Alexander Craig Fanaroff, MD, MHS

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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Faculty member, Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research Center
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics
Affiliated Faculty, Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics/Penn Roybal Center
Affiliated Faculty, Penn Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Affiliated Faculty, Penn Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center
Department: Medicine

Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
11-103 South PCAM
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-7674
Education:
AB (English)
Duke University, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2011.
MHS (Clinical Research)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2018.
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Selected Publications

Zhao J, Hong H, Fanaroff AC, Zhong S, Bush KNV, Granger C, Huber N, Jackevicius CA, Kindipan I, Li S, Lewis P, Osho A, Sather J, Sigal SL, Thomas K, Ni Z, Hall JL, Jacobs AK, Goyal A.: Advancing in-hospital mortality prediction for acute myocardial infarction: An analysis from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Coronary Artery Disease Registry. Am Heart J 298: Online ahead of print, Aug 2026.

Fanaroff AC, Clark K, Reid-Bey L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Norton L, Volpp KG.: A pilot randomized clinical trial of gamification to increase medication adherence. Am Heart J 297: Online ahead of print, Jul 2026.

Goel NJ, Zhao Y, Sperry AE, Kelly JJ, Lutfi W, DePaolo J, Gillinov LA, Brown CR, MacKay EJ, Fanaroff AC, Desai ND.: Early discontinuation of long-term anticoagulation after surgical left atrial appendage occlusion. Ann Thorac Surg Page: Online ahead of print, May 2026.

Nathan AS, Yang L, Reddy KP, Thapi S, Eberly L, Markman T, Fanaroff AC, Giri J, Zeitler EP, Jackson LR 2nd, Graham TP, Deo R, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS.: Racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic inequities in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 23(5): 1065-1072, May 2026.

Fanaroff AC, Ky B, Volpp KG, Armenian SH.: REPLY: Next Steps for Studying Behaviorally Designed Gamification to Increase Physical Activity. JACC CardioOncol 8(2): 207-208, Apr 2026.

Borges do Nascimento IJ, Lopes RD, Malveira De Lima MV, Itaborahy MF, Fanaroff AC, Sathian B, Thiele H, Ramos Nascimento B.: Coevolutionary analysis of evidence and recommendations in STEMI clinical practice guidelines: A 33-year meta-research study of ACC, AHA, and ESC. Am Heart J(294), Online ahead of print, Apr 2026.

Shah T, Coratti S, Farraday D, Norton L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Levin MG, Park SH, Damrauer SM, Giri JS, Chokshi NP, Jackson BM, Patel MS, Fanaroff AC.: Effect of opt-in versus opt-out framing on trial recruitment: a study within a trial of the GAMEPAD randomized trial. Am Heart J 292: 107285, Feb 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.107285.

Fanaroff AC, Patel N, Whitman C, Lieberman A, Blady S, Morse C, Naseer N, Weaver J, Ogunniyi M, Kohn R, Morris AA, Stephens-Shields A, Volpp KG, Halpern SD. : Behavioral Economics Informed Strategies and Racial and Ethnic Representativeness for Clinical Research Enrollment: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open Page: In press, 2026.

Fanaroff AC, Coratti S, Farraday D, Norton L, Rareshide C, Zhu J, Levin MG, Damrauer SM, Giri JS, Chokshi NP, Jackson BM, Patel MS.: Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial. J Am Heart Assoc Page: e038921, Dec 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.124.038921

Schneider DJ, McMahon SR, Angiolillo DJ, Fanaroff AC, Ibrahim H, Hohl PK, Wanamaker BL, Effron MB, DiBattiste PM; the investigators.: Prognostic implications over time of platelet FcɣRIIa expression in patients with myocardial infarction: a secondary analysis. J Invasive Cardiol 37(11), Nov 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.25270/jic/25.00102.

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Last updated: 05/19/2026
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