Francesco Celi, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Medicine and James E.C. Walker Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and UConn Health · University of Connecticut School of Medicine and UConn Health
Francesco Celi is Professor of Medicine and James E.C. Walker Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and UConn Health at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and UConn Health. OpenAlex indexes 159 publications with 8,821 citations (h-index 44); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 6 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 15 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Francesco Celi, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and James E.C. Walker Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of Connecticut School of Medicine and UConn Health. The public record shows 159 publications with 8,821 citations (h-index 44), centered on Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2024–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature communications
- Top research focus: Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 9 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 9 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 81.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Novel Approaches to the Treatment of Hypothyroidism
Sponsor: UConn Health
- Maladaptive Adipose Tissue Activity in Cancer
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
- Effects of Liothyronine on Energy Expenditure and Cardiovascular Function
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20253 payments$11,959openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novo Nordisk IncProgram year20241 payment
- Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20241 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
67.6%GLP-1 receptor agonist48.5%Ozempic55%Trulicity46%Part D<11 patientsInsulin Analog19.1%Lantus100%Part D<11 patientsHormonal (systemic)
32.4%l-Thyroxine32.4%Levothyroxine Sodium100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 15 Oct 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2024–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- New Approaches for the treatment of Hypothyroidism
University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
FY2026$333,000R01DK140455 - New Approaches for the treatment of Hypothyroidism
University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
FY2025$333,000R01DK140455 - New Approaches for the treatment of Hypothyroidism
University of Connecticut Sch of Med/dnt
FY2024$333,000R01DK140455
Congress activity
Updated 15 Oct 2026
12 congress contributions (2018–2025) across AACE, ASCO, ENDO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- MON-540 Prolonged Glucosuria and Acidosis Following SGLT2-Inhibitors Discontinuation: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study
ENDO Annual Meeting
ENDO2025Co-author - SUN-289 A Case of Insulinoma After an Equivocal 72-Hour Fasting Test
ENDO Annual Meeting
ENDO2025Co-author - SUN-400 Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism and its Impact on Lipid Metabolism
ENDO Annual Meeting
ENDO2025Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Unexplained Cachexia as a Presenting Symptom of Pheochromocytoma in a Geriatric Patient.
JCEM case reports
Case Report2023
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02Irisin and FGF21 Are Cold-Induced Endocrine Activators of Brown Fat Function in HumansArticle796 citations2014
- 03
- 04Temperature-Acclimated Brown Adipose Tissue Modulates Insulin Sensitivity in HumansArticle398 citations2014
- 05A rapid and versatile method to synthesize internal standards for competitive PCRArticle313 citations1993
Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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today.uconn.edu
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masseycancercenter.org/news/cancer-cell-signaling-program-welcomes-francesco-s-celi-as-research-member
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uconnhealth.org/providers/profiles/Celi-Francesco
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vcuhealth.org/find-a-provider/Francesco-Celi
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →today.uconn.edu ↗
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- Diplomate of the Board of Internal Medicine with subspecialty in Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board
Journal of Endocrinological Investigation
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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Chair of the Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism at Virginia Commonwealth University (past)
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →today.uconn.edu ↗ - Clinical Investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes
Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (past)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Editorial author
'American Thyroid Association Satellite Symposium: Personalized Approach to Thyroid Disorders,' Thyroid journal
2020provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →synapse.mskcc.org ↗
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