Joseph Frankl, M.D.

Assistant Professor

School: Medical School
Department: Radiology

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Biography

Joseph Frankl, M.D., is a Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Abdominal Imaging Division.

Dr. Frankl joined our faculty in July 2025.

Education

Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine (2018)
Internship: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2019), Internal Medicine
Residency: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2024), Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2025), Nuclear Medicine

Publications

PET/MRI evaluation of hepatobiliary tumors: Frankl J, Rajamohan N, Yang J, Sibley RC Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024 Dec 68 259-269
Comparison of BMIPP-SPECT/CT to¹⁸ FDG-PET/CT for Imaging Brown or Browning Fat in a Preclinical Model: Frankl JA, An Y, Sherwood A, Hao G, Huang FY, Thapa P, Clegg DJ, Sun X, Scherer PE, Öz OK International journal of molecular sciences 2022 May 23
Androgen Deprivation Therapy Differentially Impacts Bone and Muscle in the Short Term in Physically Active Men With Prostate Cancer: Maalouf NM, Chhabra A, Zafereo J, Querry R, Towler DA, Thakur UJ, Frankl J, Poindexter JR, Mogharrabi B, Xac M, Öz OK, Rubin CD JBMR Plus 2022 Jan 6
Imaging metabolically active fat: A literature review and mechanistic insights: Frankl J, Sherwood A, Clegg DJ, Scherer PE, Öz OK International journal of molecular sciences 2019 Nov 20
Exenatide has a pronounced effect on energy intake but not energy expenditure in non-diabetic subjects with obesity: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial: Basolo A, Burkholder J, Osgood K, Graham A, Bundrick S, Frankl J, Piaggi P, Thearle MS, Krakoff J Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2018 Aug 85 116-125
False-positive findings on dopamine transporter SPECT due to therapeutic dextroamphetamine and amphetamine: Frankl JA, Bose S, Kuo PH Journal of nuclear medicine technology 2018 Jun 46 149-150
Artifactual Hepatic Metastasis on FDG PET/CT Secondary to Cryoablation for Adrenal Metastasis: Frankl J, Eshghi N, Lundeen TF, Kuo PH Clinical nuclear medicine 2018 Feb 43 e46-e47
Parastomal gallbladder hernia in a septic patient: Frankl J, Michailidou M, Maegawa F Radiology Case Reports 2017 Sep 12 508-510
In Vitro lipolysis is associated with whole-body lipid oxidation and weight gain in humans: Frankl J, Piaggi P, Foley JE, Krakoff J, Votruba SB Obesity 2017 Jan 25 207-214
Chordoma dedifferentiation after proton beam therapy: a case report and review of the literature: Frankl J, Grotepas C, Stea B, Lemole GM, Chiu A, Khan R Journal of Medical Case Reports 2016 Oct 10 1-6