Dr. Harold A Franch M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
1365 Clifton Rd Ne Bldg B The Emory Cli Atlanta GA, 30322Rating
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Dr. Harold Franch is a nephrologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Franch specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Franch most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1988
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Modification of the epidermal growth factor response by ammonia in renal cell hypertrophy.
- A mechanism regulating proteolysis of specific proteins during renal tubular cell growth.
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity is required for epidermal growth factor to suppress proteolysis.
- Pathways of proteolysis affecting renal cell growth.
- Suppression of chaperone-mediated autophagy in the renal cortex during acute diabetes mellitus.
- Molecular signaling pathways regulating muscle proteolysis during atrophy.
- Diet and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition Committee.
- Akt and Mammalian target of rapamycin regulate separate systems of proteolysis in renal tubular cells.
- Summary of American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations revision 2006.
- Kidney growth during catabolic illness: what it does not destroy makes it grow stronger.
- Nutrition and muscle catabolism in maintenance hemodialysis: does feeding make muscle cells selective self-eaters?
- Getting to the meat of the matter: beyond protein supplementation in maintenance dialysis.
- Nutritional considerations in kidney disease: Core Curriculum 2010.
- Evaluating parents and adult caregivers as "agents of change" for treating obese children: evidence for parent behavior change strategies and research gaps: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
- Etiology of the protein-energy wasting syndrome in chronic kidney disease: a consensus statement from the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism (ISRNM).
Professional Memberships
- Member Emory Healthcare Network Physician
Fellowships
- University of Texas Southwestern Parkland, Dallas, TX
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