Sara L. Partington, MD

Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 15 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

My education and training

  • Medical School: McMaster University Medical Center
  • Residency: McMaster University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: University of Calgary
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Boston Children's Hospital

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Partington is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Moore RL, Carter EL, Harris MA, Tedla BA, Callahan R, Partington SL, Maeda K, Brothers JA Unrepaired Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery with Interarterial Course in Athletes , JACC: Case Reports, 31(28): 2026,107869


Samelson-Jones BJ, Martos-Rus C, Yrigollen CM, Tecedor L, Small JC, Matesanz, SE, Watson CT, Vanden Heuvel AR, Carrig S, Yum SW, Brandsema JF, Lin K, Wittileb-Weber C, Viaene AN, Russo PP, Partington SL, Huynh K, Seneviratne T, Rojas SJ, Doshi BS, Shieh P, Flanigan KM, Frair E, Nicolau S, Lawlor MW, Crudele JM, Davidson BL, George LA Cardiotoxic Effects and Microdystrophin Expression after Gene Therapy for DMD , New England Journal of Medicine, 395(4): 2026


Freddo AM, Eron M, Monal A, Tomlinson AZ, Dundulari S, Farkas I, Partington SL, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Kim YY, Vainkunth S Changes in Pharmacotherapy in Adults with Fontan Circulation and Associations with Outcomes , International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 25: 2026,100671


Biko DM, Giner C, Jones AL, Suarez KiR, Perez MM, Vaiyani D, Harris MA, Partington SL, Whitehead KK, Fogel MA Effects of ACE Inhibitor and Afterload Reducation in Single Ventricles following Bidirectional Glenn , Open Heart, 13(1): 2026,e003678


Freddo MA, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington SL, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Kim YY, Vainkunth S Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation , Pediatric Cardiology, 47: 2026,1658-1665


Whitehead KK, Fogel MA, Vaiyani D, Biko D, Partington SL, Sellers R, Gagnon R, Kunze DP, Botnar R, Prieto C, Harris MA Image-based Navigated CMRA late after Gadobutrol reliability delineates the Coronaries in Children and Adults , Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 28: 2026,101994


Freddo MA, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Denduluri S, Partington SL, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Marvroudis CD, Nuri M, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Kim YY, Vaikunth S. Cardiac Medication Prescription Pattern and Association with Transplant-free Survival in the Adult Fontan Population , Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Advances, 4(9): 2025,1020


Freddo MA, Mondal A, Tolminson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington SL, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Kim YY, Vaikunth S Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation , Pediatric Cardiology: 2025,1-8


Carter E, Moore RL, Whitehead KK, Partington SL, Biko DM, Vaiyani D, Fogel MA, Harris MA, Brothers JA Exercise Stress Cardiac MRI is Feasible in Adolescents and Young Adults with Anomalous Coronary Arteries , Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: 2025,101944


Ladouceur M, Girnius A, Zentner D, Valente AM, Economy KE, Roos-Hesselink J, Warshak C, Partington SL, Gao Z, Ollberding NJ, Faust M, Kaemmerer H, Akagi T, Grewal J, Bradley EA, Buber J, Palumbo JS, Walker N, Aboulhosn J, Book W, Pieper PG, Nagdyman N, Cohen S, Mulder BJM, Oechslin E, Baumgartner H, Kurdi W, Canobbio MM, Veldtman G Refining Current Risk Stratification Guidelines for Pregnant Women with Fontan Circulation: Lessons from PROFAT Registry , European Journal of Preventative Cardiology: 2025,zwaf456