Cheryl G. Franklin

Cheryl G. Franklin, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and is a practicing gynecologist with Morehouse Healthcare (MHC). Dr. Franklin seeks to address, through research, advocacy, clinical services, and public policy, some of the nation’s health disparities, especially those which disproportionately affect African American women. She is an affiliate physician with the MSM Center for Maternal Health Equity, helping to guide maternal health equity projects, including as co-PI for Georgia Implementing a Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE). Her other research interests include Obesity and Physical Inactivity; Cardiovascular Health for Women; HPV-Mediated Genital tract cancers; Mobile-health Technology and Telemedicine; and Global Health. Dr. Franklin is the immediate past medical director of MHC and is skilled at coordinating the delivery of multispecialty healthcare services in the 21st century, value-based, healthcare environment.

Dr. Franklin currently serves on the Peach State Health Plan Board of Directors and the March of Dimes’ Atlanta Market Board where she provides input to its Mission Impact Committee. She recently served on the Board of Directors for the Morehouse Choice Accountable Care Organization and Education System (MCACO-ES), a statewide collaboration of community-based healthcare partners that “take responsibility for the cost improvement, efficiency, quality and effectiveness of community and population health”. Cheryl is an alumnus of Stanford University, Columbia University School of Public Health, and Harvard Medical School.