Alexander C. Fanaroff, MD

Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: Duke University Medical Center
  • Residency: Duke University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Duke University School of Medicine

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fanaroff is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Zhao J, Hong H, Fanaroff AC, Zhong S, Bush KNV, Granger C, Huber N, Jackevicius CA, Kindipan I, Li S, Lewis P, Osho A, Sather J, Sigal SL, Thomas K, Ni Z, Hall JL, Jacobs AK, Goyal A. Advancing in-hospital mortality prediction for acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Registry , Am Heart J, 298: 2026,Online ahead of print


Ashcraft LE, Mahraj K, Norton LA, Balasta M, Clark K, Glanz K, Wood J, Kellum W, Garzon Mrad C, Sigler J, Getachew Y, Fanaroff AC, Mehta SJ, Asch DA, Volpp KG. Creating change through short-term pilots and rapid cycle testing: a case of cardiovascular risk reduction , BMJ Open Qual, 15(3): 2026,e004001


Fanaroff AC, Patel N, Whitman C, Lieberman A, Blady S, Morse C, Naseer N, Weaver J, Ogunniyi M, Kohn R, Morris AA, Stephens-Shields A, Volpp KG, Halpern SD. Messaging Informed by Behavioral Economics and Representativeness in Clinical Research Enrollment: Four Randomized Clinical Trials , JAMA Netw Open , 9(7): 2026,e2622773


Fanaroff AC, Clark K, Reid-Bey L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Norton L, Volpp KG. A pilot randomized clinical trial of gamification to increase medication adherence , Am Heart J, 297: 2026,Online ahead of print


Fanaroff AC, Lopes RD. When Emulation Falls Short: Reaffirming the Role of Randomized Clinical Trials , Circ Popul Health Outcomes, 19(7): 2026,e013821


Schneider DJ, McMahon SR, Angiolillo DJ, Fanaroff AC, Ibrahim H, Hohl PK, Wanamaker BL, Effron MB, DiBattiste PM; behalf of the investigators. Platelet FcɣRIIa Expression Refines Clinical Risk Assessment After Myocardial Infarction , Catheter Cardiovasc Interv: 2026


Goel NJ, Zhao Y, Sperry AE, Kelly JJ, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Gillinov LA, Brown CR, MacKay EJ, Fanaroff AC, Desai ND. Early discontinuation of long-term anticoagulation after surgical left atrial appendage occlusion , Ann Thorac Surg: 2026,Online ahead of print


Nathan AS, Yang L, Reddy KP, Thapi S, Eberly L, Markman T, Fanaroff AC, Giri J, Zeitler EP, Jackson LR 2nd, Graham TP, Deo R, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS. Racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic inequities in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation , Heart Rhythm, 23(5): 2026,1065-1072


Fanaroff AC, Ky B, Volpp KG, Armenian SH. REPLY: Next Steps for Studying Behaviorally Designed Gamification to Increase Physical Activity , JACC CardioOncol, 8(2): 2026,207-208


Borges do Nascimento IJ, Lopes RD, Malveira De Lima MV, Itaborahy MF, Fanaroff AC, Sathian B, Thiele H, Ramos Nascimento B. Coevolutionary analysis of evidence and recommendations in STEMI clinical practice guidelines: A 33-year meta-research study of ACC, AHA, and ESC , Am Heart J: 2026,Online ahead of print