- Date Of Birth: October 9, 1945
- Date Of Death: January 16, 2011
- State: Florida
Karl Sinclair Franz, M.D. age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Karl Sinclair Franz, M.D., son of Aleene Sinclair Franz and Karl Herman Franz, M.D., graduated from Chipley High School with the class of 1963. He attended Chipola Junior College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Miami in 1968. He then obtained a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Florida in 1972. Following this he completed his internship and residency in general surgery at Carolina’s Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1977. Dr. Franz practiced General Surgery and Primary Care in Marianna, Florida from 1977 until 2003. While there he was chief of surgery, chief of medical staff, a member of Jackson Hospital Board of Trustee for two terms and a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Franz is a fellow in the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Florida Medical Association, past member of the Panhandle Medical Society and most recently a member of the Capital Medical Society in Tallahassee, Florida. He moved to Tallahassee in 2003. Dr. Franz has spent his time as senior medical advisor for the Agency of Health Care Administration for Medicaid. He was also involved in coastal development and other real estate ventures.
