Ralph Robert Franks Jr. DO

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Physician

999 Route 73 NSte 401Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone+1 267-339-3558
Fax+1 267-339-3763

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Education & Training

Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 1999
University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Major: Biology, Field of Concentration - Human Physiology ; Minor: Communications, 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State License 2000 - 2027
PA State License 2003 - 2026
OH State License 2002 - 2005
AOA Board of Family Physicians Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
AOA Board of Family Physicians Sports Medicine (CAQ)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Healow Enterprise Patient Portal, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification SRS EHR, SRS-Health, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OBERD, Universal Research Solutions, LLC, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

The Team Physician and Strength and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2015
Selected Issues for Nutrition and the Athlete: A Consensus Statement
Franks RR, et al, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1/1/2013
Position Statement of National Athletic Trainers Association on Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletes
Franks RR, et al, Journal of Athletic Training, 1/1/2013

Books/Book Chapters

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Page 12.0 - 13.0Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Shoulder Subluxation
Page 1313. - 1315.Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Chapter: Skin Conditions in Wrestling
Page 1325. - 1328.Franks RREditors: Sage Publications.Los Angeles, CA2011

Abstracts/Posters

Concussion Biomarkers
Franks RR, Apollo Sports Medicine Conference, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/2015
Performance Enhancing Substances: The Physician’s Dilemma
Franks RR, Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 1/1/2015
Stability of effort across comprehensive neuropsychological assessment in youth following sports-related concussion
Smyk N, Chase D, Schatz P, Franks RR, American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Annual Conference/3rd Annual Conference of the Sports Neuropsychology Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2015; Atlanta, Georgia, 2015, 1/1/2015

Lectures

Intra-articular Joint Injections
Stratford, NJ - 1/1/2012
Weight Loss Practices in Wrestling
Voorhees, NJ, 2006; Orlando, FL, 2011 - 1/1/2011
Care of the Diabetic Athlete
Voorhees, NJ, 2007; Anaheim, CA, 2010; San Francisco, CA, 2010 - 1/1/2010

Other

The Worst Part About Recovering From a Concussion
Franks RR, The Atlantic
1/1/2015
The DO, For the Love of the Game: DO Team Physicians on Highs, Lows of Their Craft
Franks RR
1/1/2014
Concussions
Franks RR, NBC-10, 10 at Issue
1/1/2014