- Specialty
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Board Affiliation/Certification
- American Board of Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Education
- University of Florida College of Medicine, 1974
- Residency
- University of Florida College of Medicine, 1977
- Fellowships
- University of Oklahoma, 1979
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, 1979
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 1980
- Languages
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Degrees - Transplant
- 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial
- Aetna - PPO/EPO/HMO/MC Advantage
- Aetna - Smart Care EPO
- Aetna - Transplant
- Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-CHIP
- Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-STAR
- AIG - Transplant
- Amerigroup - Medicaid-CHIP
- Amerigroup - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR
- Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- Amerigroup - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- Amerigroup - Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
- Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Exchange (BlueAdvantage)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HMO/PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicaid-STAR
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Essentials)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Premier)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Traditional
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Transplant Programs
- Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage-SNP
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-CHIP
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
- Cenpatico - Medicare Advantage
- Community First Health Plans - HMO/Exchange (EPO)
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage HMO
- Coventry - HMO/PPO
- Coventry - Work Comp / Auto
- Decent Health Plan - Commercial EPO
- EBSO - TPA
- Entrust - TPA
- FirstCare (Part of Scott & White Health Plans) - Medicaid-STAR
- Healthsmart - PPO
- Humana - Commercial Behavioral Health
- Humana - Exchange (HMOx)
- Humana - HMO/PPO/Behavioral Health
- Humana - Medicare Advantage Behavioral Health
- Humana - Medicare Advantage HMO (Gold)
- Humana - Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana - National Transplant Network
- Humana Military - TRICARE
- Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO
- Interlink - Transplant
- LifeTrac - Transplant
- Magellan - Commercial and Medicaid Behavioral Health
- Molina - Commercial Exchange
- Molina - Medicaid-CHIP
- Molina - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Molina - Medicaid-STAR
- Molina - Medicare Advantage
- Molina - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
- OptumHealth - Transplant
- Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance
- Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children
- Preferred Provider Health Plan (PPHP) - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage
- Prime Health Services- PPO
- ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Scott & White Health Plan - HMO/PPO/Medicare Advantage
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicare Advantage (Allwell)
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Duals (Allwell)
- Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Three Rivers Provider Network - PPO
- TriWest (via BCBSTX) - VA CCN Program
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare - PPO
- University of Incarnate Word - Direct Employer
- WellCare - Medicare Advantage
- WellMed - Medicare Advantage
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
- Professor of Pediatrics
- My research activities focus on thyroid neoplasia and thyroid cancer in children. I previously served on the American Thyroid Association Treatment Guidelines Committee for Medullary Thyroid Cancer. I recently led a task force commissioned by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) to develop a set of guidelines for evaluating and treating children with thyroid nodules and cancer. The recently issued guidelines are the first and only set of recommendations that provide best practice standards for diagnosing and treating thyroid cancer in children ages 18 and younger. I also serve as Chair of the Data Safety Monitoring Board for closed-loop insulin trials at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology.
- Research Interests:
- Thyroid cancer in children, thyroid neoplasia and any thyroid diseases in children
Abstracts
- Allen N; Desai N; Song C; Yu J; Prasad U; Francis GL..Clinical features may help to identify children and adolescents with greatest risk for thyroid nodules. J Endocrinol Invest 2020 Jul; 43(7):925-934. Doi: 10.1007 s40618-019-01176.6 Epub 2020 Jan 11. PMID: 31927747..
- Catherine Kerr MD, Gary Francis MD Ph.D..Thyroid Nodules in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Radiology and Imaging Science. J Radiol & Imaging Sci. 2020;1(1):1-5..
- Niran R. Wjiesooriya1, M.D., Caroline Carrico2, Ph.D., Gary Francis1, M.D. Ph.D., Chris Gennings3, Ph.D., Edmond P. Wickham III1 2, M.D. MPH. .Association between Urinary Phalate Levels and Body Mass Index Z-scores in US Children. Submitted to Obesity, May 2016..
- Andrew J Bauer and Gary L Francis..Management of Thyroid Nodules in Children. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2016 Aug;28(4):536-44 Apr 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 27139001..
Book Chapters
- Bauer AJ, Waguespack S, Grover A and Francis G. Thyroid Neoplasia..In Radovick and Misra Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Guide 3rd Ed. Springer Science. Chapter 19. Submitted 2016..
- Bauer AJ and Francis GL..Chapter 4: Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Cancer in Children. Thyroid Cancer: A Clinical Guide, 3rd Edition. Ed. Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., and Douglas VanNostrand, M.D., 2015..
- Waguespack S and Francis GL..Chapter 44: Radioactive Iodine Therapy of Thyroid Cancer in Children. Thyroid Cancer: A Clinical Guide, 3rd Edition, Ed. Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., and Douglas VanNostrand, M.D. 2015..
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