4.9 with 350 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Stuart B. Prenner, MD

Cardiology

4.9 with 350 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship
Medical Director, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Dr. Prenner is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Prenner

Abnormal Coronary Angiography
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Amyloidosis
Aortic Valve Disorders
Arrhythmia (Irregular Heartbeat)
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Arterial Insufficiency
Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
Atrial Flutter
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Risk Assessment
Cardiomyopathy (Cardiomyopathies)
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Cardiorenal Syndrome (CRS)
Cardiovascular Care
Chest Pain
Chest Pain (Angina)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Coronary Artery Disease
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dyspnea On Exertion
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
Exercise Intolerance
Familial Arrhythmias
Familial Cardiomyopathy
Family History of Heart Disease
Genetic Cardiomyopathy
Giant Cell Myocarditis
Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure)
Heart Murmur
Heart Transplant Rejection
Heart Transplantation
Holter Monitor
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Infiltrative Disorders of the Heart
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Left Bundle Branch Block
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Leg Swelling (Edema)
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Valve Disorders
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Myocarditis (Heart Tissue Inflammation)
Orthopnea
Pericardial Effusion
Peripheral Edema
Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)
Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Edema
Refractory Angina
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Right-Sided Heart Failure
Second Opinion Service
Single Ventricle Defects
Stress Echo Cardiogram
Syncope
Transthoracic Echocardiogram
Valvular Heart Disease
Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia (V-tach)
Viral Cardiomyopathy
VO2 Measurement

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Prenner is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2018
Cardiovascular Disease, 2017
Internal Medicine, 2014

Education and Training

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Heart and Vascular Center

Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
East Pavilion, 2nd Floor
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

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Patient Rating

4.9out of 5

353 Ratings

173 Comments

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Mar 26, 2025

thorough and great communication

Mar 14, 2025

very empathetic

Mar 14, 2025

he cares!

Mar 12, 2025

he made me feel very comfortable

Mar 5, 2025

very caring

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Aetna
Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna Medicare
Claim Watcher (Homestead/Index)
Clover Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Highmark Wholecare
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)

Jefferson Health Plans (fka Health Partners Plans)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Preferred Care
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan PA
UPMC Health Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Prenner Stuart B, Swat Stanley A, Ng Jason, Baldridge Abigail, Wilcox Jane E: Parameters of repolarization heterogeneity are associated with myocardial recovery in acute heart failure. Int J Cardio 301 : 147-51,2020.

Swat Stanley A, Cohen David, Shah Sanjiv J, Lloyd-Jones Donald M, Baldridge Abigail S, Freed Benjamin H, Vorovich Esther E, Yancy Clyde W, Jonnalagadda Siddhartha R, Prenner Stuart, Kim Daniel, Wilcox Jane E: Baseline Longitudinal Strain Predicts Recovery of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Hospitalized Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of the American Heart Association 7 (20): e09841,2018.

Akhabue Ehimare, Pierce Jacob B, Davidson Laura J, Prenner Stuart B, Mutharasan Raja K, Puthumana Jyothy J, Shah Sanjiv J, Anderson Allen S, Thomas James D: A Prospective Pilot Study of Pocket-Carried Ultrasound Pre- and Postdischarge Inferior Vena Cava Assessment for Prediction of Heart Failure Rehospitalization. Journal of cardiac failure 24 (9): 614-617,2018.

Prenner Stuart B, Mather Paul J: Obesity and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A growing problem. Trends in cardiovascular medicine 28 (5): 322-327,2018.

Prenner Stuart B, McGaghie William C, Chuzi Sarah, Cantey Eric, Didwania Aashish, Barsuk Jeffrey H: Effect of Trainee Performance Data on Standard-Setting Judgments Using the Mastery Angoff Method. Journal of graduate medical education 10 (3): 301-305,2018.

Prenner SB, Wayne D, Sweis R, Cohen E, Feinglass J, Schimmel D: Simulation-Based Education Leads to Decreased Use of Fluoroscopy in Diagnostic Coronary Angiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 91 (6): 1054-59,2018.

Prenner Stuart B, Wayne Diane B, Sweis Ranya N, Cohen Elaine R, Feinglass Joe M, Schimmel Daniel R: Simulation-based education leads to decreased use of fluoroscopy in diagnostic coronary angiography. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 91 (6): 1054-1059,2018.

Chuzi Sarah, Cantey Eric P, Unger Erin, Rosenthal James E, Didwania Aashish, McGaghie William C, Prenner Stuart: Interactive Multimodal Curriculum on Use and Interpretation of Inpatient Telemetry. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 14 : 10730,2018.

Oskouie Suzanne K, Prenner Stuart B, Shah Sanjiv J, Sauer Andrew J: Differences in Repolarization Heterogeneity Among Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Phenotypic Subgroups. The American journal of cardiology 120 (4): 601-606,2017.

Academic Contact Information

11 South Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
34th Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

Heart Failure Society of America, National