite 400, Fairfax Family Practice Centers, P.C.
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone+1 703-391-2040

Fax+1 703-391-1211
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Education & Training

St Joseph's Health/SUNY Health Science Center at SyracuseResidency, Family Medicine, 1985 - 1988
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1986 - Present
FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
PA State Medical License 1990 - 1992
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Sports Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Sickle cell trait and renal disease among African American U.S. Army soldiers
Jiaqi Hu, D. Alan Nelson, Patricia A. Deuster, Eric S. Marks, Francis G. O'Connor, Lianne M. Kurina> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2019 May 1
36 citations
Association of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prescriptions With Kidney Disease Among Active Young and Middle-aged Adults.
D. Alan Nelson, Eric S. Marks, Patricia A. Deuster, Francis G. O'Connor, Lianne M. Kurina> ;JAMA Network Open. 2019 Feb 1
6 citations
Multifactorial Origin of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, Recurrent Hematuria, and Episodic Pain in a Service Member with Sickle Cell Trait
Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Mingqiang Ren, John F. Capacchione, Ognoon Mungunsukh, Kevin Chuang, Iren Horkayne-Szakaly, Francis G. O'Connor, Patricia A. Deuster> ;Case Reports in Genetics. 2018 Nov 7
Response to Finsterer and Zarrouk-Mahjoub.
Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Jonathan K. Smith, Francis G. O'Connor, Patricia A. Deuster> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 2018 Aug 31
15 citations
Pathogenic and rare deleterious variants in multiple genes suggest oligogenic inheritance in recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis.
Nyamkhishig Sambuughin, Ognoon Mungunsukh, Mingqiang Ren, John F. Capacchione, Iren Horkayne-Szakaly, Kevin Chuang, Sheila M. Muldoon, Jonathan K. Smith, Francis G. O'...> ;Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 2018 Aug 1
1 citations
Preparticipation Screening of Young Athletes: Identifying Cardiovascular Disease
Kyle P. Lammlein, Jonathan M. Stoddard, Francis G. O'Connor> ;Primary Care. 2018 Mar 1
Infographic: AMSSM position statement on cardiovascular preparticipation screening in athletes: Current evidence, knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions.
Drezner JA, O'Connor FG, Harmon KG, Fields KB, Asplund CA, Asif IM, Price DE, Dimeff RJ, Bernhardt DT, Roberts WO> ;Br J Sports Med. 2016-10-04
AMSSM Position Statement on Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening in Athletes: current evidence, knowledge gaps, recommendations and future directions.
Drezner JA, O'Connor FG, Harmon KG, Fields KB, Asplund CA, Asif IM, Price DE, Dimeff RJ, Bernhardt DT, Roberts WO> ;Br J Sports Med. 2016-09-22
34 citations
AMSSM Position Statement on Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening in Athletes: Current Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, Recommendations and Future Directions.
Jonathan A. Drezner, Francis G. O'Connor, Kimberly G. Harmon, Karl B. Fields, Chad A. Asplund, Irfan M. Asif, David E. Price, Robert J. Dimeff, David T. Bernhardt, Wil...> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2016 Sep 1
The Heat Tolerance Test: Utilization as a Clinical Tool: 3472 June 4, 10: 20 AM - 10: 40 AM.
O'Connor FG> ;Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2016-05-01
9 citations
Preventing Exertional Death in Military Trainees: Recommendations and Treatment Algorithms From a Multidisciplinary Working Group
Bryant J Webber, Douglas J. Casa, Anthony I. Beutler, Nathaniel S. Nye, Wesley E. Trueblood, Francis G. O'Connor> ;Military Medicine. 2016 Apr 4
2 citations
Improving physical performance tests: time to include a psychologist.
Josh B. Kazman, Sarah J. de la Motte, Timothy C. Gribbin, Jeffrey M. Galecki, Patricia A. Deuster, Francis G. O'Connor> ;British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016 Mar 11
13 citations
Challenging Return to Play Decisions: Heat Stroke, Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, and Exertional Collapse Associated With Sickle Cell Trait.
Chad A. Asplund, Francis G. O'Connor> ;Sports Health. 2016 Mar 1
The Relationship Between Functional Movement, Balance Deficits and Prior Injury History in Deploying Marine Warfighters.
de la Motte, S. J.,Lisman, P.,Sabatino, M.,Beutler, A. I.,O'Connor, F. G.,Deuster, P. A.> ;J Strength Cond Res. 2016 Mar 11
6 citations
The Evidence Against Cardiac Screening Using Electrocardiogram in Athletes.
Chad A. Asplund, Francis G. O'Connor> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2016 Mar 1
20 citations
A Tale of Two Heat Strokes: A Comparative Case Study.
Rebecca L. Stearns, Douglas J. Casa, Francis G. O'Connor, Rebecca M. Lopez> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2016 Mar 1
4 citations
Should Electrocardiograms Be Part of the Preparticipation Physical Examination
Kimberly G. Harmon, Jonathan A. Drezner, Francis G. O'Connor, Chad A. Asplund, Jonathan T. Finnoff> ;PM & R. 2016 Mar 1
Medical Evaluation for Exposure Extremes: Heat.
Pryor, R. R.,Bennett, B. L.,O'Connor, F. G.,Young, J. M.,Asplund, C. A.> ;Wilderness Environ Med. 2015 Dec 01
National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses.
Casa DJ, DeMartini JK, Bergeron MF, Csillan D, Eichner ER, Lopez RM, Ferrara MS, Miller KC, O'Connor F, Sawka MN, Yeargin SW> ;J Athl Train. 2015-09-01
National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses.
Casa DJ, DeMartini JK, Bergeron MF, Csillan D, Eichner ER, Lopez RM, Ferrara MS, Miller KC, O'Connor F, Sawka MN, Yeargin SW> ;J Athl Train. 2015-08-18
6 citations
Syncope in athletes of cardiac origin: 2B. From personal history and physical examination sections.
Francis G. O'Connor, Benjamin D. Levine> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2015 May 4
16 citations
Cardiac preparticipation screening for the young athlete: Why the routine use of ECG is not necessary
William O. Roberts, Chad A. Asplund, Francis G. O'Connor, Steven D. Stovitz> ;Journal of Electrocardiology. 2015 May 1
15 citations
Leadership education and development at the Uniformed Services University.
Francis G. O'Connor, Neil E. Grunberg, Arthur L. Kellermann, Eric Schoomaker> ;Military Medicine. 2015 Apr 6
20 citations
Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait (ECAST): case report and literature review.
Richard D Quattrone, E. Randy Eichner, Anthony I. Beutler, W Bruce Adams, Francis G. O'Connor> ;Current Sports Medicine Reports. 2015 Mar 1
38 citations
Heat tolerance testing: association between heat intolerance and anthropometric and fitness measurements
Peter Lisman, Josh B. Kazman, Francis G. O'Connor, Yuval Heled, Patricia A. Deuster> ;Military Medicine. 2014 Nov 5
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Other

Exertional heat illness in adolescents and adults: Epidemiology, thermoregulation, risk factors, and diagnosis
O'Connor FG, Casa DJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/exertional-heat-illness-in-adolescents-and-adults-epidemiology-ther
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-05
Exertional heat illness in adolescents and adults: Management and prevention
O'Connor FG, Casa DJ
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/exertional-heat-illness-in-adolescents-and-adults-management-and-pr
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-23
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
O'Connor FG, Mulvaney SW
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/patellofemoral-pain-syndrome
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-24

Hospital Affiliations

Inova Fairfax Medical CampusFalls Church, Virginia
Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, Virginia
Fort Belvoir Community HospitalFort Belvoir, Virginia