Medical Director
Kathleen Francis, MD
Lymphedema Physician Services
St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
Kathleen Francis is the Medical Director and Course Instructor of Klose Training & Consulting, LLC in Red Bank, New Jersey, as well as Clinical Director, Lymphedema Treatment Center at the St. Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, Livingston, NJ. She graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, in 1989.
Her past clinical positions included Director of Outreach Services, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 1996-2004; Clinical Director, Kessler-Lerner Lymphedema Services, 1997-2004; Clinical Director, ALS Clinic Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, 1994-2004.
Dr. Francis has lectured extensively in numerous clinical and academic settings such as Kessler Rehabilitation Institute, W. Orange, NJ; Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ; UMDNJ Medical School, Newark, NJ; and the International National Lymphedema Network Conferences. Currently, Dr. Francis treats patients in her private practice with a special focus on lymphedema.
Dr. Francis draws from many years of experience treating patients with lymphedema. Among numerous awards and honors, she was selected for “Best Doctors in New York,” New York Magazine, 2001, 2002 and 2003.