Dr. Franklin W. Maddux is the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Vice President for Clinical and Scientific Affairs of Fresenius Medical Care North America.   Frank joined the organization in 2009 after Fresenius Medical Care acquired a company he founded, Health IT Services Group, a leading-edge Electronic Health Record (EHR) software company. He additionally founded Specialty Care, a leading provider of perfusion and surgical support services.   Frank has more than 30 years of health care experience, including the practice of nephrology at the Danville (Virginia) Urologic Clinic, where he served as its president from 1995 to 2005.   Frank is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and has served on numerous boards and regional committees involved in technology initiatives, banking and health care.   He received his B.A. degree with High Honors in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and an M.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he completed his internship, residency, chief residency and nephrology fellowship.

Nephrology