Neel Chokshi, MD, MBA

He/Him/His
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

  • Medical Director, Sports Cardiology and Fitness Program
  • Director, Center for Digital Cardiology
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Dr. Neel Chokshi treats a wide range of cardiovascular diseases at Penn. In his role as Director of Sports Cardiology, Dr. Chokshi specializes in the effects of exercise on the heart – particularly in those with existing cardiovascular disease as well as in high performance athletes. He works with Digital and Connected Health technologies to improve patient outcomes and provider experiences. As part of this work, he is involved with research to integrate data from wearable devices into patient care practices. Dr. Chokshi also has expertise in cardiovascular imaging and serves as faculty for the echocardiography, nuclear stress, and exercise testing labs. In his free time, Dr. Chokshi enjoys spending time with his family, running and playing tennis. In addition to supporting Penn athletics, he is a proud University of Michigan alum and avid Michigan Wolverine fan - Go Blue!

 

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Michigan
  • Residency: NYU Langone/Bellevue Hospital Center
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Morningside

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Spoken languages

English
English
ગુજરાતી
Gujarati

Reviews

Average Rating

464 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.

Anonymous
May 2026
very knowledgeable
Anonymous
May 2026
very understanding
Anonymous
May 2026
very pleasant and knowledgeable person
Anonymous
May 2026
spent time to understand my issues and had time to discuss.

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.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Chokshi is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Nate Milburn, Neel Chokshi, MD, and Kris Fayock, MD Characterization of D1 Athletes With COVID-19 Undergoing Cardiac Clearance , The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) 2021 Annual Meeting: 2021

Hare AJ, Chokshi N, Adusumalli S. Novel Digital Technologies for Blood Pressure Monitoring and Hypertension Management , Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep, 15(8): 2021,11

Fortunato M, Adusumalli S, Chokshi N, Harrison J, Rareshide C, Patel M Usability of Wearable Devices to Remotely Monitor Sleep Patterns Among Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease: Observational Study , JMIR Formative Research, 4: 2020,e14508

Ayers Michael, Chokshi Neel Expert Opinion: Fat for Thought – Any Role for the Ketogenic Diet in Athletic Training? , ACC.org: 2020

Waddell KJ, Volpp KG, Chokshi NP, Small DS, Russell LB, Reale C, Patel MS Association of COVID-19 Outbreak with Changes in Physical Activity Among Adults with Elevated Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events , J Gen Intern Med, 36(11): 2021,3625-3628

Neel Chokshi Cardiologist provides possible factors in runner's sudden death, Ali Gorman, Broad Street Run Sudden Death. , 6 ABC Action News TV interview and news article : 2019

Neel Chokshi ‘A Cardiologist’s Take on the Keto Diet’ , Penn Today: 2019

Neel Choskhi (Expert interview) ‘Happy National Cheesesteak Day. Now Pass the Statins’ , The Philadelphia Inquirer: 2019

Neel P. Chokshi, MD “Fitness trackers are great and all, but what do those numbers *actually* mean?” (Expert interview) , Philly Voice.com: 2019

Neel P. Chokshi, MD, Op-Ed, Lead author “If you smoke, stop. Then get moving to cut your heart disease risk.” , Philadelphia Inquirer : 2019