Veronica Franco

Veronica Franco, MD

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Physician

Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Accepting new patients
4.9 out of 5
  • 86 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
  • 27 Patient Comments

Insurances We Accept

614-293-7677

About Me

Veronica Franco, MD, FACC, is director of the Exercise Physiology/Metabolic Exercise Testing Program and an assistant professor of clinical medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Dr. Franco earned her medical degree from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. She completed her residency in internal medicine and received her master’s degree in public health from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Franco also completed a clinical fellowship in cardiology and advanced heart failure, pulmonary vascular disease and transplantation, as well as a research fellowship in the Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Franco actively participates in clinical and research activities for patients with pulmonary hypertension and advanced heart failure. She recently started a resistant hypertension clinic in an effort to treat patients with early heart failure and reduce morbidity and mortality. Dr. Franco has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and is a frequent presenter on heart failure and pulmonary vascular disease.

She is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

Dr. Franco’s interest in cardiopulmonary exercise testing has resulted in her current involvement in studies evaluating noninvasive cardiac output during exercise, as well as submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise systems in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension patients.
Additional Languages I Speak
  • Spanish

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Organ Transplantation
  • Heart Failure
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart-Assist Devices
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Transplantation
  • Coronary Care Units
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hypertension

Locations Where I Practice

Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.

Education and Training

Education History

Medical School

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima 31, Peru,
MD
4/1/1990 - 3/1/1998

Internship

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

7/1/1999 - 6/30/2000

Residency

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

7/1/2000 - 6/30/2002

Fellowship

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

7/1/2002 - 6/30/2006

Academic Information

My Department

Internal Medicine

My Division

Cardiovascular Medicine

More About My Work

Reviews

The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.

The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.

86 Patient Satisfaction Reviews

  • Overall
    4.9 out of 5
  • Explains Things Carefully
    4.9 out of 5
  • Listens Carefully
    4.9 out of 5
  • Gives Understandable Instructions
    4.8 out of 5
  • Knows My Medical History
    4.9 out of 5
  • Shows Respect
    4.9 out of 5
  • Time Spent Together
    4.9 out of 5
  • Reviewed on Mar 11, 2022

    Dr. Franco was the ONLY person to explain why my left arm is edematous.

  • Reviewed on Feb 19, 2022

    Excellent experience.

  • Reviewed on Feb 19, 2022

    Very helpful courteous asked if I needed anything

  • Reviewed on Jan 07, 2022

    Doesn't treat you the way most doctors do. To me, acts like you are not smart and just a number.

  • Reviewed on Nov 01, 2021

    All good -

  • Reviewed on Oct 12, 2021

    The drs. are great the operating room staff very good.

  • Reviewed on Sep 08, 2021

    They were excellent.

  • Reviewed on Jul 27, 2021

    Awesome!!!!

Consulting and Related Relationships

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As of 10/25/2021, Dr. Franco has reported no relationships with companies or entities.