Frank was born and trained in Germany at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany. He came to New Zealand in 2003 with his wife Anke and two sons after a locum as the island doctor on an atoll in Tokelau. He enjoys living in Lyttelton, surfing, skiing and especially the West Coast.
Besides general urology his special interest is the treatment of urologic cancers. This involves open and laparoscopic keyhole surgery as well as brachytherapy and robot-assisted surgery. Frank is involved in the urologic training of surgeons at the Fiji School of Medicine in Suva. Frank is a urologist at Christchurch Hospital, a Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Otago, Christchurch and a trustee of Canterbury Urology Research Trust.