Sumeet Vaikunth, MD
Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Southern California
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

197 reviews

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October 2025
knowledgeable and caring
October 2025
he took the time and consideration of my questions truthfully.
September 2025
friendly, knowledgeable, explained everything very well
September 2025
i had to ask questions regarding my condition to prompt answers.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

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

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Freddo AM, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Denduluri S, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Kim YY, Vaikunth S. Cardiac Medication Prescription Pattern and Association With Transplant-free Survival in the Adult Fontan Population. , JACC Adv, 20(4(9):102070.): 2025


Freddo AM, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington S, 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


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


Shiue M, Nyman A, Karvell R, Partington SL, Preminger TJ, Reda C, Ruckdeschel E, Sullivan K, Tobin L, Vaikunth 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. , Pediatr Cardiol : 2025


Kim YY, Nyman A, Huang YS, Tomlinson AZ, McRae MP, Everson GT, Vaikunth S, Rosenthal B, Rychik J, Hoteit MA. Alterations in Liver Perfusion in Adults With Fontan Circulation as Assessed by Dual Cholate Clearance. , J Am Heart Assoc., 14(7)(e039479.): 2025


Lee GS, Maeda K, Ma M, Vaikunth S. Outcomes of Physiologic vs. Anatomical Repair and Strategies For Left Ventricular Retraining in Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries. , http://www.acc.org. Aug 5, 2025. Accessed [insert access date]. https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/08/04/12/40/Outcomes-of-Physiologic-vs-Anatomical-Repair.: 2025


Saef J, Scandinaro A, Montgomery R, Sundaravel S, Weinreb S, Dodeja A, Lal RA, Patsias I, Gosain P, Castro M, Joseph N, Martinez ML, Laczko C, Kefalas M, Vaikunth S, Roth TS. Advancements and Challenges in Contemporizing Care for Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Advanced Heart Failure: An Update on Application of Modern Heart Failure Technologies. , Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 1(3): 2024


Freddo AM, Ahmed H, Edelson JB, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Vaikunth S. Safety and Efficacy of GLP-1 Agonists in a Cohort of Patients with Fontan Circulation , Pediatr Cardiol: 2024


Vaikunth SS, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Conrad DR, Chen S, Daugherty T, Haeffele CL, Teuteberg J, Mclean R, MacArthur JW, Woo YJ, Maeda K, Ma M, Nasirov T, Hoteit M, Hilscher MB, Wald J, Mandelbaum T, Olthoff KM, Abt PL, Atluri P, Cevasco M, Mavroudis CD, Fuller S, Lui GK, Kim YY. Mortality and morbidity after combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan: An updated dual center retrospective study. , Clin Transplant , 38((4):e15302.): 2024


Vaikunth S, Sundaravel S, Saef J, Ortega-Legaspi J Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: of Medicines and Devices , Curr Heart Fail Rep: 2023