John Solomon Francis, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Instructor in the AIDS Program
Course Director, Microbiology, Physician Assistant’s Program

Clinical Activities

Dr. Francis’ primary clinical interest is caring for patients with HIV/AIDS, both on the inpatient Donaldson service and as an outpatient at the Nathan Smith Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital. In addition he serves as an inpatient infectious diseases consultant for YNHH.

Education

B.S., Zoology-Biomedical, (Cum laude), Andrews University, 1991

Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Loma Linda University, 1998

M.D. Loma Linda University, 2000

Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2003
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine, 2005
American Board of Internal Medicine; Infectious Diseases 2006

Professional Memberships

1990 - Beta Beta Beta – Biology Honor Society
1991 – Present, Sigma XI Scientific Research Society
2000 – Present, Alpha Omega Alpha, Honor Medical Society
2004 – Present, Infectious Diseases Society of America
2005 – Present, HIV Medicine Association

Recent Publications

• John S. Francis, Susan M. Harrington, Karen Carroll, and William Bishai. Molecular Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. In Nelson KE, Williams C, Kuniholm M. 2nd Edition: Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Theory and Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2007:281-315.
• Jeffrey C. Hageman, Timothy M. Uyeki, John S. Francis, Daniel B. Jernigan, J. Gary Wheeler, Carolyn B. Bridges, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Dawn M. Sievert, Arjun Srinivasan, Meg C. Doherty, Linda K. McDougal, George E. Killgore, Uri A. Lopatin, Rebecca Coffman, J. Kathryn MacDonald, Sigrid K. McAllister, Gregory E. Fosheim, Jean B. Patel, and L. Clifford McDonald. Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia Due to Staphylococcus aureus, 2003-04 Influenza Season. Emerg Infect Dis 2006;12:894-899.
• John Francis and Karen Carroll. Staph’s Spreading Influence. Proto. 2006; Spring:4
• Nicola Zetola, John S. Francis, Eric Nuermberger, and William Bishai. Community-Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an Emerging Threat. Lancet Infect Dis 2005;5:275-286.
• John S. Francis, Karen Carroll, Eric Nuermberger, and John G. Bartlett. Reply to Wargo and Eiland. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;40:1378-1379.
• John S. Francis, Meg C. Doherty, Uri Lopatin, Cecilia P. Johnston, Gita Sinha, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Nadia N. Hansel, Trish Perl, John R. Ticehurst, Karen Carroll, David L. Thomas, Eric Nuermberger, and John G. Bartlett. Severe Community-Onset Pneumonia in Healthy Adults Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carrying the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes. Clin Infect Dis. 2005;40:100-107.
• John S. Francis and Karen Carroll. Community-Acquired MRSA: a Notable Adversary. South Med J. 2005;98:1061-1062.
• Justin E. Bekelman, John S. Francis, Adam R. Berliner, Cynthia J. DeRuiter and Cynthia D. Brown. Lemierre’s Variant. Lancet Infect Dis. 2004;4:518.

Contact

Campus Address
135 College Street, Suite 323
New Haven, CT 06510-2483

E-mail
john.francis@yale.edu

Office Phone
(203) 688-2685

Fax
(203) 737-4051