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Patrice "Patrick" Delafontaine, MD
Patrice 'Patrick' Delafontaine, MD

Education

  • BS Faculty of Sciences and Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland, June 1973
  • MD Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 1977
  • Doctorate in Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Sept 1978

Research

Research/Academic Interests: IGF-1 gene expression in the vasculature, the regulation of the IGF-1 receptor and the biology and regulation of IGF-1 and its receptor in the cardiovascular system.

Publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrice_Delafontaine/3

Research

Research/Academic Interests: IGF-1 gene expression in the vasculature, the regulation of the IGF-1 receptor and the biology and regulation of IGF-1 and its receptor in the cardiovascular system.

 

Honors & Awards

  • 1979 A.J. de Cotis Award for Outstanding Medical Resident

  • 1984 Geneva University Hospital Training Fund Award
     

  • 1985 Swiss National Research Fund Award
     

  • 1986 American Heart Association - Massachusetts Affiliate Fellowship Award
     

  • 1987 American Heart Association - Massachusetts Affiliate Fellowship Award
     

  • 1993 Distinguished Achievement Award of the American Heart Association, Georgia Affiliate
     

  • 1994 Tinsley Harrison Award of the Southern Society of Clinical Investigation
     

  • 1994 Established Investigator Award - American Heart Association
     

  • 1994 Research Career Development Award - National Institutes of Health
     

  • 2001 - Present Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America®
     

  • Oct. 2017 University of Missouri Columbia International Center for Psychosocial Trauma Annual Humanitarian Award
     

  • Apr. 2019 Kaley Award Featured Topic: The Microcirculation and Its Many Cells that Contribute to Tissue Repair, Experimental Biology 2019 (Title: Macrophage Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Downregulated Matrix Metalloproteinases and Promoted Features of a Stable Atherosclerotic Plaque)