Alexander C. Fanaroff, MD
Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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About me

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

Education and training

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

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

143 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
very pleased with my appointment with him.
Anonymous
March 2026
good communicator
Anonymous
March 2026
i was so impressed with how thorough he was in explaining everything. and that he was not at all pressured to go on to the next appointment, even though i well exceeded my allotted time slot.
Anonymous
March 2026
he has been my husband's cardiologist for several years.

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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


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


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


Shah T, Coratti S, Farraday D, Norton L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Levin MG, Park SH, Damrauer SM, Giri JS, Chokshi NP, Jackson BM, Patel MS, Fanaroff AC. Effect of opt-in versus opt-out framing on trial recruitment: a study within a trial of the GAMEPAD randomized trial , Am Heart J, 292: 2026,107285


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. Behavioral Economics Informed Strategies and Racial and Ethnic Representativeness for Clinical Research Enrollment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. , JAMA Netw Open: 2026,In press


Fanaroff AC, Coratti S, Farraday D, Norton L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Levin MG, Damrauer SM, Giri JS, Chokshi NP, Jackson BM, Patel MS. Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial , J Am Heart Assoc: 2025,e038921


Schneider DJ, McMahon SR, Angiolillo DJ, Fanaroff AC, Ibrahim H, Hohl PK, Wanamaker BL, Effron MB, DiBattiste PM; the investigators. Prognostic implications over time of platelet FcɣRIIa expression in patients with myocardial infarction: a secondary analysis , J Invasive Cardiol, 37(11): 2025