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)

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: Children's Hospital of Boston

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

285 reviews

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October 2025
it was a great experience
October 2025
dr partington is very kind and answers all of your questions.
October 2025
dr. partington is very friendly, explains things well, is understanding and easy to talk to.
October 2025
dr. partington is very knowledgeable in her field and has provided me great care with my condition.

Insurance accepted

My 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

My research

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


Shieu M, Nyman A, Karvell R, Partington SL, Preminger TJ, Reda C, Ruckdeschel E, Sullivan K, Tobin L, Vinkunth SS, Saef J, Tedla BA, Kim YY Experiences and Attitudes Toward Telemedicine in an Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic , Pediatric Cardiology, 46(5): 2025,1185-1193


Tedla BA, Kim YY, Kobayashi T, Fiorelli PN, Giri JS, Burke M, Partington SL, Abraham B, Vaiyani D, Vaikunth SS Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombectomy, and Catheter-Directed Lysis in Pregnant Woman with Fontan Palliation , Case Reports, 30(16): 2025,103959


Fogel MA, Faeber JA, Mahmood A, Reddy K, Zhang X, Goldmuntz E, Harris MA, Biko D, Partington SL, Paridon S, Mcbride M, Ferrai V, Whitehead KK, Mercer-Rosa L Clinical Outcome Prediction Model in Tetralogy of Fallot without Pulmonary Valve Replacement using Contraction Function from the SCOUT-TOF Registry , Journal of the American Heart Association, 14(10): 2025,e037983


Farkas I, Denduluri S, Min J, Partington SL, Ruckdeschel E, Vaikunth S, Hoteit M, Kim YY Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after the Fontan: A Singel Center Cohort , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(12_supplement): 2025,799


Bhatia R, Fooks A, Sivalokanathan S, Partington SL, Chokshi N The Winding Road to Dyspnea: An Unusual Presentation of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(12_Supplement): 2025,3271


Carter E, Vaiyani D, Whitehead KK, Ahmed H, Biko D, Partington SL, Fogel MA, Harris MA A Unique Pediatric Case of Left Ventricular Fatty Infiltration with Excessive Trabeculations Sparing the Right Ventricle , Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 27: 2025