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Malgorzata Franczak, MD

Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Zablocki VA Medical Center
  • Neuroscience Center – Specialty Clinics

Specialties

  • Neurology

Languages

  • Polish, English

Neurology-Appointment by Referral Only

Education

  • MD - Doctor of Medicine

Biography

Specialty

Adult Neurology

Subspecialties

Neurogenerative Disorders
Dementia
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Training

Internship, Internal Medicine, ӰԺ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1994-1995

Resident, Department of Neurology, ӰԺ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1995-1998

Fellowship, Dementia/EMG, ӰԺ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1998-1999

Societies

American Academy of Neurology
Member of Scientific Advisory Committee, Alzheimer's Association, Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter
Wisconsin Neurological Society (Board Member)

Honors and Awards

Deans Merit Scholarship of Academic Achievements Honor Student, 1985
Deans Merit Scholarship of Academic Achievements Honor Student, 1986
Deans Merit Scholarship of Academic Achievements Honor Student, 1987

Research Interests

Dementia and Aging, Neurogenerative Disorders

Research Projects

Preclinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (Principal Investigator)

Spin-Lock Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Muscle in Patients With Autosomal Recessive Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

Metrifonate Investigational Nation Wide Trial (M.I.N.T.) Protocol D97-019. (Subinvestigator)

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled 12-month safety and efficacy trial of Idebenone (CV-2619) 240 mg TID and 360 TID in patients with probable Alzheimer's Disease. (Subinvestigator)

Gingko Biloba special extract Egb 761 in dementia of the Alzheimer's type. A double-blind multicenter study. (Subinvestigator)

Independent life in the elderly. (Co investigator)

Independent life in the elderly (The Nun Study) (Co investigator)

MK-0966 for the Treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Prevention of Conversion of Alzheimer's Disease. (Subinvestigator)

Establishment of Community Based Multispecialty Clinics of Diagnosis and Management of Dementia. A pilot Study. (Subinvestigator)

Publications

  • (Reiter K, Butts AM, Janecek JK, Correro AN, Nencka A, Agarwal M, Franczak M, Glass Umfleet L.) Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2023;30(6):940-956 PMID: 36573001 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145338983 12/28/2022

  • (Emmert NA, Reiter KE, Butts A, Janecek JK, Agarwal M, Franczak M, Reuss J, Klein A, Wang Y, Umfleet LG.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2022 Apr;28(4):391-400 PMID: 34130767 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108188515 06/17/2021

  • (Buciuc M, Whitwell JL, Kasanuki K, Graff-Radford J, Machulda MM, Duffy JR, Strand EA, Lowe VJ, Graff-Radford NR, Rush BK, Franczak MB, Flanagan ME, Baker MC, Rademakers R, Ross OA, Ghetti BF, Parisi JE, Raghunathan A, Reichard RR, Bigio EH, Dickson DW, Josephs KA.) Ann Neurol. 2021 Mar;89(3):520-533 PMID: 33274526 PMCID: PMC8040336 12/05/2020

  • (El Hassouni B, Franczak M, Capula M, Vonk CM, Gomez VM, Smolenski RT, Granchi C, Peters GJ, Minutolo F, Giovannetti E.) Oncoscience. 2021;8:46 PMID: 33884286 PMCID: PMC8051325 04/23/2021

  • (Umfleet LG, Butts AM, Janecek JK, Reiter K, Agarwal M, Brett BL, Ryan JJ, Reuss J, Klein A, Correro AN, Franczak M.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2020 Nov;26(10):954-962 PMID: 32340636 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084404896 04/29/2020

  • (El Hassouni B, Franczak M, Capula M, Vonk CM, Gomez VM, Smolenski RT, Granchi C, Peters GJ, Minutolo F, Giovannetti E.) Oncoscience. 2020 Sep;7(9-10):76-80 PMID: 33195739 PMCID: PMC7640902 11/17/2020

  • (Ashcraft L, Bashor K, Franczak M.) Behav Healthc. 2016;36(2):12-3 PMID: 27505974 08/11/2016

  • (Sjostedt JM, Bull M, Franczak M.) West J Nurs Res. 2014 Nov;36(10):1374-5 PMID: 25288617 10/08/2014

  • (Li W, Antuono PG, Xie C, Chen G, Jones JL, Ward BD, Singh SP, Franczak MB, Goveas JS, Li SJ.) Cortex. 2014 Aug;57:167-76 PMID: 24905971 PMCID: PMC4448757 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84901807675 06/07/2014

  • (Li W, Muftuler LT, Chen G, Ward BD, Budde MD, Jones JL, Franczak MB, Antuono PG, Li SJ, Goveas JS.) J Neurol Sci. 2014 Mar 15;338(1-2):46-56 PMID: 24387897 PMCID: PMC4428544 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84896714136 01/07/2014

  • (Xie C, Li W, Chen G, Ward BD, Franczak MB, Jones JL, Antuono PG, Li SJ, Goveas JS.) Neuroimage Clin. 2013;3:311-20 PMID: 24273715 PMCID: PMC3814948 11/26/2013

  • (Goveas JS, Xie C, Chen G, Li W, Ward BD, Franczak MB, Jones JL, Antuono PG, Li SJ.) PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e55902 PMID: 23424640 PMCID: PMC3570545 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84873739878 02/21/2013