John Franklin, MD
Enriched profileAssistant Professor of Ophthalmology · University of Kentucky (UK HealthCare)
John Franklin is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Kentucky (UK HealthCare).
Data verified 4 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 4 Nov 2026
John M. Franklin, MD, is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Kentucky (UK HealthCare), Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Advanced Eye Care, Lexington, KY. It also documents industry payments reported by 2 companies.
- Top research focus: Ophthalmology
- Open Payments reporting from 2 companies
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Research focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Research metrics need a complete publication history and a confident author match. We omit them when either check fails. Why? →
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
We didn't find any investigator roles for this person on ClinicalTrials.gov. Why? →
Industry payments
Updated 4 Nov 2026
2 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2025–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.Program year20251 payment
- Kedrion Biopharma, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
None on file yet. We only list publications we can confidently match to this person. Why? →
Online presence
Updated 4 Nov 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
medicine.uky.edu/departments/eye/users/jmfr239
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medicine.uky.edu ↗ - Other
ukhealthcare.uky.edu/doctors/john-franklin
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →ukhealthcare.uky.edu ↗
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Background & recognition
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ukhealthcare.uky.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ukhealthcare.uky.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
American Academy of Ophthalmology
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ukhealthcare.uky.edu ↗ - Director
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus (UK HealthCare)
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ukhealthcare.uky.edu ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →doximity.com ↗
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