Venkat R. Kalapatapu, MD
Vascular Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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About me

  • Residency and Fellowship Program Director, Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
  • Professor of Clinical Surgery

I care fore patients with all types of vascular disease, including aneurysms and dissections of the aorta and other vessels, peripheral arterial disease with blockages in the arteries of the leg, carotid artery disease in the neck, arteries in the abdomen and arms, thoracic outlet syndrome, and dialysis access. I perform medical endovascular treatment, which involves angiography and treating vascular disease with balloons and stents, and open vascular surgery that may also involve bypass surgery. 

Education and training

  • Medical School: Kakatiya Medical College
  • Residency: Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
  • Residency: Providence Hospital
  • Residency: Easton Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

547 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.

November 2025
very pleased with the visit.
November 2025
he is a very good doctor
October 2025
great surgeon
October 2025
explained everything about my condition in detail

Insurance accepted

My Locations

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.
Dr. Kalapatapu is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Gillinov LA, Wang GJ, Goel NJ, Catalano MA, Szeto WY, Kalapatapu VR, Desai ND Long-term outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms based on pooled results from FDA clinical trials , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 82(3): 2025,770-779.e2

Dang QL, O'Brien CS, Rothstein W, Brown C, Kalapatapu V Hybrid repair of type A aortic dissection after infrarenal endovascular aortic repair and bilateral iliac branched grafts , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases & Innovative Techniques, 11(1): 2024,101666

Starnes BW, Rajani RR, Rossi P, Singh N, Benarroch-Gampel J, Cho JS, Nassiri N, Smeds MR, Kalapatapu V, Stern JR, Kabutey NK, Corvera J; RelayPro Investigators Early survival benefit of a low-profile endograft in blunt traumatic aortic injury , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 80(3): 2024,678-684.e1

Rice JR, Rothenberg KA, Ramadan OI, Savage D, Kalapatapu V, Julien HM, Schneider DB, Wang GJ Factors associated with urgent amputation status and its impact on mortality , Annals of Vascular Surgery, 105: 2024,334-342

Hatchimonji JS, Bakillah E, Kaufman EJ, Dowzicky PM, Braslow BM, Kalapatapu VR, Reilly PM, Sharoky CE The open abdomen in mesenteric ischemia: A tool for patients undergoing revascularization , World Journal of Surgery, 48(2): 2024,331-340

Hatchimonji J, Haddad D, Glaser J, Kalapatapu V, Braslow BM, Shiroff AM, Sharoky CE When to consider laparoscopy in acute mesenteric ischemia: A nationwide analysis , Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 237(5 Suppl 1): 2023,S576

Hatchimonji J, Bakillah E, Kaufman EJ, Dowzicky P, Braslow BM, Kalapatapu VR, Reilly PM, Sharoky C Defining Appropriate Cases for Damage Control Laparotomy in Mesenteric Ischemia , Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 236(5 Suppl 3): 2023

Biagetti G, Alexis M, Xu E, Khan S, Uceda D, Kern J, Martin N, Kalapatapu V Conservative management in lower extremity gunshot injuries: A ten-year experience , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 76(3): 2022,e28

Al Adas Z, Wang G, Jackson B, Kalapatapu V, Ellozy S, Mazur A, Schneider D Utility of balloon-expandable covered stents as iliac limbs in endovascular aortic aneurysm repair , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 76(3): 2022,e21

Uceda D, Al Adas Z, Milici J, Biagetti G, Benjamin J, Dumon K, Kalapatapu V Median arcuate ligament syndrome: A 10-year review of management at a tertiary medical center , Journal of Vascular Surgery, 76(3): 2022,e16-e17