Penn Medicine Provider
Vascular Medicine, Cardiology
Robert Fenning, MD
4.8
(239)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Cardiology Penn Presbyterian
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About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

In addition to Penn Medicine hospital privileges, I also have privileges at Cape Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of Penn Cardiology.

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.8

239 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.

March 2025
5.0
5.0
prompt and efficient
March 2025
5.0
5.0
dr fenning answered all my questions
March 2025
5.0
5.0
very knowledgable, straightforward answers to my questions, he listened to everything i shared, and offered great suggestions for follow up
March 2025
5.0
5.0
good guy with common sense approach

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Fenning 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

My research

Saybolt MD, Lilly SM, Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Fenning RS, Madden S, Wilensky RL The vulnerable artery: early and rapid deposition of lipid in coronary arteries is associated with subsequent development of thin-cap fibroatheromas , EuroIntervention, 11(14): 2016,e1612-8


Fenning RS, Burgert ME, Hamamdzic D, Peyster EG, Mohler ER 3rd, Kangovi S, Jucker BM, Lenhard S, Li J, Hoffman BE, Macphee CH, Wilensky RL Atherosclerosis differs between vascular sites by plaque severity, gene expression, and the role of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 , J Am Heart Assoc, 4(2): 2015


Fenning RS and Wilensky RL New insights into the vulnerable plaque from imaging studies. , Curr Atheroscler Rep., 16(3): 2014,397-397


Merschen RJ, Fenning RS, Wascho R, and Goldberg SM Saphenous vein graft to left circumflex stenting with significant distal and proximal disease: a complex case utilizing a covered stent. , Cath Lab Digest, 1(22): 2014,1-3


Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Patel D, Cheng L, Fenning RS, Bannan K, and Wilensky RL Subsequent development of fibroatheromas with inflamed fibrous caps can be predicted by intracoronary near infrared spectroscopy. , Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol, 33(2): 2013,347-53


Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Patel D, Cheng L, Fenning RS, Bannan K, Wilensky RL Subsequent development of fibroatheromas with inflamed fibrous caps can be predicted by intracoronary near infrared spectroscopy. , Thromb Vasc Biol, 33(2): 2013,347-353


Qamar A, Fenning RS, Qasim AN, Mehta NN, Reilly MP, Rader DJ. Plasma Fibroblast growth factor-21 levels are positively associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. , American Heart Association Meeting, Los Angeles CA: 2012


Fenning RS, Peyster EG, Kangovi S, Hamamdzic D, Burgert ME, Macphee CH, and Wilensky RL Atherosclerotic plaque development differs between vascular sites with unique phenotypic and gene expression profiles. , Mid-Atlantic Annual Capital Cardiology Symposium, Washington DC: 2012


Heuer GG, Fenning RS, Brown M, Kilbaugh T, Guzman MA, Judkins AR, Rorke-Adams L, Sutton LN, Storm PB Pulmonary edema and cardiac dysfunction after resection of a fourth ventricle tumor in a toddler: case report. , Childs Nerv Syst., 27(11): 2011,2005-9


Fenning RS, Qamar A, Millar J, DerOhannessian S, Wolfe M, Rader DJ PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma agonists modulate Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 levels in patients with the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia. , Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Meeting, Chicago, IL: 2011