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

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

125 reviews

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November 2025
good visit
October 2025
attention to my concerns
October 2025
dr was very informative of my diagnosis
October 2025
took my concerns seriously

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

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, 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


Patel P, Zhao J, Gao Z, Hong H, Granger C, Jacobs A, Sather J, Sigal S, Vaz I, Nathan A, Henry T, Goyal A, Thomas K, Fanaroff A Abstract 4351507: Older, non-White, Female and Uninsured Patients With a STEMI Are More Likely to be Transported to a non-Cardiac Cath Lab Center by EMS. , Circulation, 152(Supplement 3): 2025


Fanaroff AC, Orr JA, Anucha C, Kim E, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Echevarria M, Rodarte S, Kassabian M, Balasian E, Ky B, Volpp KG, Armenian SH. Behaviorally Designed Gamification and Physical Activity Among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors , JACC CardioOncol, S2666-0873(25): 2025,00348-5


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


Secemsky EA, Sato R, Williams AO, Fanaroff AC, Duval S, Jaff MR, Greenberg-Worisek A, Giri J, Wifler W, Monteleone P. Interplay of Race and Community Characteristics on Health Disparities Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Peripheral Artery Disease , Am J Cardiol, 253: 2025,88-97


Patel N, Whitman C, Lieberman A, Blady S, Morse C, Naseer N, Weaver J, Ogunniyi MO, Kohn R, Volpp KG, Halpern SD, Morris AA, Stephens-Shields A, Fanaroff AC. A series of randomized trials of behavioral economic interventions to increase racial and ethnic diversity of research participants: Rationale and design of ITERATE , Am Heart J, 286: 2025,80-87


Sammour YM, Khan SU, Hong H, Wu J, Fanaroff AC, Reed GW, Poudel R, Thomas K, Ni Z, Goyal A, Kirtane AJ, Yeh RW, Jones WS, Goel SS, Jaber WA, Kleiman NS. Institutional Variability in Processes of Care and Outcomes Among Patients With STEMI in the US , JAMA Cardiol, 10(8): 2025,787-796


Lopes RD, Fanaroff AC. Factor XI inhibition for ACS patients: premises and prospects , EuroIntervention, 21(14): 2025,e776-e777