Monika Sanghavi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Associate Program Director of Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
Director of Women's CV Health, Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Medicine
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
2 East PCAM
3400 Civic Center BLVD
Philadelphia, PA 19104
2 East PCAM
3400 Civic Center BLVD
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
BS (Bioengineering (Magna Cum Laude))
Oregon State University Honors College, 2003.
MD (Medicine )
Oregon Health & Science University, 2008.
Permanent linkBS (Bioengineering (Magna Cum Laude))
Oregon State University Honors College, 2003.
MD (Medicine )
Oregon Health & Science University, 2008.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Women's Cardiovascular Health, Preeclampsia, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)Selected Publications
Aardra Rajendran, Monika Sanghavi : Calcific Constrictive Tuberculous Pericarditis in Pregnancy: A Shared Decision-Making Approach. JACC Case Reports April 2026.Sanghavi, Monika, MD; Choi, Eunjung, MD; Rajendran, Aardra, MD: Ischemic Heart Disease in Females: Treatment Elsevier Clinical Key Platform (https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/) April 2026.
Sanghavi, Monika, MD; Choi, Eunjung, MD; Rajendran, Aardra, MD: Ischemic Heart Disease in Females: Diagnosis. Elsevier Clinical Key Platform (https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!) April 2026.
Jason C Kovacic, Harmony R Reynolds, Mirvat Alasnag, John R Blakeman, Nkechinyere N Ijioma, Esther S H Kim, Sigrid Sandner, Monika Sanghavi, Jacqueline Saw, Jacqueline E Tamis-Holland; : Acute Coronary Syndromes in Premenopausal Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Circulation February 2026.
Garba Rimamskep Shamaki, Anderson Anuforo, Israel Safiriyu, David Corteville, Monika Sanghavi, Samit Shah, Katherine Clark: Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Is Associated With Lower Mortality Among Patients Presenting With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Journal of the American Heart Association 14(13): e037951, July 2025.
Sarah Turecamo, Lauren B Beach, Nosheen Reza, Monika Sanghavi, Michael G Fradley, Lauren Eberly : Gaps in Knowledge and Confidence Among Cardiologists in Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients. JACC Advances 4(7): 101874, July 2025.
Rishi Rikhi, Amier Haidar, Harpreet S Bhatia, Kent Beam, James McParland, Richard Kazibwe, Parag Chevli, Christopher L Schaich, Monika Sanghavi, Michael D Shapiro: Association of lipoprotein(a) and diabetes in primary prevention of coronary heart disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 404: 119179, May 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119179
Renée P Bullock-Palmer, Martha Gulati, Gina Lundberg, Monika Sanghavi, Odayme Quesada, Nosheen Reza, Julia Grapsa, Jessica Lee, Annabelle Santos Volgman, Laxmi Mehta, Sandra J Lewis, Kamala P Tamirisa: Cultivating a thriving environment for women in cardiology through leadership and inclusion. American Heart Journal Plus 15(50): 100500, Jan 2025.
Onyedika J Ilonze, Mustafa Husaini, Imo A Ebong, Nupoor Narula, Joshua Levenson, Ran Lee, Jennifer A Rymer, Monika Sanghavi, Louai Razzouk, Zain Ul Abideen Asad: Participant Perspectives: Inside the Rick Nishimura and Patrick T. O'Gara Emerging Faculty Leadership Academy. JACC Case Reports 29(17): 102489, September 2024.
Bryan J Wells, Malissa J Wood, Anne E O'Duffy, Jennifer A Sumner, Gerald Chi, Anna Grodzinsky, Heather L Gornik, Daniella Kadian-Dodov, Angela Taylor, Connie N Hess, Monika Sanghavi, Stanislav Henkin, Gretchen Wells, Lori Tam, James Orford, Kathryn Lindley, Dharam J Kumbhani, Clara Vitarello, Fahad Alkhalfan, C Michael Gibson, Katherine K Leon, Sahar Naderi, Esther Sh Kim: Migraine headache in patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection: A report of the iSCAD Registry. Vasc Med 29(3): 286-295, June 2024.