Dr. Francis joined the division in 2005 after having previously held faculty appointments at the National Institutes of Health, The Medical College of Georgia and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). While at the USUHS, he directed the Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Program for 10 years and trained more than 15 fellows.Dr. Francis is an elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research, The Endocrine Society, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the American Thyroid Association, the Children's Oncology Group and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is chair of the Taskforce for Guideline Development for Management of Children with Thyroid Cancer of the American Thyroid Association and previously served on the Guidelines committee for management of medullary thyroid cancer of the American Thyroid Association.
