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Office
9000 Rockville Pike
Bldg 10 Room B1N256
Bethesda, MD 20892Phone+1 301-402-4314- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Frank is an oncologist in Bethesda, MD and is affiliated with National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. He received his medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine and has been in translation research for 39+years. He is experienced in MRI, immunology, cancer biology, cellular therapy immunotherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, regenerative medicine, biomedical engineering, and biomedical research.
Clinical Expertise
- Immunotherapy, High-intensity focused ultrasound, Regenerative medicine, Biomedical engineering, Biomedical research, Nanomedicine, Stem cell transplantation, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neuropathology, Neuroimmunology (Multiple sclerosis), Molecular imaging, Contrast media, Bone Marrow Cells, Nervous System Trauma, Proteomics, Blood Brain Barrier
Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1984 - 1986
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1981
- State University of New YorkM.S., Chemistry, 1974 - 1977
- State University of New YorkB.A., Chemistry, 1972 - 1974
- Union CollegeNo Degree, 1971 - 1972
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1985 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Physicians, 2015
- Fellow International Society of Magnetic Resonance In Medicine, 2009
- Certificate of Merit for Scientific Exhibit for " Assessment of over 50 human gliomas with H1-MR spectroscopy [18F] FDG PET" Radiological Society of North America, 1990
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsPulsed Focal Ultrasound as a Non-Invasive Method to Deliver Exosomes in the Brain/Stroke.Ahmet Alptekin, Mohammad B Khan, Roxan Ara, Mohammad H. Rashid, Fengchong Kong, Mahrima Parvin, Joseph A. Frank, Rajiv Chopra, Krishnan M. Dhandapani, Ali S. Arbab> ;Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology. 2021 Jun 1
- 26 citationsBlood-brain barrier opening by intracarotid artery hyperosmolar mannitol induces sterile inflammatory and innate immune responses.Scott R. Burks, Jaclyn A. Witko, Michael A. Pagel, Maggie Sundby, Leslie L. Muldoon, Edward A. Neuwelt, Joseph A. Frank, Cymon Kersch> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2021 May 4
- 18 citationsNeuroinflammation associated with ultrasound-mediated permeabilization of the blood-brain barrier.Olive Jung, Alec Thomas, Scott R Burks, Michael L Dustin, Joseph A Frank, Marc Ferrer, Eleanor Stride> ;Trends in Neurosciences. 2022 Jun 1
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Journal Articles
- Temporal Clinical, Proteomic, Histological and Cellular Immune Responses of Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Acute ColitisJoseph Frank, MD, World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Self-Assembling Nanocomplexes by combining Ferumoxytol, Heparin And Protamine For Cell Trafficking by MRIThu MS, Bryant LH, Coppola T, Jordan EK, Budde MD, Lewis BK, Chaudhry A, Varma NRS, Arbab AS, Frank JA, Nature Medicine, 1/1/2012
- Subcurative radiation significantly increases proliferation, invasion, and migration of primary GBM in vivoShankar A, Kumar S, Iskander A, Varma NRS, Janic B, deCarvalho A, Mikkelsen T, Frank JA, Ali M, Kinight R, Brown SL and Arbab AS, Chin J Cancer, 9/9/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Lectures
- Image-Guided Stem Cell TherapiesLos Angeles, CA - 11/13/2013
- Enhanced homing of intravenous bone marrow stromal cells to the kidney by pulsed focused ultrasound improves outcomes in murine model of acute tubular necrosisPhiladelphia, PA - 9/10/2013
- Imaging Technology: Ability to Track cell Fate and Survival Post TransplantationSan Francisco, CA - 6/25/2013
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Grant Support
- Preclinical high intensity focused ultrasound: mechanisms and applicationsClinical Center (CLC)2009–Present
- Tracking labeled stem cells in TBI model by cellular MRIClinical Center (CLC)1999–Present
- Development And Evaluation Of Magnetic Resonance ContrasClinical Center2002–2006
- Development Of Magnetic Resonance Contrast AgentsClinical Center2001
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- International Society of Magnetic Resonance in MedicineFellow
- American Association for the Advancement of ScienceMember
- International Society for Stem Cell ResearchMember
- Tissue Engineering International Society of Regenerative Medicine International SocietyMember
- International Society for Cellular TherapyMember
- Society of Molecular ImagingMember
- International Society of Therapeutic UltrasoundMember
Hospital Affiliations
- NIH Clinical CenterBethesda, Maryland
- NIH Clinical CenterBethesda, Maryland
External Links
- NIHhttps://irp.nih.gov/pi/joseph-frank
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