Male 53 years


Dr. Joseph H Franks, MD



Urology   -  California,  Santa Cruz

 Overview

Dr. Joseph H Franks, MD works in Santa Cruz, California is a specialist in Urology and graduated TUCOM-CA in 1996. Dr. Franks is affiliated with El Camino Hospital Los Gatos and practicing for 27 years

 Specialties

  • Urology

 Conditions

• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Biliary Dyskinesia
• Bladder Stones
• Carcinoma
• Cerebral Contusion
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Congenital Malformation
• Craniosynostosis - Anal Anomalies - Porokeratosis
• Craniosynostosis - Dandy-Walker - Hydrocephalus
  ...
• Craniosynostosis Exostoses Nevus Epibulbar Dermoid
• Craniosynostosis, Autosomal Dominant
• Craniosynostosis, Philadelphia Type
• Crouzonodermoskeletal Syndrome
• Deformities of Auricle or Pinna
• Diabetes Insipidus
• Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
• Dyslipidemia
• Enteral Stenting
• External Ear Disorders
• Extremity Pain
• Facet Joint Injection
• Facet Joint Nerve Ablation
• Facetectomy
• Facial Osteotomy
• Febrile Convulsion
• Fetal Procedure
• Fetal Surgery
• Food Allergy - Mango
• Food Allergy - Red Meat
• Homosexual Issues
• Hypotony of Eye
• Keratoconus
• Localized Adiposity
• Neurostimulation
• Pediatric Airway Difficulties
• Post-Dysenteric Arthropathy
• Regenerative Medicine
• Retinal Pigment
• Retinal Thermal Laser Therapy
• Scorpion Allergy
• Spinal Cord Surgery
• Spondylosis Cervical Without Myelopathy
• Sports Medicine Related Procedures
• Sterilization
• Thermotherapy
• Tic Douloureux
• Transitional Cell Cancer
• Vitamin B12 Deficiency
• Yellow Nails
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 Procedures

• Adrenal Gland Cancer
• Adrenalectomy
• Atrophic Vaginitis
• Bedwetting
• Bladder Atony
• Bladder Cancer
• Bladder Diseases
• Bladder Infection
• Bladder Stones
• Blood in Semen (Hematospermia)
  ...
• Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Complete Nephrectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Congenital Obstruction of Ureteropelvic Junction
• Cystectomy
• Cystometry
• Cystotomy
• Cystourethroscopy and Transurethral Resection of Bladder Neck
• Diverticulum of Bladder
• Elevated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
• End-Stage Renal Disease
• Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
• Erectile Dysfunction
• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
• Hydronephrosis
• Incontinence
• Incontinence Sling Procedure
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Kidney and Ureter Removal
• Kidney Stone Removal (Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy, PCNL)
• Kidney Stones
• Laparoscopic Destruction of Kidney Lesion
• Lithotripsy
• Male Infertility
• Neurogenic Bladder
• Nighttime Urination (Nocturia)
• Orchiectomy
• Overactive Bladder
• Painful Urination (Dysuria)
• Partial Nephrectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Pelvic Exenteration (For: Gynecologic, Urinary, or Colorectal Malignancy)
• Penile Cancer
• Penile Implants
• Peyronie's Disease
• Premature Ejaculation
• Prostate Cancer
• Prostate Removal
• Prostatectomy With Robotic Assistance
• Prostatitis
• Renal (Kidney) Cancer
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
• Spermatocele
• Testicular Cancer
• Testicular Dysfunction
• TURP (Transurethral Resection of Prostate) or Laser Destruction of Prostate
• Ureteral Stones
• Ureterocele, Congenital
• Urethral Dilation
• Urethral Diverticulum
• Urethral Stricture
• Urinary Hesitancy
• Urinary Incontinence
• Urinary Stone Removal (Litholapaxy)
• Urinary Stones
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Uroflowmetry
• Vaginal and Pelvic Prolapse
• Vaginitis and-or Vaginosis
• Varicocelectomy or Hydrocelectomy
• Vasectomy
• Yeast Infections
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Urology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 27

 State License

  • California

 Education & Training

Medical School

TUCOM-CA

Vallejo, CA, United States

Graduated: 1996

Residency Hospital

University Ca San Francisco

CA, USA
Year completed: 2002

Internship Hospital

University Ca San Francisco

CA, USA
Year completed: 1997

 Awards

1   AUA
2   Wstn Sect AUA

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Palo Alto Medical Foundation OB
2915 Chanticleer Avenue
California (CA)
Santa Cruz
95065
 Phone:(831) 477-2375

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Palo Alto Medical Foundation OB, 2915 Chanticleer Avenue, Santa Cruz, California (CA), 95065




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Access Plus Savenet
  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Assurant Health
  • Basic Exclusive PPO for Small Business
  • Basic PPO
  • Benesys
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
  • Blue Shield of California
  • CaliforniaCare HMO
  • CHAMPVA
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • Delta Health System
  • Employer Group HMO
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • GEHA
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Health Net
  • Health Net PPO
  • Heritage Signature
  • Humana
  • Individual and Family PPO
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Medicaid
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Power Select HMO
  • Premera Blue Cross
  • Select Plus HMO
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • Wells Fargo Insurance

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 Affiliated Hospitals


El Camino Hospital Los Gatos photo


El Camino Hospital Los Gatos

815 Pollard Road California CA, Los Gatos, 95032

Personalized service and a patient-centered philosophy are what sets Community Hospital of Los Gatos apart. With more than 600 employees and a medical staff of over 550 physicians and Allied Health Professionals, we provide a broad spectrum of diagnostic, medical and surgical services to meet the in...


 (408) 378-6131


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