Andrew Allegretti

Andrew Allegretti, MD MSc is Director of Critical Care Nephrology in the Division of Nephrology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He received his undergraduate and medical degree from Brown University and has a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine at MGH, followed by subspecialty training in Nephrology in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital joint fellowship. He takes care of all patients with chronic kidney disease. He does clinical and translational research in kidney disease caused by liver failure, sometimes called hepatorenal syndrome.

Clinical Interests:

• Chronic kidney disease
• Cirrhosis
• Hepatorenal syndrome
• Hypertension
• Portal hypertension
• Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS)

Medical Education

• MD, Brown University Alpert School of Medicine
• Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital*****
• Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Fellowship, Brigham and Women's/Massachusetts General Joint Nephrology Fellowship

American Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine