Alexander Fanaroff, MD
Enriched profileAssociate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) · Perelman School of Medicine
Alexander Fanaroff is Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Perelman School of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 194 publications with 3,402 citations (h-index 29); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 9 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 7 Sept 2026
Overview
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Alexander Fanaroff, MD, MHS, is Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. The public record shows 194 publications with 3,402 citations (h-index 29), centered on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 15 companies, 4 NIH-funded awards (2021–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Population health and outcomes
- Top research focus: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 15 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 20 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 63.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- Member
Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 9 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- MOVE-HF MOtivating Physical Activity With BehaVioral Economics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- Centralized Prescribing for Statins
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
- Gamification and Medication Adherence (GAME Adherence)
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Industry payments
Updated 16 Oct 2026
15 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationProgram year20255 payments
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20251 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202518 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
83.8%Statin45.9%Atorvastatin Calcium68%Rosuvastatin Calcium32%Part D<11 patientsBeta blocker37.8%Metoprolol Succinate54%Carvedilol46%Part D<11 patientsBlood & clotting
16.2%Factor Xa inhibitor16.2%Eliquis100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 16 Oct 2026
4 NIH research awards on record, funded 2021–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Gamification to Improve Adherence to Physical Activity Recommendations and Quality of Life in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$844,276R01HL181239 - Improving Peripheral Artery Disease Care Through Community Screening and Virtual Disease Management
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$755,882R01MD020675 - A Randomized Controlled Trial of Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Adherence to Physical Activity Among Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
University of Pennsylvania
FY2026$704,590R01HL174691
Publications
Updated 16 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- When Emulation Falls Short: Reaffirming the Role of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Circulation. Population health and outcomes
Editorial2026 - Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Clinical Trial2025 - Cost-Effectiveness of Gamification, Financial Incentives, or Both to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Disease.
Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes
Clinical Trial2025 - Predictive Value of Platelet FcγRIIa in Patients Treated With PCI Compared With Medical Therapy Alone After Myocardial Infarction.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
Article2025 - Inter- and Intrahospital Price Variation for Common Cardiovascular Admission Diagnoses, Diagnostic Tests, and Therapeutic Procedures.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2025
Most-cited works
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Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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researchgate.net/profile/Alexander-Fanaroff
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- YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 16 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →med.upenn.edu ↗
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Member
American Heart Association
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Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
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Awards & honors
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- TCT Spirit of Interventional Cardiology Young Investigator Award
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Faculty member
Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research Center (CAVOEUR/CQO), Penn
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Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI), University of Pennsylvania
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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE) / Penn Roybal Center
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Penn Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics
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Penn Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Podcast guest
Health Points: Health Gamification, S3E1 "Gamification and Financial Incentives, Motivating More Movement for Healthy Hearts"
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- Guest
Parallax podcast Ep. 142 "The Psychology of Patient Care: Nudges, Gamification, and Future of Cardiology"
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