Cheryl G. Franklin, MD, MPH, FACOG
Associate Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Location: Morehouse Medicine; 455 Lee St. SW, 2nd Floor, Atlanta,GA 30310
Phone: 404-752-1000
E-mail: cgfranklin@msm.edu
Education
UNDERGRADUATE:
A.B., Human Biology; African and Afro-American Studies
GRADUATE:
MPH, ColumbiaUniversity School of Public Health
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
Harvard Medical School
Degree: Doctor of Medicine
Research Interests
• Maternal Health and Mortality• Obesity and Physical Inactivity
• Mobile-health Technology and Telemedicine
• HPV-Mediated Genital tract cancers
• Social Determinants of Health
• Health Disparities and Health Equity
• Value-Based Payment Schemes in Healthcare Delivery • Global Health
• Cardiovascular Health for Women
• Preventive Health and Health Promotion
Clinical Interests
- Women’s Health
- Clinical and Operative Gynecology
- Evaluation and Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
- Fibroids
- Abnormal Cervical Cytology and Urinary Incontinence
Specialties
GynecologyBoard Certification
- American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified
Publications
"Hernandez-Green, N. D., Berry, K., Haiman, M.D., McDonald, A., Farinu, O. T. O., Harris, E.,Suarez, A., Rollins, L., Franklin, C., Williams, T., Clarke, L. S., Fort, M. P., & Huebschmann, A. G.
(2025). Understanding context: Leveraging the pragmatic robust implementation
sustainability model to inform the implementation of a community-based southeastern
preconception counseling intervention to improve maternal health equity. Discover Health
Systems, 4(1), 71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44250-025-00257-z
Myah M. Griffin, MD, Natalie D. Hernandez, PhD, MPH, Anahit Mehranian, Deidre V. R. Wright,
MD, Kiwita Phillips, MD, Raimot Olanrewaju, MD, and Cheryl G. Franklin, MD, Addressing the
Maternal Health Crisis in Rural Georgia: Challenges, Disparities, and Pathways to
Improvement. The American Surgeon TM. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/00031348251329477
Leonis R, Chavez T, Caldwell A, Del Priore G, Matthews R, Franklin C. Inequities in surgical access for women with endometrial cancer in the United States: opportunities for surgical justice. Am Surg. Published online 2025. doi:10.1177/00031348251318376.
Mousavi SS, Tierney K, Robichaux C, Boulet SL, Franklin C, Chandrasekaran S, Sameni R, Clifford
GD, Katebi N. Early Prediction of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Using Machine Learning
and Medical Records from the First and Second Trimesters. medRxiv. 2024 Nov 25:2024-11.
Hernandez, N.D., Wilson, N., Abah, T., Contreras, O., and Franklin, C. Unveiling Cervical Cancer Inequities Among Georgia Immigrant Latinas: A Robust Qualitative Examination of the Facilitators and Barriers to Prevention, with Emphasis on the Impact of Community-Based Organizations. J Canc Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-024-02532-8"