FrankS.FolkMD

General Surgery • Brooklyn, NY

Assistant Professor, Surgery, SUNY-Downstate College of Medicine

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Office
86 East 49th Street

Brooklyn, NY 11203
Phone+1 718-221-4787

Fax+1 718-221-4742
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Summary

Dr. Frank Folk, MD is a general surgeon in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in New York and South Carolina. He is affiliated with Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County, and NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn Health.

Education & Training

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1973 - 1974
Howard UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1962 - 1966
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1961 - 1962
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1961

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1966 - 2021
SC State Medical License 1988 - 2009

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
Extending Operability in Lung Cancer Involving the Heart and Great Vessels
Charles P. Bailey, David Chas. Schechter, Frank S. Folk> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1971 Feb 1
9 citations
Reconstruction of the Mitral Valve with Autologous Tissue
Charles P. Bailey, Jacob Zimmerman, Teruo Hirose, Frank S. Folk> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1970 Feb 1
Open heart surgery without blood transfusion.
Folk, F. S., Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T.> ;J Natl Med Assoc. 1969 May
Open heart surgery without blood transfusion.
Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T., Gollub, S., Everett, H. B., Folk, F. S.> ;Vasc Dis. 1968 Dec
Use of autologous tissues in mitral valve reconstruction.
Bailey, C. P., Zimmerman, J., Hirose, T., Folk, F. S.> ;Geriatrics. 1970 Jul
Stenosing small bowl ulceration. Apparently secondary to enteric-coated potassium chloride.
Folk, F. S., Spellman, M. W., Hoffler, O. W.> ;J Natl Med Assoc. 1969 Jul
Replacement of aortic valve, use of custom-tailored strip of fascia lata.
Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T., Folk, F. S.> ;N Y State J Med. 1971 Sep 15
Reconstruction of the mitral valve using autologous fascia lata.
Folk, F. S., Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T.> ;J Natl Med Assoc. 1971 Nov
Mitral reconstruction with commissural cusp of fascia lata.
Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T. T., Folk, F. S., Hastanan, S.> ;N Y State J Med. 1973 Nov 15
Tailoring living tissue for functional mitral valve repair. Recent advances in heart valve surgery.
Folk, F. S., Bailey, C. P., Hirose, T., Hakeem, M., Mangalot, N.> ;J Natl Med Assoc. 1974 Jan 01
Accelerated wound healing of pressure ulcers by pulsed high peak power electromagnetic energy (Diapulse).
Itoh, M., Montemayor, J. S., Matsumoto, E., Eason, A., Lee, M. H., Folk, F. S.> ;Decubitus. 1991 Feb
CT of 338 active professional boxers.
Jordan, B. D., Jahre, C., Hauser, W. A., Zimmerman, R. D., Zarrelli, M., Lipsitz, E. C., Johnson, V., Warren, R. F., Tsairis, P., Folk, F. S.> ;Radiology. 1992 Nov
Reconstruction of the cardiac valves with autologous tissue.
Bailey, C. P., Zimmerman, J., Hirose, T. T., Folk, F. S., Bakst, A. A.> ;Vasc Surg. 1976 Mar 01
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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Hospital Affiliations

Kingsbrook Jewish Medical CenterBrooklyn, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings CountyBrooklyn, New York
NYC Health + Hospitals / South Brooklyn HealthBrooklyn, New York