JosephKamelFrancisMD

Dermatology • Sarasota, FL

Dermatologic Surgery

Mohs Surgeon

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Office
3260 Gulf Gate Dr
Sarasota, FL 34231
Phone+1 941-867-1776

Fax+1 941-444-6726
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Education & Training

Bennett Surgery CenterFellowship, Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology, 2011 - 2012
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Dermatology, 2008 - 2011
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 2007 - 2008
Howard University College of MedicineClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2025
VA State Medical License 2008 - 2011
American Board of Dermatology Dermatology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Private Equity: The Bad and the Ugly.
Sailesh Konda, Sagar Patel, Joseph Francis> ;Dermatologic Clinics. 2023 Oct 1
Unusual Bilateral Distribution of Neurofibromatosis Type 5 on the Distal Upper Extremities.
Megan Hemmrich, Christopher Mancuso, Joseph Francis> ;Cutis. 2022 Sep 1
4 citations
Trends in Debt Valuations of Private Equity-Backed Dermatology Groups Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Rohail Memon, Abdullah Memon, Joseph Francis, Sailesh Konda> ;JAMA Dermatology. 2022 Apr 1
Regarding Tsai and Colleagues' Article "Trends in Medicare Billing Among Mohs Surgeons in the United States During 2012: A Retrospective Cohort Study".
Joseph K. Francis, Richard G. Bennett> ;Dermatologic Surgery. 2020 Sep 1
1 citations
Common patterns of corporate dermatology billing abuses in Medicare data sets.
Joseph Francis> ;Clinics in Dermatology. 2020 May 1
12 citations
The evolution of private equity in dermatology.
Sailesh Konda, Joseph Francis> ;Clinics in Dermatology. 2020 May 1
46 citations
Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: Corporatization and the rise of private equity in dermatology.
Sailesh Konda, Joseph Francis, Kiran Motaparthi, Jane M. Grant-Kels> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2019 Jul 1
2 citations
Response to letter to the editor from Bennett and further thoughts on the corporatization of dermatology and private equity-backed dermatology groups.
Joseph Francis, Sailesh Konda, Kiran Motaparthi, Jane M. Grant-Kels> ;Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2019 Jul 1
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Press Mentions

Fury over a Paper in a Dermatology JournalOctober 26th, 2018
Skin Cancers Rise, Along with Questionable TreatmentsNovember 24th, 2017
Skin Cancers Rise — Along with Questionable TreatmentsNovember 20th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Dermatology - AAD
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Sarasota Memorial Hospital - SarasotaSarasota, Florida