Elliot Frank MD MBA, FACP, FIDSA

Medical Director, Patient Safety & Quality, Jersey Shore University Medical Center

Jersey Shore University Medical Center1945 Route 33Neptune, NJ 07753
Phone+1 732-776-4590
Fax+1 732-897-3997

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Summary

Elliot Frank, MD, is a specialist in Infectious Disease located in Neptune, NJ. He completed his medical degree at Yale School of Medicine in 1978, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Disease. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine. Dr. Frank has expertise in conditions such as Lyme disease, pneumonia, fever of unknown origin, osteomyelitis, and skin and soft tissue infections. His research, related to Infectious Diseases and Patient Safety and Quality has been published in reputable journals, and his work has been cited numerous times. He has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America for nearly two decades and has held leadership roles in the Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey.

Education & Training

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University HospitalResidency, Gastroenterology, 2016 - 2022
Monmouth UniversityMBA, Award for Academic Excellence, 2001 - 2006
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1981 - 1983
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1983 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 2003-2022
President Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey, 2015
Vice President/President-Elect Infectious Diseases Society of New Jersey, 2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
The Utilization of 15-Minute Multidisciplinary Rounds to Reduce Length of Stay in Patients under Observation Status.
Swapnil V Patel, Abbas Alshami, Steven Douedi, Ndausung Udongwo, Mohammad Hossain
Healthcare. 2023-10-25
15 citations
Predictors of chronic COVID-19 symptoms in a community-based cohort of adults.
Jonathan I Silverberg, Israel Zyskind, Hiam Naiditch, Jason Zimmerman, Aaron E Glatt
Plos One. 2022-01-01
7 citations
Association of Varying Clinical Manifestations and Positive Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
Jonathan I. Silverberg, Israel Zyskind, Hiam Naiditch, Jason Zimmerman, Aaron E. Glatt
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2021-09-01

Journal Articles

Predictors of renal recovery in patients with pre-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) renal dysfunction
Iglesias J, Frank E, Mehandru S, Davis JM, Levine JS, BMC Nephrol, 1/13/2013
Finegoldia magna (formerly Peptostreptococcus magnus): an overlooked etiology for toxic shock syndrome?
Rosenthal ME, Rojtman A, Frank E, Medical Hypotheses, 1/1/2012
Respiratory failure and ANCA-positive vasculitis associated with Rothia Mucilaginosa endovascular infection: A Rare Case and Review of the Literature
Jobanputra T, Carson MP, Frank E, Daniels S, Costanzo E, Shah P, Erler B, Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, 1/1/2010

Books/Book Chapters

Advances in Medicine
Chapter: "Lyme Disease"
Frank E, Casey KEditors: Edlich RF.ABI Professional Publications, Arlington, VA2000
Conn's Current Therapy
Chapter: "Lyme Disease"
Frank EEditors: Rakel RE.WB Saunders & Co., Philadelphia1996
Proceedings of Conference on the Epidemic of Acquired Immune Deficiency and Kaposi's Sarcoma. March 18-20, 1983 New York University
Chapter: "AIDS in Haitian Americans"
Landesman SH, Frank E. and Vielra JEditors: AF Kein and LL Stein.Masson Publishing Co., NY

Abstracts/Posters

Vasculitis of the Central Nervous System following treatment of Crohn's Disease with Infliximab.
Mahpara S, Nwotite E, Frank E, Alpert D, Proceedings: NJ ACP, 1/1/2010
Pilot Study: Do admission order sets increase unnecessary lab testing?
Holguin L, Carson MP, Catarella G, Cyrus T, Frank E, Proceedings: NJ ACP, 1/1/2010
Devastating Consequences of not Performing Universal HIV Testing.
Ghetia D, Aleti A, Frank E, Gornish N, Proceedings: NJ ACP, 1/1/2009

Lectures

Creating a Compensation and Productivity Model for Department Chairs to "Rightsize" Faculty Clinical and Non-Clinical Activity.
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/2015
Secular Trends in Sepsis due to Staphylococcus Aureus at an Academic Medical Center.
1/6/2014
Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR).
Philadelphia - 1/1/2013

Other

"Increasing Hospital Capacity at Jersey Shore University Medical Center: A Hospitalist Program"
Frank E, Paul, D III, and Nersesian R, Proceedings of the Business and Health Administration Association, pp. 150-192
1/1/2005
"The New Jersey Lyme Disease Syllabus"
Sigal LH, Adelizzi RA, DatoV, Davidson R, Frank E et al, The Academy of Medicine of New Jersey
Lawrenceville, NJ - 1/1/1993