Professor
University Of Miami School of Medicine
BIO
Dr. Elizabeth Franzmann, M.D. is a Professor of Otolaryngology and the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. A native of California, Dr. Elizabeth Franzmann received her M.D. from UCLA, School of Medicine in 1995. She was certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and in July 2002, Dr. Franzmann joined the University of Miami, Department of Otolaryngology. In her role as a NIH-funded researcher, Dr. Franzmann’s lab is investigating a simple inexpensive early detection method of oral cancer. Many millions are threatened by this disease since the main risk factors are tobacco and alcohol use and the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). With a simple gargle and spit test, patients can learn they are at risk for developing oral cancer long before the first lesion appears. Dr. Franzmann also serves as Founder for a start-up company focused on this oral rinse early detection technology. The company plans to make this oral cancer screening tool available to the general public in the near future. Most of Dr. Franzmann’s clinical career has been spent providing surgical expertise to head and neck cancer patients at Jackson Memorial Hospital and at the University of Miami. Dr. Franzmann has also been awarded recognition in the Best Doctors in America.
Clinical Areas
Early detection of Head and Neck cancer and skull base tumors, squamous of skin, oral cancer, thyroid, upper trachea salivary glands tumors