Robert S. Fenning
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Member, Penn Cardiovascular Institute and the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Heart and Vascular Pavilion
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
51 N. 39th Street
Heart and Vascular Pavilion
4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Biology)
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
BA (Biology)
Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2008.
Resident, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2011.
General Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2014.
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2015.
Fellowship Training in Peripheral Interventions, Terrebond General Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma Louisiana. Mentor Dr. Craig Walker., 2015-2015.
Permanent linkIntern, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2008.
Resident, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2011.
General Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2011-2014.
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2014-2015.
Fellowship Training in Peripheral Interventions, Terrebond General Medical Center, Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma Louisiana. Mentor Dr. Craig Walker., 2015-2015.
Selected Publications
Saybolt MD, Lilly SM, Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Fenning RS, Madden S, Wilensky RL: The vulnerable artery: early and rapid deposition of lipid in coronary arteries is associated with subsequent development of thin-cap fibroatheromas. EuroIntervention 11(14): e1612-8, April 8 2016.Fenning RS, Burgert ME, Hamamdzic D, Peyster EG, Mohler ER 3rd, Kangovi S, Jucker BM, Lenhard S, Li J, Hoffman BE, Macphee CH, Wilensky RL: Atherosclerosis differs between vascular sites by plaque severity, gene expression, and the role of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2. J Am Heart Assoc 4(2), February 2015 Notes: e001477.
Fenning RS and Wilensky RL: New insights into the vulnerable plaque from imaging studies. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 16(3): 397-397, March 2014.
Merschen RJ, Fenning RS, Wascho R, and Goldberg SM: Saphenous vein graft to left circumflex stenting with significant distal and proximal disease: a complex case utilizing a covered stent. Cath Lab Digest 1(22): 1-3, January 2014.
Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Patel D, Cheng L, Fenning RS, Bannan K, Wilensky RL: Subsequent development of fibroatheromas with inflamed fibrous caps can be predicted by intracoronary near infrared spectroscopy. Thromb Vasc Biol 33(2): 347-353, February 2013 Notes: Published.
Patel D, Hamamdzic D, Llano R, Patel D, Cheng L, Fenning RS, Bannan K, and Wilensky RL: Subsequent development of fibroatheromas with inflamed fibrous caps can be predicted by intracoronary near infrared spectroscopy. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 33(2): 347-53, February 2013.
Fenning RS, Peyster EG, Kangovi S, Hamamdzic D, Burgert ME, Macphee CH, and Wilensky RL: Atherosclerotic plaque development differs between vascular sites with unique phenotypic and gene expression profiles. Mid-Atlantic Annual Capital Cardiology Symposium, Washington DC November 2012 Notes: Poster presentation.
Qamar A, Fenning RS, Qasim AN, Mehta NN, Reilly MP, Rader DJ. : Plasma Fibroblast growth factor-21 levels are positively associated with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. American Heart Association Meeting, Los Angeles CA November 2012 Notes: Poster presentation.
Heuer GG, Fenning RS, Brown M, Kilbaugh T, Guzman MA, Judkins AR, Rorke-Adams L, Sutton LN, Storm PB: Pulmonary edema and cardiac dysfunction after resection of a fourth ventricle tumor in a toddler: case report. Childs Nerv Syst. 27(11): 2005-9, November 2011.
Fenning RS, Qamar A, Millar J, DerOhannessian S, Wolfe M, Rader DJ: PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma agonists modulate Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 levels in patients with the metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Meeting, Chicago, IL April 2011 Notes: Poster Presentation.