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Jenny Francis, M.D.

Jenny Francis, M.D.

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Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine

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Biography

Jenny K. Rodriguez Francis, M.D., M.P.H., is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center and an adolescent medicine specialist at Children’s Health in Dallas.

She earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and completed a pediatric residency at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. This was followed by an adolescent medicine fellowship and a master’s in public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, New York.

Before relocating to Texas in 2017, she served as faculty at Columbia University. She directs the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern, is a member of the Institutional Review Board, and leads funded research to improve triadic communication between clinicians, parents, and adolescents.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Medical Branch at Galveston (2004-2008)
Residency - Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center (2008-2011), Pediatrics
Other Post Graduate Training - ICAHN School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (2011-2014)
Graduate School - ICAHN School of Medicine/Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (2011-2014), Public Health

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics
Society of Pediatric Research
Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor, 2021-2022, 2024-2025

Books & Publications

Publications
- Adolescent Time Alone With a Provider: Adolescent-Mother Dyads' Perspectives on Its Role to Support Emerging Autonomy
  Katzman CL, Rosenthal SL, Francis JK Journal of Adolescent Health 2025 Oct 77 779-781
- Adolescent Time Alone With a Provider: Adolescent-Mother Dyads' Perspectives on Its Role to Support Emerging Autonomy
  Katzman CL, Rosenthal SL, Francis JK Journal of Adolescent Health 2025 Oct 77 779-781
- Inpatient Adolescent Sexual Health Services and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training
  Zhao A, Higashi RT, Edmondson S, Wong C, DeSilva N, Gribbons M, Tiro JA, Francis JK Hospital Pediatrics 2025 Apr 15 325-333
- Mother-Daughter Dyads’ Perceptions of Contraception
  Katzman CL, Sims JC, Harris JN, Rosenthal SL, Francis JK Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2025 Feb 38 79-84
- Exploring residents' and fellows' confidence in sexually transmitted infection management and confidential care for adolescents
  Wynn CL, Wong C, Lee M, Tiro JA, Francis JK Sexual Health 2025 Feb 22
- Exploring adolescent contraceptive counseling: A hypothetical daughter scenario
  Traseira Pedraz C, Wong C, DeSilva N, Gribbons M, Jetelina KK, Tiro JA, Francis JK Patient Education and Counseling 2025 Jan 130
- Confidence in adolescent contraceptive counseling among residents and fellows training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas
  Sims JC, Harris JN, Katzman CL, Wong C, Jetelina K, Tiro JA, Rosenthal SL, Francis JK Contraception 2024 Sep 137
- Attitudes about the Provision of Sexual Health Services in an Inpatient Setting
  Ybarra A, Wong C, Gribbons M, DeSilva N, Jetelina K, Rosenthal SL, Francis JK Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2023 Dec 36 525-531
- Association of Social Determinants of Health, Race and Ethnicity, and Age of Menarche among US Women Over 2 Decades
  Srikanth N, Xie L, Francis J, Messiah SE Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2023 Oct 36 442-448
- Characteristics of parents who think intrauterine devices or contraceptive implants are “best” for their daughter: An exploratory analysis in Dallas, Texas
  Mang A, Jetelina KK, McNeely C, Durante JC, Sánchez V, Tiro JA, Francis JK Contraception 2023 Sep 125
- Patient Attitudes Regarding Health Care Clinician Communication in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
  Woolley JC, Edmondson SN, Sathe MN, Rodriguez Francis JK Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2023 Aug 77 E23-E28
- Residents and Fellows. Confidence in Prescribing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
  Vora AS, Marroquin M, Rosenthal SL, Broker P, Jetelina K, Tiro JA, Francis JK Academic Pediatrics 2023 Aug 23 1282-1287
- Parent Perspectives about Initiating Contraception Conversations with Adolescent Daughters
  Durante JC, Higashi RT, Lau M, Tiro JA, Francis JK Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2023 Aug 36 399-405
- Caregivers of youth in foster care in Texas and their role in contraception decision-making for adolescents in care
  Edmondson S, Conrado AB, Loria H, McLeigh J, Tiro JA, Lee SC, Francis JK Contraception 2023 Jun 122
- Effects of the electronic health record on job satisfaction of academic pediatric faculty
  Kissel AM, Maddox K, Francis JK, Diaz MI, Sanghavi R, Rao D, Menzies C, Lehmann CU International Journal of Medical Informatics 2022 Dec 168
- HSV-2 Dual Presentation: Oral Followed by Genital Lesions
  Bui BV, Francis J, Linver E Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine 2022 Oct 29
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  Francis JK, Weerakoon SM, Lucas SL, Mathew MS, Durante JC, Kelly N, Tiro JA JAMA Network Open 2022 Sep 5
- Social Media Perceptions and Internet Verification Skills Associated with Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Decision-Making among Parents of Children and Adolescents: Cross-sectional Survey
  Thompson EL, Preston SM, Francis JK, Rodriguez SA, Pruitt SL, Blackwell JM, Tiro JA JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 2022 Jul 5
- Provider perspectives on communication and dismissal policies with HPV vaccine hesitant parents
  Francis JK, Rodriguez SA, Dorsey O, Blackwell JM, Balasubramanian BA, Kale N, Day P, Preston SM, Thompson EL, Pruitt SL, Tiro JA Preventive Medicine Reports 2021 Dec 24
- Research Participation of Minor Adolescents in Foster Care
  Francis JK, Andresen JA, Guzman A, McLeigh JD, Kloster HM, Rosenthal SL Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2021 Apr 34 190-195
- Medicaid expansion and provision of prescription contraception to Medicaid beneficiaries
  Sumarsono A, Segar MW, Xie L, Atem F, Messiah SE, Francis JK, Keshvani N Contraception 2021 Mar 103 199-202
- Clinical features of E-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury in teenagers
  Rao DR, Maple KL, Dettori A, Afolabi F, Francis JK, Artunduaga M, Lieu TJ, Aldy K, Cao DJ, Hsu S, Feng SY, Mittal V Pediatrics 2020 Jul 146
- Adolescent and Parent Perceptions about Participation in Biomedical Sexual Health Trials
  Landers SE, Francis JK, Morris MC, Mauro C, Rosenthal SL Ethics and Human Research 2020 May 42 2-11
- Research participation provides adolescents and parents a launching pad for conversations
  Francis JK, Landers SE, Radecki Breitkopf C, Mauro C, Chang J, Catallozzi M, Rosenthal SL Sexual Health 2019 16 198-199
- Adolescent–Parent Dyadic Retention in an Interview Study and Changes in Willingness to Participate in a Hypothetical Microbicide Safety Study
  Francis JK, de Roche AM, Mauro C, Landers SE, Chang J, Catallozzi M, Breitkopf CR, Rosenthal SL Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2018 Dec 31 592-596
- Management of Adolescent–Parent Dyads’ Discordance for Willingness to Participate in a Reproductive Health Clinical Trial
  Francis JK, Dapena Fraiz L, de Roche AM, Catallozzi M, Radecki Breitkopf C, Rosenthal SL Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 2018 Feb 13 42-49
- Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents: A review
  Francis JK, Gold MA JAMA pediatrics 2017 Jul 171 694-701
- Adolescent and Parent Willingness to Participate in Microbicide Safety Studies
  Catallozzi M, de Roche AM, Hu MC, Breitkopf CR, Chang J, Ipp LS, Francis JK, Rosenthal SL Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2017 Feb 30 82-87
- Pregnant young women's attitudes about microbicides: The anticipated influence of the grandmother and father of the baby on microbicide use
  Francis JK, Fraiz LD, Catallozzi M, Deroche AM, Mauro C, Rosenthal SL Sexual Health 2017 14 581-583
- Qualitative Analysis of Sexually Experienced Female Adolescents: Attitudes about Vaginal Health
  Francis JK, Fraiz LD, Catallozzi M, Rosenthal SL Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2016 Oct 29 496-500
- Parents' and Adolescents' Attitudes about Parental Involvement in Clinical Research
  Rosenthal SL, de Roche AM, Catallozzi M, Breitkopf CR, Ipp LS, Chang J, Francis JK, Hu MC Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2016 Aug 29 372-377
- Adolescents and Their Parents Differ on Descriptions of a Reproductive Health Study
  Francis JK, Hoffman LF, Hu MC, de Roche AM, Catallozzi M, Breitkopf CR, Rosenthal SL Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2016 Jun 29 240-245
- Inclusion of Adolescents in Clinical Trials for Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review of Existing Registered Studies
  Hoffman LF, Francis NK, Catallozzi M, Francis JK, Stanberry LR, Rosenthal SL Journal of Adolescent Health 2016 May 58 576-578
- An exploratory analysis of contraceptive method choice and symptoms of depression in adolescent females initiating prescription contraception
  Francis J, Presser L, Malbon K, Braun-Courville D, Linares LO Contraception 2015 Apr 91 336-343
- Ambivalence about pregnancy and its association with symptoms of depression in adolescent females initiating contraception
  Francis J, Malbon K, Braun-Courville D, Lourdes LO, Santelli J Journal of Adolescent Health 2015 Jan 56 44-51
- Sexual minority youth
  Steever J, Francis J, Gordon LP, Lee J Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice 2014 Sep 41 651-669

Research

Improving communication between the adolescent-parent-clinician triad
Healthcare delivery researcher

Clinical Focus

Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine

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