FrancisAlenghatMDPhD

Preventive Cardiology, Vascular Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Chicago

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Office
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone+1 888-824-0200

Fax+1 773-702-8875

Dr. Alenghat is an investigative cardiologist at University of Chicago. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School, completed his medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Brigham & Women's Hospital, and has been in practice for 12 years. He specializes and conducts translational research in preventive cardiology, vascular biology, and atherosclerosis.

Academic Cardiology Leadership Council American College of Cardiology, 2018-2023
Young Physician-Scientist Award American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2018
Rory R Childers Teaching Award University of Chicago Cardiology, 2018
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) American College of Cardiology, 2017
ATVB Young Investigator Travel Award American Heart Association, ATVB, 2015
ACCF/William F. Keating Award for Hypertension & Peripheral Vascular Disease 2013
Thomas W. Smith Fellowship Award BWH Cardiovascular Division, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
ATVB Travel Award for Young Investigators 2011
LCIC/Merck Future Leaders in CV Medical Research Grant 2010
Laennec Young Clinician Award Finalist American Heart Association, 2009
James Tolbert Shipley Prize for Research Harvard Medical School, 2005
Tau Beta Pi award for Excellence in Engineering 1997
Phi Beta Kappa Harvard College, 1996
Detur Prize Harvard College, 1994
National Merit Scholar 1993
Illinois All-State Academic Team 1993
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PubMed

1530 citations
Polycystins 1 and 2 mediate mechanosensation in the primary cilium of kidney cells
Surya M. Nauli, Francis J. Alenghat, Ying Luo, Eric O. Williams, Peter M. Vassilev
Nature Genetics. 2003-02-01
142 citations
Loss of polycystin-1 in human cyst-lining epithelia leads to ciliary dysfunction.
Surya M. Nauli, Sandro Rossetti, Robert J. Kolb, Francis J. Alenghat, Mark B. Consugar
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2006-04-01
15 citations
Monocyte and Macrophage Subtypes as Paired Cell Biomarkers for Coronary Artery Disease
Kathryn A. Arnold, John E.A. Blair, Jonathan Paul, Atman P. Shah, Sandeep Nathan
Experimental Physiology. 2019-09-01

Lectures

Inflammation and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Medical College of Wisconsin, Cardiology Grand Rounds - 12/2018
Chicago Biomedical Consortium Vascular Biology Exploratory Workshop
6/1/2014
gCV Research Seminar, University of Chicago
Chicago, IL - 11/1/2013
VA Boston Healthcare System Cardiology Grand Rounds
Boston, MA - 12/1/2012
University of Chicago Cardiology Grand Rounds
Chicago, IL - 11/1/2012
Brigham & Women’s Vascular Research Division Seminar
Boston, MA - 6/1/2011
Brigham & Women’s Cardiovascular Division Grand Rounds
Boston, MA - 6/1/2010
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions
Orlando, FL - 11/1/2009
Brigham & Women’s Hosp. Pathology Conf
Boston, MA - 10/1/2003
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Conference
Bethesda, MD - 9/1/2003
NASA Cell Science Conference
Houston, TX - 3/1/2001
Biophysics Program Seminar
Boston, MA - 2/1/2001
Children’s Hospital Surgical Research Seminar
Boston, MA - 1/1/2001
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Update on Atrial Fibrillation: Review of the New AHA/ACC/HRS Treatment GuidelinesMarch 2019

African American Patients with Psoriasis at Even Greater Risk of Atherosclerotic Heart DiseaseMarch 4th, 2019
Young Black Athletes Die of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy More Than OthersJuly 1st, 2016
Connective Tissue Disease Increases Risk for Cardiovascular ProblemsFebruary 5th, 2016
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