Alan Michael Krensky MD

LCMB, CCR, NCI, NIH

Summary

Alan Krensky, MD, is a pediatric nephrologist based in Chicago, IL, with extensive training and experience in pediatric transplant nephrology, immunodermatology, and immunology. He completed his medical education at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and further specialized in pediatric nephrology through fellowships at Boston Children’s Hospital and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Krensky has held prominent positions, including roles as a senior investigator at the NIH Clinical Center and as an Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has authored numerous scholarly publications with significant citations and has received multiple honors, including the Krensky Clinical Fellowship Endowment from Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital and the Sidney and Skippy Frank Prize from Stanford University.

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1981 - 1983
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Nephrology, 1980 - 1981
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1980
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1978
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1977

CA State Medical License 1984 - 2013
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
1981 Massachusetts License Registration; 1982 American Board of Pediatrics; 1984 California Medical License

Krensky (named) Clinical Fellowship Endowment Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University, 2007
First Annual Zane Staebler Memorial Lecture David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, 2006
The Sidney and Skippy Frank Prize Stanford University, 2006

PubMed

Journal Articles

A human class II derived peptide antagonizes phosphatidyl 3-kinase to block IL-2 signaling.
Boytim, M. L., Lilly, P., Drouvalakis, K., Lyu, S.-C., Jung, R., Krensky, A. M., Clayberger, C, J. Clin. Invest
Identification of epitopes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 16kDa protein recognized by human leukocyte antigen A*0201 CD8+ T lymphocytes.
Caccamo N, Milano S, Di Sano C, Cigna D, Ivanyi J, Krensky AM, Dieli F, Salerno A, J. Infec. Dis
DQ 65-79, a peptide derived from HLA Class II, induces IkB expression.
Jiang Y, Chen D, Lyu S-C, Ling X, Krensky AM, Clayberger C, J. Immunol

Books/Book Chapters

Mechanisms of allograft rejection.
Chapter: Immunologic Renal Diseases
Page 321 - 346Clayberger C, Krensky AMEditors: Neilson EG, Couser WG.Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 2nd,
Transplantation Immunobiology.
Chapter: Pediatric Nephrology
Page 1289 - 1307Krensky AMEditors: Barratt TM, Avner ED and Harmon W.Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore
T cell immunity.
Chapter: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice
Page 90 - 100Clayberger C, Krensky AMEditors: Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SJ, Furie B, Cohen HJ, Silberstein LE, McGlave P.Churchill Livingstone, New YorkEdition 3rd,

Other

Tail positions of Cercopithecus aethiops.
Bernstein PW, Smith WJ, Krensky A, Rosene K, Z. Tierpsychol
HLA antigens in mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome in New England.
Krensky AM, Berenberg W, Shanley K, Yunis EJ, Pediatrics
Elevated nephrogenous cyclic adenosine monophosphate to monitor early renal osteodystrophy.
Krensky AM, Harmon WE, Ingelfinger JR, Kirkpatrick JR, Grupe WE, Clin. Nephrology

Regulation Of Rantes Expression In T LymphocytesNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Function Of GranulysinNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
Regulation Of Rantes Expression In T LymphocytesDivision Of Basic Sciences - Nci2009
Function Of GranulysinDivision Of Basic Sciences - Nci2009
Function Of GranulysinNational Cancer Institute2008