Benjamin A. D'Souza, MD

Cardiology
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Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Cardiology Penn Presbyterian
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

1112 reviews

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Anonymous
July 2026
easy to deal with and professional
Anonymous
July 2026
he was very polite , curtious and was nice
Anonymous
July 2026
provider seemed knowledgeable and was not aggressive.
Anonymous
July 2026
dr d' souza explained everything very well

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. D'Souza is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Zhuxin Zhang 1 2 3, Daniela Hincapie 1, Christopher Thorne 4, Allyson Varley 4, Linda Justice 4, Jose Osorio 5, Anthony Moretta 6, Joshua Silverstein 7, Anil Rajendra 8, Gustavo Morales 8, Sandeep Goyal 9, Yaariv Khaykin 10, Mouhannad Sadek 10, Benjamin D'Souza 11, Imdad Ahmed 12, Mohammad Ali Jazayeri 13, Subha Varahan 14, Matthew Sackett 15, Julia McHugh 15, Alexandru Costea 16, Ann Lowery Black 5, Yan Yao 2, William H Sauer 1, Paul C Zei 1 4; REAL-AF Investigators Real-world data of sex differences in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: Insights from a prospective multicenter registry , Heart Rhythm 02: 2026


Syed M Zaidi 1, Gregory Supple 1, Francis E Marchlinski 1, Benjamin D'Souza 2, Eric Berkowitz 3, Eric Rashba 4, Michael Katz 5, David Feigenblum 6, Robert D Schaller 7 Percutaneous retrieval of embolized atrial leadless pacemakers: Early multicenter experience , Heart Rhythm: 2026


Nicholas Palmeri 1, Sarah Neilsen 1, Jordan Leyton-Mange 2, Parin Patel 3, Linda Justice 4, Allyson Varley 4, Yaariv Khaykin 5, Mouhannad Sadek 5, Saumil R Oza 6, Michael Hoskins 7, Benjamin D'Souza 8, Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri 9, Susan M Bezenek 10, Gustavo Morales 11, Anil Rajendra 11, Adam Berman 12, Sandeep Govindan Nair 13, Joshua Silverstein 14, Paul Zei 15, Jose Osorio 16, Daniel Alyesh 1; REAL-AF Registry Investigators The impact of vein of Marshall alcohol or radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation in the REAL-AF registry , Heart Rhythm: 2026


John D Hummel 1, Paul C Zei 2, Mark Metzl 3, Isabel Deisenhofer 4, Haroon Rashid 5, Gustavo Morales 6, Jérôme Horvilleur 7, Stavros Mountantonakis 8, Jean-Paul Albenque 9, Smit Vasaiwala 10, Tom De Potter 11, Adi Lador 12, Anthony Magnano 13, Alexandru B Chicos 14, Joshua Silverstein 15, Daniel Guerrero 16, Shirley Beguin 16, Anas El-Benna 16, Marie-Sophie Nguyen-Tu 16, Sabine Lotteau 16, Paola Milpied 16, Théophile Mohr Durdez 16, Jérôme Kalifa 16, Clément Bars 17, Julien Seitz 17, Benjamin D'Souza 18, Daniel H Cooper 19, Devi Nair 20, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy 21 Reablation of atrial fibrillation targeting electrogram dispersion in patients with isolated veins: The RESTART trial , Heart Rhythm: 2026


John N Catanzaro 1, Thomas J Christopher 2, Ziad F Issa 3, Rajasekhar Nekkanti 4, Huy Phan 5, Afolabi Sangosanya 6, Hirad Yarmohammadi 7, Benjamin D'Souza 8 Preclinical and clinical evaluation of ECM bioenvelopes for preventing CIED pocket complications , Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine: 2025


Patel PJ, Gilge JL, D'Souza BA, Srivastava A, Sheik F, Hsaio S, Ravichandran AK; IDEAL‐HF researchers. Periprocedural Risk Factors for Early Incident Acute Heart Failure After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the CLAPHAF Study , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol: 2025


Oza SR, Hincapie D, Gupta M, Varley AL, Thorne C, Silverstein JR, Gabr M, Thosani AJ, Miranda-Arboleda AF, Osorio J, Velasco A, Jazayeri MA, Sackett MC, Costea A, Moretta A, Kuk R, Silva JM, D'Souza B, Belden W, Metzl MD, Quin M, Morris KE, Romero JE, Steiger NA, Sauer W, Zei PC. Isoproterenol for Unmasking Dormant Conduction and Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Prospective Multicenter Study , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol: 2025


Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Schmidt B, Nair D, Natale A, Saliba W, Verma A, Sommer P, Metzner A, Turagam M, Weiner S, Champagne J, Garcio-Bolao I, Calkins H, Olson J, Issa Z, Winner M, Su W, Tomassoni G, Kim J, Hook B, Delurgio DB, Gibson DN, Daccarett M, Patel C, Bhalla K, Shehata M, Harding JD, Cheung JW, Raybuck JD, Roelke S, Schwartz T, Sutton BS, Mansour M; ADVANTAGE-AF Investigators. Pulsed Field Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: 1-Year Results of ADVANTAGE AF , J Am Coll Cardiol, 85: 2025,1664-1678


Wazni OM, Saliba WI, Nair DG, Marijon E, Schmidt B, Hounshell T, Ebelt H, Skurk C, Oza S, Patel C, Kanagasundram A, Sadhu A, Sundaram S, Osorio J, Mark G, Gupta M, DeLurgio DB, Olson J, Nielsen-Kudsk JE, Boersma LVA, Healey JS, Phillips KP, Asch FM, Wolski K, Roy K, Christen T, Sutton BS, Stein KM, Reddy VY; OPTION Trial Investigators. Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation , N Engl J Med, 392: 2025,1277-1287


Zei PC, Hincapie D, Rodriguez-Taveras J, Osorio J, Alviz I, Miranda-Arboleda AF, Gabr M, Thorne C, Silverstein JR, Thosani AJ, Varley AL, Moreno F, Zapata DA, D'Souza B, Rajendra A, Oza S, Linda Justice RN, Baranowski A, Phan H, Velasco A, Te CC, Sackett MC, Singleton MJ, Magnano AR, Singh D, Kuk R, Steiger NA, Sauer WH, Romero JE. Procedural and Clinical Outcomes of High-Frequency Low-Tidal Volume Ventilation Plus Rapid-Atrial Pacing in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol: 2025