Jennifer Franks MD MPH (She/Her)

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1200 N State StLos Angeles, CA 90089
Phone+1 323-340-0218

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Education & Training

University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Complex Family Planning, 2023 - 2025
Kern Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019 - 2023
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2019, MD/MPH

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2022 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

LGBT Health Achievement Award AMSA/GLMA, 2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

16 citations
"I'm not going to be a guinea pig:" Medical mistrust as a barrier to male contraception for Black American men in Los Angeles, CA.
Brian T. Nguyen, Anthony Brown, Felica Jones, Loretta Jones, Mellissa Withers
Contraception. 2021-06-09
58 citations
Analysis of Multiple Positive Feedback Paradigms Demonstrates a Complete Absence of LH Surges and GnRH Activation in Mice Lacking Kisspeptin Signaling
Tal Dror, Jennifer Franks, Alexander S. Kauffman
Biology of Reproduction. 2013-06-01

Abstracts/Posters

Male Hormonal Contraceptive Safety: A Systematic Review of Adverse Events Across Investigational Methods [6A]
Franks, Jennifer M. BA; Nguyen, Brian T. MD, MSCP; Dinalo, Jen PhD, ACOG, 5/2019

Authored Content

Questions from SMFM: Is Racism Beyond the Direct Control of the Medical Community?February 2020
How Are We Going to Curb the Rising Rates of Maternal Mortality?February 2020
Was It Really a 'Hard Year' for Ob/Gyn?November 2019