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Office
550 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202Phone+1 317-944-3966Fax+1 317-968-1354- Is this information wrong?
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
- MD State Medical License 1980 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- 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
- Named "Baltimore's Best" Medical Geneticist Baltimore Magazine, 2008
- Third Annual Leaman Lectureship Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003
- Annual Award Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics, 2000
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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
- 1453 citationsMarfan syndrome caused by a recurrent de novo missense mutation in the fibrillin gene.Harry C. Dietz, Carry R. Cutting, Reed E. Pyeritz, Cheryl L. Maslen, Lynn Y. Sakai
Nature. 1991-07-25 - 150 citationsMutations in Fibroblast Growth-Factor Receptor 3 in Sporadic Cases of Achondroplasia Occur Exclusively on the Paternally Derived ChromosomeDouglas J. Wilkin, Jinny Szabo, Rhoda Cameron, Shirley Henderson, Gary A. Bellus
American Journal of Human Genetics. 1998-09-01 - 14 citationsClinician-associated traumatization from difficult medical encounters: Results from a qualitative interview study on the Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes.Colin M E Halverson, Heather L Penwell, Clair A Francomano
SSM. Qualitative Research in Health. 2023-06-01
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
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- 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
- Lysyl hydroxylase 3 localizes to epidermal basement membrane and is reduced in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.Watt S, Dayal J, Wright S, Pourreyron C, McMillan J, Riddle M, McLean I, Leigh I, McGrath J, Salas-Alanis J, Tolar J, South AP, Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 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
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Lectures
- From Marrow to MatrixIndiana University, Indianapolis, IN - 1/8/2015
- Blood and Marrow Transplantation for Severe EBNashville, TN - 1/30/2014
- The Creative Destruction of GenesUniversity of Minnesota - 1/29/2014
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Press Mentions
- 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
- The Ehlers-Danlos Society Announces Worldwide Research Study to Identify the Genetic Cause of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos SyndromeMarch 8th, 2019
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