Francis R. Colangelo, MD '84, MS-HQS '17, FACP

Francis R Colangelo, MD, MS-HQS, FACP practices as an internist who works for Premier Medical Associates, which is part of the Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, PA. He practices outpatient primary care medicine and serves as the quality lead for AHN’s Primary Care Institute.

Dr. Colangelo is a 1984 graduate of Jefferson Medical College, and trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained a Masters of Healthcare Quality and Safety from the Thomas Jefferson College of Population Health (JCPH) in 2017. He teaches for JCPH, with a position of Adjunct Teaching Assistant Professor in the Teaching Excellence track. He is also now the Assistant Program Director of Healthcare Quality and Safety for the college.

Dr. Colangelo is part of the leadership team that transformed Premier Medical Associates into a nationally recognized leader in providing high performing patient centered medical care. The practice has received recognition from the CDC’s Million Hearts Initiative as a Hypertension Control Champion, received a National Achievement Award from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable for its work in increasing colorectal cancer screening rates, and has twice been awarded the prestigious Acclaim Award from the American Medical Group Association (2016 and 2023), and the Optum/AMGA Award for Innovation in Population Health.

From 2021-22, Dr Colangelo served as Director of the Outcomes Office for the Allegheny Health Network. He transitioned to a role with Highmark, Inc. as Director, Risk Adjustment - Clinical Leader in 2023.

Dr Colangelo also serves on the Board of Directors of the AMGA Foundation, and the steering committee for the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.