C.K. Franz, M.D., Ph.D.
@ColinFranzMDphd
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Neuromuscular Medicine certified Physiatrist and Scientist. Focused on neurotrauma, nerve degeneration & regeneration. Born 🇨🇦 & Living 🇺🇲.
Chicago, IL
Joined October 2019
Honored to receive a 2025 Mid-Career/Established Researcher Grant from the @AmNmFoundation of @AANEMorg. Our team @AbilityLab /@NorthwesternPMR will study how genetic factors interact with therapeutic electrical stimulation after nerve injury. This is a move towards our agenda
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Attending AANEM and interested in PM&R, neurology, or neuromuscular medicine? Looking for your first attending job? Come chat with the fabulous @zach_london and myself about the pros, cons, and how tos of finding a great career path for yourself this morning at 8 am! @AANEMorg
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Grateful for the outstanding faculty at the EMG reBootcamp at @AAPMR #aapmr25! Participants were thrilled to learn from these experts. Look for this crew at the@AANEMorg meeting this week! @ColinFranzMDphd @AmberVocelle @SandraHearnMD
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Dr. Atchison is presenting twice at #AAPMR25 in just a couple of weeks! #physicalmedicine #jacksonFl #MayoClinic
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American Neuromuscular Foundation Awards Two Mid-Career/Established Researcher Grants to Innovative Researchers | Newswise
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The American Neuromuscular Foundation (ANF) is pleased to announce the 2025 ANF Mid-Career/Established Researcher Grant recipients. Colin Franz, MD, PhD, and Rotem Orbach, MD.
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Was a pleasure to deliver a keynote lecture at today’s @CarnegieMellon Forum on Biomedical Engineering, where I joined a broader lineup of impressive speakers covering a range of frontier topics in this field ( https://t.co/X30Ys3V4CW). I spoke about our physically transient
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#DYK: NervGen and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are conducting a clinical trial in #SCI. Watch to learn more about our unique trial design using electrophysiology. https://t.co/wPWctyqOsm
#spinalcordinjury #clinicaltrial #science
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Shirley Ryan @AbilityLab was recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 35th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of any kind to hold this distinction. https://t.co/keg95E1RtC
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab again has been recognized as the national leader in rehabilitation, topping the U.S. News & World Report list for the 35th consecutive year. It remains the only hospital of...
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We are hiring a PhD student and a lab technician to work on stem cell-based humanized models of neural development and disease. Apply here if you are interested: PhD student position: https://t.co/CItuaNDiYX$ Lab tech position: https://t.co/h3qzvE0SCH$
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Wireless Bioresorbable Dual Stimulator Boosts Nerve Regeneration https://t.co/jS2y3xfGUf
#Regeneration #Rehabilitation #Engineering #Collaboration with my colleague @ProfJohnARogers and others from @NU_QSIB @NorthwesternEng @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR
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✨ Last week we celebrated Jordan Walters as she heads to @ucsdneurodept for her PhD. Backbone of the lab, mature beyond her years, always brought determination and skill. 4 publications, including first authorships in @MuscleAndNerve and @NatureComms. We’ll miss her @AbilityLab
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2 new papers from our team related to complex nerve injury care! 1️⃣ Double supinator branch transfer in SCI & brachial plexus injury (Texakalidis et al. Oper Neurosurg. 2025. 10.1227/ons.0000000000001670) &2️⃣ Nerve injury recovery similar in COVID-19 vs non-COVID
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What a pleasure to hear a chance to talk with the next generation of #Physiatry. Thanks to the @AAPhysiatrists in partnership with @AANEMorg for hosting!
📣Shoutout to @AANEMorg and @ColinFranzMDphd for joining our Intro to #PMR webinar series last week and chatting with students about #NeuromuscularMedicine and #ElectrodiagnosticMedicine. 👏Thank you for helping the new generation of #physiatists expand their knowledge
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Despite recent challenges, our work remains active thanks to our support from @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR @NMNeurology @AmNmFoundation and many others!
Check out our perspective article on human spinal cord organoids for studying neurotraumatic injuries just published in Neural Regeneration Research led by Dr. Maria Jose Quezada, DPT, PhD (candidate): https://t.co/wO3lTS8Hhy
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Pleased to share our latest research @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR @NMNeurology in collaboration with my colleague @ProfJohnARogers @NU_QSIB: Bioresorbable, wireless dual stimulator for peripheral nerve regeneration. https://t.co/JSkJ75MIdt
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Nothing makes me happier than seeing a #diaphragm that was paralyzed start to move again @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR @NMNeurology @NM_Lung. Worth working late for, right? @JustinFiala @lbfwolfe
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New paper alert! We demonstrated a combination of 4-AP and Hebbian stimulation promote motor recovery and shorten the period of reaching minimal clinically important difference in walking in humans with chronic spinal cord injury. @MonicaPerezPhD @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR
In an RCT, Chen et al. obtain evidence that the potassium blocker 4-AP may potentiate and accelerate the effects of Hebbian stimulation on motor recovery in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. https://t.co/uPLOvnixfy
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@NatureComms Lead author Dr. @HakYoung_Ahn Animal model: Jordan Walters (@ColinFranzMDphd lab, @AbilityLab) Modeling: Prof. @AvilaROAD (@RiceUniversity) Engineering: Prof. Yonggang Huang (@NorthwesternU) Neuro interface: Prof. Song Li (@UCLA)
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Pleased to share our latest research @AbilityLab @NorthwesternPMR @NMNeurology in collaboration with my colleague @ProfJohnARogers @NU_QSIB: Bioresorbable, wireless dual stimulator for peripheral nerve regeneration. https://t.co/JSkJ75MIdt
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