Dr. Michael G Franz MD
Surgeon
1500 East Medical Center Dr 2nd Floor Taubman Ct Ann Arbor MI, 48109Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Michael Franz is a general surgeon practicing in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Franz specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Franz provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Univ of Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1989
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute wound healing: the biology of acute wound failure.
- Effect of cytokine growth factors on the prevention of acute wound failure.
- The prevention of incisional hernia formation using a delayed-release polymer of basic fibroblast growth factor.
- Fascial fibroblast kinetic activity is increased during abdominal wall repair compared to dermal fibroblasts.
- Progressive fascial wound failure impairs subsequent abdominal wall repairs: a new animal model of incisional hernia formation.
- Gallbladder disease in cardiac transplant patients: a survey study.
- Mesh incisional herniorrhaphy increases abdominal wall elastic properties: a mechanism for decreased hernia recurrences in comparison with suture repair.
- The biology of hernias and the abdominal wall.
- Incisional herniation induces decreased abdominal wall compliance via oblique muscle atrophy and fibrosis.
- Characteristic locations of inguinal region and anterior abdominal wall hernias: sonographic appearances and identification of clinical pitfalls.
- The biology of hernia formation.
- Abdominal wall hernia mesh repair: sonography of mesh and common complications.
- Report of the 2006 ACS traveling fellowship to Germany.
- Loss of mechanical strain impairs abdominal wall fibroblast proliferation, orientation, and collagen contraction function.
- Reversibility of abdominal wall atrophy and fibrosis after primary or mesh herniorrhaphy.
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