Dr. Franklin McShane, III, is a CRNA and a DNP.  He was awarded his Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2011 from the University of Minnesota, his MSN from the University of Texas/Houston in 1995, and his BSN from University of Massachusetts/Amherst in 1985.  His extensive experience includes serving as both a Nurse Anesthetist and as an Assistant Program Director in various locations for the United States Army, as well as a Nurse Anesthetist in private practice.  Dr. McShane is a Senior Partner for a firm of anesthesia associates in Wisconsin.

Dr. McShane is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Nurse Anesthesia at Rosalind Franklin University.  He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals, and has been repeatedly invited as a presenter for the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. 

Dr. McShane serves as a preceptor for Rosalind Franklin University Nurse Anesthesia Program students at Berlin Memorial Hospital in Berlin, Wisconsin.