Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
USA
Education
| B.S. | Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1998 |
| M.S. | Basic Medical Science, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan | 1999 |
| M.D. | Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan | 2004 |
| Ph.D. | Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan | 2010 |
Postgraduate Training
| 2004-2005 | First Postgraduate Year (Surgery), Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan |
| 2005-2011 | Residency, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Neurosurgery, Detroit, Michigan |
| 2011-2012 | Fellowship in Clinical Spine Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio |
Biography
Dr. Todd Francis is a neurosurgeon in Cleveland, Ohio and is affiliated with Hillcrest Hospital. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years. He is one of 7 doctors at Hillcrest Hospital who specialize in Neurological Surgery.
Research Interest
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Professional Activities:
| 2012 – present | Associate Staff Neurosurgeon | Center for Spine Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| 2013 – present | Assistant Professor of Surgery | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University |
| 2015—present | Associate Director | Center for Spine Health (East Region), Cleveland Clinic |
| 2015—present | Chief of Neurosurgery | Cleveland Clinic |
Memberships
- Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
- American Medical Association
- American Paraplegia Society
- American Spinal Injury Association
- AOSpine, North America
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
- Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the AANS/CNS
- Joint Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care of the AANS/CNS
- Joint Section on Tumors of the AANS/CNS
- Lumbar Spine Research Society
- Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Michigan State Medical Society
- National Neurotrauma Society
- North American Spine Society
Publications
- Colen CB, Shen Y, Ghoddoussi F, Yu P, Francis TB, Koch BJ, Monterey MD, Galloway MP, Sloan AE, Mathupala SP: Metabolic Targeting of Lactate Efflux by Malignant Glioma Inhibits Invasiveness and Induces Necrosis: An in vivo Study. Neoplasia 13(7):620-632, 2011
- Schreckinger M, Francis T, Rajah G, Jagannathan J, Guthikonda M, Mittal S: Novel Strategy to Treat a Case of Recurrent Lymphocytic Hypophysitis using Rituximab. J Neurosurg 116(6):1318-23, 2012
- Francis T, Steinmetz M, Moore T: Traumatic Spondyloptosis of the Lumbar Spine: Closed Reduction and Internal Fixation. Spine 38(25):E1636-40, 2013
- Perry T, Mageswaran P, Colbrunn R, Bonner T, Francis T, McLain R: Biomechanical evaluation of a Simulated T9 Burst Fracture of Thoracic Spine with Intact Rib Cage. J Neurosurg Spine 21(3):481-488, 2014
- Healy AT, Sundar S, Cardenas R, Mageswaran P, Benzel EC, Mroz T, Francis T: Zero-Profile Hybrid Fusion Construct versus 2-level Plate Fixation Treating Adjacent Level Disease in the Cervical Spine. J Neurosurg Spine 21(5):753-60, 2014
Book Chapters
- Francis TB, Benzel EC: Biomechanics of Motion Preservation Techniques. In Spine Surgery III: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel EC (ed). Elsevier – Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 1517-1522, 2012
- Francis TB: Management of a 45-year old with Mechanical Low Back Pain and with or without L4/5 Spondylolisthesis and no Neurological Findings: Spinal Fusion – Dorsal and Ventral Approach. In Spine Surgery III: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel EC (ed). Elsevier – Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp. e2123-e2148, 2012
- Francis TB: Spondylotic Myelopathy with Cervical Kyphotic Deformity – Dorsal Approach. In Spine Surgery III: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management. Benzel EC (ed). Elsevier – Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp. e2085-e2092, 2012
- Francis T, Benzel EC: Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injury in the United States. In Epidemiology of Spinal Cord Injuries. Rahimi-Movaghar V, Jazayeri SB, Vaccaro AR (eds). Nova Science Publishers, Haupauge, NY. 2012
- Francis T, Bell GR: Revision Lumbar Surgery: Strategies and Techniques. In Operative Techniques in Spine Surgery. Rhee JM, Boden SD, Flynn JM, and Wiesel SM (eds). Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 281-288, 2013
- Francis T, Kalfas I: Transpedicular Screw Fixation: Open and Percutaneous Techniques. In Surgical Anatomy and Techniques to the Spine, 2nd Edition. Kim DH, Cho D, Dickman C, Kim I, Lee S, and Vaccaro A (eds). Elsevier—Saunders, Philadelphia, PA. pp. 432-439, 2013
- Matheus V, Francis T: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion. In Spine Surgery: Tricks of the Trade, 3rd Edition. Vaccaro A and Albert T (eds). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, NY (forthcoming)
- Francis T: Biomechanics of Motion Preservation Techniques. In Benzel’s Spine Surgery, Steinmetz M and Branch C (eds). Elsevier—Saunders, Philadelphia, PA (forthcoming)
- Francis T, Bell GR: Revision Lumbar Surgery: Strategies and Techniques. In Operative Techniques in Spine Surgery, 2nd Edition. Rhee JM, Boden SD, Flynn JM, and Wiesel SM (eds). Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. (forthcoming)
