Allison L. Tsao, MD
Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Schedule onlineCall 215-615-4949
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

142 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

November 2025
overall experience was exceptional.
November 2025
all good
November 2025
she is a great dr
November 2025
feeling heard and understood as a patient is a relief.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Allison Tsao and Nimesh Desai Patient Webinar: Advances in Congenital Aortic Valve Disease Therapy , HeartValveSurgery.com: 2026

Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Cardiology Assessment of Myocardial Viability: The Who, Which, When… or Should We Bother? , https://www.pcacc.org/Multi-Modality-Imaging-Series: 2026

Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part II: Non-Pharmacologic Therapies , Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections: 2025

Shah T, Yang L, Shah Y, Eberly L, Khatana SAM, Kumbhani DJ, Elmariah S, Alkhouli M, Baron SJ, Desai ND, Szeto WY, Lawrence K, Fanaroff AC, Fiorilli PN, Tsao AL, Groeneveld PW, Giri J, Nathan A. Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Ratings on Case Selection , JACC Cardiovasc Interv, 18(22): 2025,2777-2786

Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part I: Medical Therapy , Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections: 2025

Das TM, Alshawabkeh L, Haeffele C, Tsao AL, Vaikunth S. “Can We Clip It?”: A Review of TEER in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Population. , http://www.acc.org. : 2025

Sana Rehman MBBS, Tayyab Shah MD, Yousuf Shah MD, Andrew Schwartz BS, Kriyana P. Reddy BS, Lauren Glassmoyer MD, Taisei Kobayashi MD, Allison Tsao MD, Ashwin Nathan MD, MS, Jay S. Giri MD, MPH, Alexander C. Fanaroff MD, MHS Enrollment of Older Patients, Women, and Historically Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in Pulmonary Embolism Trials: A Systematic Review , Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions: 2025

Freddo AM, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Denduluri S, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Kim YY, Vaikunth S. Cardiac Medication Prescription Pattern and Association With Transplant-free Survival in the Adult Fontan Population , JACC Adv, 4(9): 2025,1002070

Freddo AM, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Kim YY, Vaikunth S. Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation , Pediatr Cardiol: 2025

Tsao AL, Colello S, Gillespie MJ. Transcatheter Repair of a Sinus Venosus Defect With a Modified Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Prosthesis , JACC Case Rep, 30(9): 2025,103294