Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
USF Health

Elie Michael Francis, M.D.
Courtesy Assistant Professor
Assistant Chief, Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service

Contact Information James A. Haley VA Medical Center (116A)
13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
elie.francis@med.va.gov
Education M.D. University of Florida College of Medicine 1985
B.S. University of Florida, 1981
Interests 1. Addiction psychiatry
2. Teaching residents and medical students
3. Research in the field of alcohol and drug addiction
Patient Care Services James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Alcohol and drug abuse treatment program
Publications
  1. Francis, E., Marchand, W., Hart, M., Carter, A., Schinka, J., Feldman, A., Ordorica, P. (2000) Utilization and outcome in an Overnight Psychiatric Observation Program at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Psychiatric Services 51(1):92-95
  2. Town, T., Abdullah,L., Crawford, F., Schinka, J., Ordorica,P., Francis, E., Hughes,P., Duara.R., Mullan,M. Association of a functional m-opioid receptor allele (+118A) with alcohol dependency. In press, 1999. American Journal of Medical Genetics: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.
  3. Francis,E., Hughes,P., Schinka,J. (1999) Improving cost effectiveness in a substance abuse treatment program. Psychiatric Services 50(5):633-635.

Honors/Awards
  1. Examiner American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 1997
  2. Chief Resident Dept of Psychiatry, USF College of Medicine 1988-1989