Penn Medicine Provider
Cardiac Surgery
Pavan Atluri, MD
4.9
(566)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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About me

  • Director, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery Program
  • Director, Cardiac Transplantation
  • Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Pavan Atluri is Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.  He has a busy clinical practice with over a decade of experience focused on mitral valve repair, minimally invasive and robotic mitral valve surgery, surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart failure surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, complex valvular surgery, and endovascular valvular therapies .  He is a world expert who has lectured around the world on these topics, most notably mitral valve repair.  Dr Atluri runs a translational research laboratory focused on tissue engineered therapies for ischemia reperfusion injury.

Recognized by America's Top Doctors for 2017, 2022, 2023

Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2018 - 2023

Education and training

  • Medical School: Albany Medical College
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

566 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.

May 2025
5.0
5.0
he is highly skilled and very personable.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
anyone would be lucky to have dr atluri as their surgeon. my heart condition was complicated, and required a long surgery. now, i feel quite healthy again (although still in the recovery phase).
May 2025
5.0
5.0
the pa was very knowledgeable and made me very comfortable
May 2025
5.0
5.0
he is the best there is. very experienced, professional, personable and much more

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Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Atluri is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

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