A native of South Jersey, Francis “Frank” Previti began his medical career with a general surgery residency from 1974 to1979 at Georgetown University Medical Center. He is honored to be the last chief resident of Professor Charles Hufnagel, a national pioneer in the surgical treatment of heart and vessel disorders. Following his residency, Previti returned to Atlantic City, New Jersey where he continues to practice general and vascular surgery. Previti has served as chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Atlanticare Regional Medical Center and is the recipient of the Atlanticare Foundation's Edward R. Knight Award for community service. He credits his professional achievements in large part to his training and tutelage in the Georgetown Department of Surgery.

Previti graduated from Georgetown in 1969 with a bachelor’s in biology and earned his medical degree from Rutgers University in 1974. Since graduating from the Hilltop, he has served the university as an interviewer with the Alumni Admissions Program (AAP), and sat on the university’s Board of Governors, Board of Regents, Jesuit Mission and Identity, Medical Alumni Board, and various athletic committees. He was inducted into the 1789 Society in 2017 and enjoys rowing and coaching with Friends of Georgetown Rowing, a pastime he has kept since his time as an undergraduate Hoya. He, along with his family, established need-based undergraduate scholarships for students from South Jersey and lightweight rowers. They also give towards a fund for Jesuit faculty.

Previti and his wife, Maureen, currently reside in New Jersey. They are blessed with three children—all of whom are Hoyas—Robert (SFS’06), Christina (C’08), and Regina (C’09), and four grandchildren—Francis II, Christian, Lucy, and Sable Rose.