Alexander Craig Fanaroff, MD, MHS
Associate 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
Steering Committee member, Penn Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
11-103 South PCAM
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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.
Permanent linkAB (English)
Duke University, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2011.
MHS (Clinical Research)
Duke University School of Medicine, 2018.
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.Ashcraft LE, Mahraj K, Norton LA, Balasta M, Clark K, Glanz K, Wood J, Kellum W, Garzon Mrad C, Sigler J, Getachew Y, Fanaroff AC, Mehta SJ, Asch DA, Volpp KG.: Creating change through short-term pilots and rapid cycle testing: a case of cardiovascular risk reduction. BMJ Open Qual 15(3): e004001, Jul 2026.
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. : Messaging Informed by Behavioral Economics and Representativeness in Clinical Research Enrollment: Four Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Netw Open 9(7): e2622773, Jul 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.
Fanaroff AC, Lopes RD.: When Emulation Falls Short: Reaffirming the Role of Randomized Clinical Trials. Circ Popul Health Outcomes 19(7): e013821, Jul 2026.
Schneider DJ, McMahon SR, Angiolillo DJ, Fanaroff AC, Ibrahim H, Hohl PK, Wanamaker BL, Effron MB, DiBattiste PM; behalf of the investigators.: Platelet FcɣRIIa Expression Refines Clinical Risk Assessment After Myocardial Infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv Jun 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.