Paul Frank, M.D.
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor
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Specialties
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Echocardiography
Department
Locations and Contact
Patient Support Services Building
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-5031
Additional Numbers
Clinic Phone
Clinic Fax
Physician Referrals
Philosophy of Care
I treat every patient as though they were my own family.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Frank is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist caring for patients with a wide range of conditions undergoing cardiac and thoracic procedures. He has a special clinical interest and expertise in treatment of heart failure including mechanical circulatory support and cardiac transplantation.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Frank is passionate about medical education, including clinical teaching, publication of educational texts, and development of computer-based simulation. He also has an interest in development of computational methods for analysis of physiologic data.
Division
General Anesthesiology
Undergraduate School
B.S., University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA 2010
Medical School
M.D., UC Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles CA 2014
Internship
General Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance CA 2014-2015
Residency
Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA 2017-2019
Fellowship
Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles CA 2019-2020
Outstanding Teaching Award for Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2021, 2022
Award for Excellence in Education, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2019
Chief Resident in Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2019
Nawathe P, Wong R, Pollock G, Green J, Kissen M, Ng P, Cohen S, Barron J, Robert S, Slingwine C, Frank P, Navab K, Kim D, Yang M, Gouvea T, Johnson C, Pedraza I, Zahn E. Creation of a dedicated line team for critically ill patients with COVID-19: A multidisciplinary approach to maximize resource utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Vasc Access. 2021 Feb 4:1129729821991754. doi:10.1177/1129729821991754. Epub ahead of print. PMID:33541202.
Frank PN, Sharma VV, Gereboff A, Guindi M, Kim IK, Kariger R. Hepatitis B immunoglobulin-induced hypercoagulability complicating liver transplantation necessitating ECMO, rescue hepatectomy, and retransplantation. J Clin Anesth. 2018 Feb;44:64-65. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.11.004. Epub 2017 Nov 14. PMID:29149732.
Benharash P, Buch E, Frank P, Share M, Tung R, Shivkumar K, Mandapati R. Quantitative analysis of localized sources identified by focal impulse and rotor modulation mapping in atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun;8(3):554-61. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.115.002721. Epub 2015 Apr 14. PMID:25873718.
Toppen W, Sareh S, Paul Frank BA, Kashani R, de Virgilio M, et al. Surface ECG Markers may Predict Impending Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery. J Clin Exp Res Cardiol. 2015;2(3):301. doi:10.15744/2394-6504.2.301.
Frank PN, Chan P, Dasgupta R. Anesthesia & Critical Care Morning Report: Beyond the Pearls. Dasgupta R, Koolaee RM (eds). Elsevier. 2023 Jul.
Frank PN, Nurok M, Sundt T. Human Factors Considerations in Cardiac Surgery. Human Factors in Surgery, Enhancing Safety and Flow in Patient Care, Springer. 2020:131-140. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53127-0_13.