Glen Allen Franklin, MD FACS

We are a multispecialty University Academic practice associated with the University of Louisville School of Medicine. My practice includes general surgery, acute care surgery, trauma, burn and critical care.

Critical Care

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• anti-reflux procedures
• appendectomy
• feeding tubes
• fundoplication
• fundoplication - laparoscopic
• peritonitis
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• cholecystectomy
• gallstone disease
• laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Hernia Procedures

• abdominal hernia
• epigastric hernia
• inguinal hernia
• laparoscopic hernia repair
• paraesophageal hernia
• umbilical hernia
• ventral hernia

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• skin and soft tissue infections
• skin grafting
• wound infections

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

• colon surgery
• colonoscopy
• diverticular disease
• esophagogastroduodenoscopy
• gastrointestinal bleeding
• hemorrhoidectomy
• laparoscopic colon surgery

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery

Thoracic

• empyema
• hemothorax
• hiatal hernia
• pleural effusion
• pneumothorax
• pulmonary embolism
• respiratory failure

Trauma/Injury Procedures

• abdominal injuries
• abdominal wall reconstruction
• amputation
• blunt trauma
• burns
• cardiac injury
• chest injuries
• intestine injuries
• liver injury

Univ of Louisville Hosp

Attending

04/2002—Present

VA Medical Center

Louisville, KY,

Attending

04/2002—Present

Norton Hospital

Louisville, KY,

Attending

04/2002—Present

Jewish Hospital

Louisville, KY,

Attending

04/2002—Present

University of Michigan Medical School

Ann Arbor, MI

Assistant Professor

07/2000—03/2002

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Assistant Professor

04/2002—06/2007

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Associate Professor

07/2007—06/2012

University of Louisville School of Medicine

Louisville, KY

Professor

07/2012—Present