Brandon Francis

Dr. Francis has a unique training background. He trained in a combined internal medicine and psychiatry residency followed by completing an active duty service obligation with the United States Army. He served both domestically and abroad caring for patients with acute psychiatric symptoms. His military experience increased his interest in traumatic brain injury which ultimately led him to complete a neurocritical care fellowship training program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Francis worked with Dr. Phil Gorelick at the Hauenstein Neuroscience Center of Excellence in Grand Rapids to establish a neurocritical care presence in their health system.

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Michigan State University 2018

Education

• M.D., Saint Georges University School of Medicine. Grenada, WI 2006
• Masters in Public Health, Saint Georges University School of Medicine. Grenada, WI 2006
• B.S. in Biochemistry, Philadelphia University. Philadelphia, PA 2001

Postdoctoral Training

Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency – Rush University Medical Center. Chicago, IL 2006-2011

Abstracts

• Andersen J. Shemme, MD, Joel N. Phillips, DO, Rafael Bloise, MD, MA, MBA, Tracy J. Koehler, PhD, Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH, and Brandon A. Francis, MD, MPH. The Impact of a Neurocritical Care and Neuropalliative Collaboration on Intensive Care Unit Outcomes. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 2022, Vol. 0(0) 1-8. DOI: 10.1177/10499091211060055

Research Interests

Status, refractory status and super-refractory status epilepticus; Ketogenic diet for the treatment of refractory status epilepticus; traumatic brain injury; intracerebral hemorrhage; aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; integration of neurocritical care and neuropalliative care; pulmonary hygiene in patients with acute neurological injury.

Dr. Francis enjoys spending time with, learning from and teaching medical students, residents and fellows.

Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) through the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS).

Clinical Interests

Stroke and Neurocritical Care

Certifications

ABIM Internal Medicine, ABPN Psychiatry, UCNS Neurocritical Care, ABIM Critical Care

Fellowships

Neurocritical Care Fellowship - Northwestern Memorial. Chicago, IL 2014-2016