Dr. Franckle is a lifelong resident of New Jersey. He graduated from Rutgers University Cook College, being designated a George H. Cook Scholar. Dr. Franckle then attended Thomas Jefferson University College of Graduate Studies where he received further scientific training in anatomy and developmental biology of the head and neck regions with a special emphasis on cleft lip and palate. This training focused his many interests to the practice of surgery. He then attended the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School where he received the Doctor of Medicine degree. As a new doctor, he remained on the New Brunswick, NJ, campus where he completed a full residency in General Surgery. While there, he was distinguished from his peers by earning the Chairman’s Award for Academic Excellence. Upon completion of General Surgery training, he completed the prestigious Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency at UMDNJ’s Southern campus in Camden.