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Dr. Franz Bio
Dr. Cornelia Franz is the founder and owner of the Franz Center in Orlando, Florida. She was raised in Asheville, NC and attended Wake Forest University as an undergraduate. She received her MD from Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and went on to complete her Pediatric Internship in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Franz finished her Residency in pediatrics at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. After residency, she did a fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. She has been in pediatric practice in Orlando since 1985!
Dr Franz is the author of Common Sense Pediatrics: Combining Alternative and Traditional Medicine in Everyday Practice, noted speaker, and the founder of Common Sense Pediatrics Informative Sessions. She also loves teaching on various subjects that help empower parents to raise healthier children. The Common Sense Pediatric Informative Sessions are offered on a regular basis to help parents learn more on how to provide their children with numerous ways to treat simple illnesses.
Curriculum Vitae
1992
Family Empowerment Series
Instructor
International Network for Children & Families
1994
Speaker at Seminar To Address Homeopathy For Kids
Winter Park Country Club
Winter Park, FL
1995
Featured in The Orlando Sentinel
Chickenpox Vaccine Wins Fda Approval by Delthia Ricks March 18, 1995
1998 – 2002
Dean of The International College of Homeopathy East Coast
Instructor with The International College of Homeopathy
1998 – 1999
Guest on Ask the Pediatrician Television Show with Alex Caslir MD
December 4, January 5, February 2, March 25, April 15
1999
Holistic Medicine and Breastfeed Support International Lactation Consultant Association National Conference and Meeting Scottsdale, AZ
2000
Alternative Medicine in a Primary Care Pediatrics Practice University of Florida Pediatric Alumni Society Orlando, Florida
2000
Alternative Medicine for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner’s National Conference Orlando, Florida
2001
Featured in the Institute for Agriculture Trade Policy Antibiotic Overuse Scares Physicians by Robyn Suriano of The Orlando Sentinel
November 26, 2001
2008
Published Common Sense Pediatrics: Combining Traditional and Alternative Medicine In Everyday Practice
2008 – Present
Common Sense Pediatrics Informative Sessions Founder & Speaker The Franz Center
Orlando, Florida
2010
Featured in sheknows.com
Vaccines for High School and College Freshmen by Laura Owens July 16, 2010
2012
Guest on The Robert Scott Bell Radio Show by Robert Scott Bell – Dr. Cornelia Franz of The Franz Center, Integrative Pediatrics,
Vaccine/Antibiotic Dangers, Trusting Your Gut October 12, 2012
2012
Featured in The Healthcare Blog A New Grassroots Movement by Doctors by Ron Gutman
February 21, 2012
2013
Castle Connoly Top Doctor Award
2013
Featured in The Examiner Vaccines May Cause Autism
2013
Putting the Pieces Together-Ask the Doctor Speaker Faith United Methodist Church
April 13, 2013