
Clair Francomano MD
Clinical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics
Professor, Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine
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1002 Wishard BlvdIndianapolis, IN 46202
Phone+1 317-944-3966
Fax+1 317-968-1354
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1983 - 1984
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Yale UniversityB.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1976
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1999 - Present
IN State Medical License 2019 - 2027
MD State Medical License 1980 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2017
- Named "Baltimore's Best" Medical Geneticist Baltimore Magazine, 2008
- Third Annual Leaman Lectureship Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003
Clinical Trials
- Vascular Fundus Changes in Patients With High Probability of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
- Prognostic Indicators as Provided by the EPIC ClearView Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comorbid Conditions of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Vulvodynia: A Latent Class Analysis.Jennifer E Glayzer, Bethany C Bray, William H Kobak, Caleb M Trujillo, Crystal L Patil
Pain Management Nursing. 2026-04-10 - Sources and consequences of self-doubt in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a qualitative study in Europe and North America.Colin M E Halverson, Samantha L Vershaw, Clair A Francomano, Tom Doyle
BMJ Open. 2025-12-12 - 4 citationsKLK15 alters connective tissues in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.Cortney Gensemer, Taylor Petrucci, Tyler Beck, Victoria Daylor, Molly Griggs
Iscience. 2025-09-19
Journal Articles
- Pain and Sleep Quality in Children with Non‐Vascular Ehlers–Danlos SyndromesAntonie D Kline, Weiyi Mu, Peter C Rowe, Clair Francomano, Joann Bodurtha, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
- Characteristics, Diagnosis, and Management of Ehlers-Danlos SyndromesAndrew W. Joseph, Clair A. Francomano, Theda C. Kontis, JAMA
- Transposon-mediated engineering of human primary T cells for therapy of CD19+ lymphoid malignanciesHuang X, Guo H, Kang J, Choi S, Zhou TC, Tammana S, Lees CJ, Li ZZ, Milone M, Levine BL, Tolar J, June CH, McIvor RS, Wagner JE, Blazar BR, Zhou X, Mol Ther, 1/1/2008
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Outcome of bone marrow transplantation in diskeratosis congenita: preliminary data from the European Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation.Fioredda F, Korthof L, Iacobelli S, Knol C, Tolar J, van Biezen A, Ziagkos D, Velken JH, Socie G, Veys P, Aljurf M, Or R, de la Fuente J, Bacigalupo A, Fisher A, Fagio..., 1st EBMT Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 1/1/2015
- Hepatobiliary disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.Skube M, Tolar J, Schwarzenberg S, DeFor T, Acton R, Hess D, Segura B, Saltzman D, American Pediatric Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1/1/2015
- Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB): reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) has a better outcome than myeloabl...Tolar J, McGrath JA, Osborn MJ, Keene DR, Hook K, Hordinsky M, Woodley D, Chen M, Hovnanian A, Tamai K, Blazar BR, Wagner JE, Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2015
Press Mentions
New Treatment Guidance Issued for Challenging Overlap of Hypermobility Syndromes and GI SymptomsAugust 14th, 2025
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Expert Available to Comment on Under-Recognized ConditionNovember 4th, 2019
The Ehlers-Danlos Society Center Opens at Indiana University HealthOctober 7th, 2019
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