Adiaha A Franklin, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Email

spinks@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics-Developmental
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics (Clinic): 8080 N. Stadium Drive, Suite 180
Houston, TX, 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3400

Education

MPH from Harvard School Of Public Health: 06/2005 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Fellowship at Children's Hospital: 06/2005 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Residency at Children's Hospital of Michigan: 06/2002 - Detroit, Michigan, United States; Pediatrics

Internship at Children's Hospital of Michigan: 06/2000 - Detroit, Michigan, United States; Pediatrics

MD from Meharry Medical College: 05/1999 - Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

The Arc of Gulf Coast Presidential Award: December 2012

Super Star Physician Award: January to June, 2011; Texas Children’s Hospital

The John A. Butler Award for Community Service: 2005; Children’s Hospital Boston

Farley Fund Fellowship Award: 2004; Children’s Hospital Boston

Von Meyer Award: 2003; Children’s Hospital Boston

Sanford A. Cohen Resident of the Year Award of Excellence: 2002; Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Videos

Sexual Development in Children & Teens with Developmental Disabilities

This is a recorded lecture that was originally presented to an audience of parents and professionals as part of Evenings with Genetics in 2016.

Professional Development

Development: The Most Important Organ: Conference (Presenter, 2017); Sponsor: Texas Children's Hospital Advance Practice Nurse Annual Conference

Toxic Stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and the Impact on Child Development: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital; Invited Lecture: Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training Community Engagement Core

Advocating for Unaccompanied Minors and Undocumented Parents of Children with Special Needs: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting

Developmental Pediatrics & Genetics: 2 Peas in a Pod: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Genetics Department, Baylor College of Medicine

ADHD Across the Lifespan: Conference (Presenter, 2016); Sponsor: Medicine & Pediatrics Department, Baylor College of Medicine; Grand Rounds

An Epidemic of Bullying: Conference (Presenter, 2015); Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition

Selected Publications

McCool C, Spinks-Franklin A, Noroski LM, Potocki L. " Potocki-Shaffer syndrome in a child without intellectual disability-The role of PHF21A in cognitive function " Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Mar ; 173 (3) : 716-720.
Pubmed PMID: 28127865.
Monteiro SA, Spinks-Franklin A, Treadwell-Deering D, Berry L, Sellers-Vinson S, Smith E, Proud M, Voigt RG. " Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children Referred for Diagnostic Autism Evaluation " Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Dec ; 54 (14) : 1322-7.
Pubmed PMID: 26130396.
Probst FJ, James RA, Burrage LC, Rosenfeld JA, Bohan TP, Ward Melver CH, Magoulas P, Austin E, Franklin AI, Azamian M, Xia F, Patel A, Bi W, Bacino C, Belmont JW, Ware SM, Shaw C, Cheung SW, Lalani SR. " De novo deletions and duplications of 17q25.3 cause susceptibility to cardiovascular malformations " Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2015 Jun 14; 10 : 75.
Pubmed PMID: 26070612.
Wiszniewski et al. " TM4SF20 ancestral deletion and susceptibility to a pediatric disorder of early language delay and cerebral white matter hyperintensities " Am J Hum Genet. 2013 Aug 8; 93 (2) : 197-210.
Pubmed PMID: 23810381.

Memberships

Society of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics: Member

American Academy of Pediatrics: Member

National Medical Association: Member

Academic Pediatric Association: Member

Society for Research in Child Development: Member

Mary Susan Moore Medical Society: Member

American Medical Association: Member

Funding

“Racial Identity Development in Children who Participate in a Reading Intervention Program” and “Racial Awareness of Second Grade Students in a Reading Intervention Problem” #3P50HD502117- 02S1: (12/01/2007 - 11/30/2009); Grant funding from The National Institute of Health, Diversity Supplement to Parent Grant; Investigator relationship: PI on supplement project Annual Direct and Indirect cost overall: $94,999 and $24,000

Testing the Validity of the Denver Developmental Screen for Use in Senegal, West Africa: Grant funding from The Ashok and Ingrid Sarnaik Endowment for Residents and Fellows Research at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, The Wayne State University Global Grant, The Kellogg Foundation Grant; Name of funding agencies: a. The Ashok and Ingrid Sarnaik Endowment for Residents and Fellows Research at the Children's Hospital of Michigan $2500 b. The Wayne State University Global Grant: $6000 c. The Kellogg Foundation Grant: $17,020 Investigator relationship: PI Dates of funding: 2000-2001

Languages

Spanish