Benjamin Anthony D'Souza, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Med-Peds Program Mentor, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Cardiology Fellowship coordinator- Penn Presby EP, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Electrophysiology Lab Director, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Section Chief, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Hospital and Vascular Pavilion
51 N. 39th Street, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital and Vascular Pavilion
51 N. 39th Street, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-9000
Education:
B.S./B.A. (Biology/Honors Studies)
Villanova University , 2003.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2007.
Permanent linkB.S./B.A. (Biology/Honors Studies)
Villanova University , 2003.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 2007.
Selected Publications
Claudio Schuger 1, Boyoung Joung 2, Kenji Ando 3, Lluís Mont 4, Pier D Lambiase 5, Gilles E O'Hara 6, John M Jennings 7, Derek Yung 8, Giuseppe Boriani 9, Jonathan P Piccini 10, Nicholas Wold 11, Kenneth M Stein 11, James P Daubert 10; APPRAISE ATP Investigators: Assessment of Antitachycardia Pacing in Primary Prevention Patients: The APPRAISE ATP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA November 2024.Jose Osorio 1, Andres F Miranda-Arboleda 2, Alejandro Velasco 3, Allyson L Varley 4, Anil Rajendra 5, Gustavo X Morales 5, Carolina Hoyos 2, Carlos Matos 2, Christopher Thorne 4, Benjamin D'Souza 6, Joshua R Silverstein 7, Mark D Metzl 8, Shrinivas Hebsur 9, Alexandru I Costea 10, Steven Kang 11, Matthew Sellers 12, David Singh 13, Tariq Salam 14, Jose Nazari 8, Alex S Ro 8, Sean Mazer 15, Antonio Moretta 16, Saumil R Oza 17, Anthony R Magnano 18, Matthew Sackett 19, Jonathan Dukes 20, Parin Patel 21, Sandeep K Goyal 22, Todd Senn 23, David Newton 23, Jorge E Romero 2, Paul C Zei 24; REAL-AF Investigators: Real-world data of radiofrequency catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Short- and long-term clinical outcomes from the prospective multicenter REAL-AF Registry. Heart Rhythm November 2024.
Haran Yogasundaram 1, Muralidhar Reddy Papireddy 1, Saman Nazarian 1, Gustavo S Guandalini 1, Timothy M Markman 1, Robert D Schaller 1, Michael P Riley 1, David Lin 1, Sanjay Dixit 1, Benjamin D'Souza 2, Ramanan Kumareswaran 1, David J Callans 1, David S Frankel 1, Fermin C Garcia 1, Erica Zado 1, Rajat Deo 1, Andrew E Epstein 1, Gregory E Supple 1, Francis E Marchlinski 1, Matthew C Hyman 3: Long-term risk of right coronary artery injury after catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent flutter. Heart Rhythm . September 2024.
Jose Osorio 1, Daniela Hincapie 2, Allyson L Varley 3, Joshua R Silverstein 4, Carlos D Matos 2, Amit J Thosani 4, Christopher Thorne 3, Benjamin D'Souza 5, Isabella Alviz 2, Mohamed Gabr 2, Anil Rajendra 6, Saumil Oza 7, Dinesh Sharma 8, Carolina Hoyos 2, Matthew J Singleton 9, Chinmaya Mareddy 10, Alejandro Velasco 11, Paul C Zei 2, William H Sauer 2, Jorge E Romero 12: High-frequency low-tidal volume ventilation improves procedural and long-term clinical outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: Prospective multicenter registry. Heart Rhythm . July 2024.
Vivek Y Reddy 1, Moussa Mansour 2, Hugh Calkins 3, Andre d'Avila 4, Larry Chinitz 5, Christopher Woods 6, Sanjaya K Gupta 7, Jamie Kim 8, Zayd A Eldadah 9, Robert A Pickett 10, Jeffrey Winterfield 11, Wilber W Su 12, Jonathan W Waks 4, Christopher W Schneider 13, Elizabeth Richards 13, Elizabeth M Albrecht 13, Brad S Sutton 13, Edward P Gerstenfeld 14; ADVENT Investigators: Pulsed Field vs Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Recurrent Atrial Arrhythmia Burden. J Am Coll Cardiol . May 2024.
Alexandru Costea 1, Juan Carlos Diaz 2, Jose Osorio 3, Carlos D Matos 4, Carolina Hoyos 4, Sandeep Goyal 5, Charles Te 6, Benjamin D'Souza 7, Mohit Rastogi 8, Nestor Lopez-Cabanillas 9, Laura C Ibanez 4, Christopher Thorne 10, Allyson L Varley 10, Paul C Zei 4, William H Sauer 4, Jorge E Romero 11: 50W vs 40W During High-Power Short-Duration Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Multicenter Prospective Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol . September 2023.
Vivek Y Reddy 1, Edward P Gerstenfeld 1, Andrea Natale 1, William Whang 1, Frank A Cuoco 1, Chinmay Patel 1, Stavros E Mountantonakis 1, Douglas N Gibson 1, John D Harding 1, Christopher R Ellis 1, Kenneth A Ellenbogen 1, David B DeLurgio 1, Jose Osorio 1, Anitha B Achyutha 1, Christopher W Schneider 1, Andrew S Mugglin 1, Elizabeth M Albrecht 1, Kenneth M Stein 1, John W Lehmann 1, Moussa Mansour 1; ADVENT Investigators: Pulsed Field or Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. N Engl J Med August 2023.
Jose Osorio 1, Paul C Zei 2, Juan C Díaz 3, Allyson L Varley 4, Gustavo X Morales 1, Joshua R Silverstein 5, Saumil R Oza 6, Benjamin D'Souza 7, David Singh 8, Antonio Moretta 9, Mark D Metzl 10, Carolina Hoyos 2, Carlos D Matos 2, Estefania Rivera 2, Anthony Magnano 11, Tariq Salam 12, Jose Nazari 10, Christopher Thorne 4, Alexandru Costea 13, Amit Thosani 5, Anil Rajendra 1, Jorge E Romero 14: High-Frequency Low-Tidal Volume Ventilation Improves Long-Term Outcomes in AF Ablation: A Multicenter Prospective Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol August 2023.
Anil Rajendra 1, Jose Osorio 1, Juan C Diaz 2, Carolina Hoyos 3, Estefanía Rivera 3, Carlos D Matos 3, Alexandru Costea 4, Allyson L Varley 5, Christopher Thorne 5, Michael Hoskins 6, Sandeep Goyal 7, Saumil Oza 8, Anthony Magnano 8, Benjamin D'Souza 9, Joshua Silverstein 10, Mark Metzl 11, Paul C Zei 3, Jorge E Romero 12: Performance of the REAL-AF Same-Day Discharge Protocol in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol . August 2023.
Alan Sugrue 1, Rand Ibrahim 2, Marvin Lu 2, Neal K Bhatia 2, Laith Alkukhun 3, Joseph Adewumi 4, Robert D Schaller 1, Francis E Marchlinski 1, Benjamin D'Souza 1, Babak Nazer 1 3, Wendy Tzou 4, Faisal M Merchant 2, David S Frankel 1: Impact of Median Sternotomy on Safety and Efficacy of the Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol . Aug 2023.