Dr. Francis Alenghat, MD – Chicago, IL

Overview of Dr. Alenghat

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.

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2012
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2007
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2005
Harvard UniversityPhD, Biophysics, 2005
Harvard UniversitySB, Engineering Sciences, Summa Cum Laude, 1997

Certifications & Licensure

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Academic Cardiology Leadership Council American College of Cardiology, 2018-2023
Rory R Childers Teaching Award University of Chicago Cardiology, 2018
Young Physician-Scientist Award American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2018
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
The impact of lipid-lowering medications on coronary artery plaque characteristics
Vishnu Priya Pulipati, Francis J. Alenghat> ;American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2021 Dec 1
5 citations
Improved Prognostic Performance of Cardiac Power Output with Right Atrial Pressure: A Sub-Analysis of the ESCAPE Trial.
Mark N. Belkin, Francis J. Alenghat, Stephanie A. Besser, Sean Pinney, Jonathan Grinstein> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2021 Nov 10
1 citations
ATTR Cardiomyopathy Meets Multiple Myeloma: The Importance of Cardiac Biopsy
Anthony J. Kanelidis, Patrick Miller, Nicole Prabhu, Mark Joshua Dela Cruz, Francis J. Alenghat, Phillip McMullen, Nitasha Sarswat, Benjamin A. Derman, Tamar S. Polons...> ;JACC. Cardiooncology. 2021 Oct 1
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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
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Authored Content

Press Mentions

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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