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Tanya Franklin

(she/her)

Professor Term

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0009-0001-8364-9141
  • Professor Term
    School of Medicine
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine, OBGYN, 550 S. Jackson Street, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40202, United States

BIO

Dr. Tanya Franklin is an Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health physician. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology, cum laude, from Bellarmine University in 1999. She went on to receive her MD from the University of Louisville in 2004, while simultaneously earning a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in Clinical Investigation. Her residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health was completed in 2008 at the UofL School of Medicine.

 

Dr. Franklin was hired at UofL in 2008 and now serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health. Since 2011, she has served as the Director of the Ryan Residency Training Program for the department. Dr. Franklin also served as the Interim Medical Director for Planned Parenthoof of Kentucky from 2012-2013. She currently hosts a podcast on YouTube called Stethoscope Diaries.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health, Louisville, United StatesAug 2008
  • Director, Ryan Residency Training Program in Family Planning
    University of Louisville, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health, Louisville, United States7 Jan 2011

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Clinical Consultant
    UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Beyond the Pill, United States2022 - 2023
  • Creator, Stethoscope Diaries Podcast
    Youtube, United States2024
  • Locum Tenens
    OBHG/OB, United States2023 - 2025
  • Interim Medical Director
    Planned Parenthood of Kentucky, United States2012 - 2013

DEGREES

  • B.A., Biology
    Bellarmine University, Louisville, United StatesAug 1995 - May 1999
  • M.D.
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United StatesAug 1999 - May 2004
  • MSPH, Clinical Investigation
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United StatesAug 2002 - May 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • IOTA Certification
    American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Laurel, United StatesFeb 2024
    International Ovarian Tumor Analysis

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Residency
    University of Louisville, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Women's Health, Louisville, United StatesJul 2004 - Jun 2008
    Residency