Chris

Longenecker

MD

Contacts

Phone:
(206) 616-1159

Mailing Addresses:

University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356422
Seattle, WA 98195-6422

Hans Rosling Center
3980 15th Ave NE, Room 721
Box 351620
Seattle, WA 98105

Non-Clinical Administrative Support Contact:
Aleisha Peresuh

For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.

About

Christopher T. Longenecker, MD is a non-invasive cardiologist and Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology and Department of Global Health at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  He is the inaugural Director of the Global Cardiovascular Health Program, a joint initiative of cardiology and global health.  Clinically, he attends on the Harborview cardiology consultative service and is director of a unique HIV-Cardiology clinic within the Madison Clinic at Harborview.

Dr. Longenecker’s research, which is primarily conducted in the USA and Uganda, focuses on mechanisms and prevention of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, with a secondary focus on quality of care and outcomes for people living with rheumatic heart disease.  His research has been funded by the NIH, the American Heart Association, and Medtronic Philanthropy.  

Dr. Longenecker earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University.  He trained in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and cardiology at University Hospitals of Cleveland.  He was on faculty at Case Western Reserve University for 8 years before joining the University of Washington in November 2021.

Education & Training 

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program
Harvard Medical School
2016

T32 Research Fellow
University Hospitals of Cleveland
2013

Chief Cardiology Fellow
University Hospitals of Cleveland
2012

Cardiology Fellowship
University Hospitals of Cleveland
2012

Internal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
2009

MD
Ohio State University
2006

BA
Eastern Mennonite University
2001

Honors 

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, Case Western Reserve University 
2020

Next Gen Innovator in Cardiology, Cardiology Today
2017

Faculty Research Mentorship Award, Case Western Reserve University
2016

Internal Medicine Clerkship Faculty Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University
2013

Research Interests 

• Global Health
• HIV/AIDS
• Rheumatic Heart Disease
• Implementation Science

Clinical Interests 

• Preventive Cardiology
• HIV/AIDS

Publications