Penn Medicine Provider
Cardiology
Victor A. Ferrari, MD
He/Him
4.9
(274)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center

About me

  • Chair, Penn Cardiovascular Imaging Council, Depts. of Medicine, Radiology, and Penn Cardiovascular Institute
  • Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Professor of Medicine in Radiology

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.9

274 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
Dr. Ferrari, is the most brilliant, and knowledgeable heart specialist, that i have ever encountered. I would recommend him to my family and friends. Thank you Dr. Ferrari, all of your professional medical help.
June 2025
5.0
5.0
Dr. Ferrari is one of a kind and irreplaceable. he surpasses everyone in his field. i already brought my parents to see him and they felt very cared for and in excellent hands. i recommend him to everyone i talk to because he is so wonderful.
May 2025
5.0
5.0
he listens, he takes his time with you, no rushing you out the door
May 2025
5.0
5.0
i see dr ferrari because is is a thorough professional physician.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Ferrari is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Shuvaev VV, Tam YK, Lee BW, Myerson JW, Herbst A, Kiseleva RY, Glassman PM, Parhiz H, Alameh MG, Pardi N, Muramatsu H, Shuvaeva TI, Arguiri E, Marcos-Contreras OA, Hood ED, Brysgel TV, Nong J, Papp TE, Eaton DM, Riley R, Palanki R, Musunuru K, Brenner JS, Mitchell MJ, Ferrari VA, Mui BL, Semple SC, Weppler SA, Atluri P, Margulies KB, Weissman D, Muzykantov VR Systemic delivery of biotherapeutic RNA to the myocardium transiently modulates cardiac contractility in vivo , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(29): 2025,e2409266122


Fessehaie NA, Bediako H, Kallan MJ, Levin M, Adusumalli S, Bravo P, Pieretti J, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Ferrari VA, Denduluri S, Anyanwu E, Julien H, Eberly LA Utilization rates and determinants of PYP and CMR among patients with unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy on echocardiography , International Journal of Cardiology: 2025,Epub ahead of print


Oraii A, Hanumanthu BKJ, Petzl A, Liao TW, Afzalian A, Rodriguez-Queralto O, Chaumont C, Spears J, Markman TM, Hyman MC, Tschabrunn CM, Guandalini G, Enriquez A, Shivamurthy P, Kumareswaran R, Deo R, Ferrari VA, Riley MP, Lin D, Callans DJ, Supple GE, Schaller RD, Frankel DS, Garcia FC, Nazarian S, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac amyloidosis and sarcoidosis: procedural findings and outcomes , Europace, 27(6): 2025,euaf100


Ravindra K, Vanchiere C, Ferrari VA A rare cause of constrictive pericarditis: Primary pericardial mesothelioma , Journal of the American College of Cardiology Case Reports, 30(16): 2025,103802


Fogel MA, Faerber JA, Mahmood A, Reddy K, Zhang X, Goldmuntz E, Harris MA, Biko D, Partington S, Paridon S, Mcbride M, Ferrari V, Whitehead KK, Mercer-Rosa L Clinical outcome prediction model in Tetralogy of Fallot without pulmonary valve replacement using contraction fraction from the SCOUT-TOF Registry , Journal of the American Heart Association: 2025,13:e037983


Rodriguez-Queralto O, Chaumont C, Oraii A, Wasiak M, Lopez-Martinez H, Hu R, Ferrari VA, Stiffler JA, Marchlinski FE Impact of right pulmonary vein anatomical variations on the phrenic nerve trajectory and pulmonary vein isolation strategy: Preprocedural imaging and 3D mapping insights , Heart Rhythm, S1547-5271(25)00203-6: 2025


Shiwani H, Davies RH, Topriceanu CC, Ditaranto R, Owens A, Raman B, Augusto J, Hughes RK, Torlasco C, Dowsing B, Artico J, Joy G, Miranda I, Witschey W, Rodriguez-Palomares JF, Badia-Molins C, Crotti L, Cortina-Borja M, Chuang ML, Kwong RY, Kramer CM, Manning W, Ho CY, Kellman P, Hughes AD, Biagini E, Mohiddin S, Lopes L, Litt H, Ferrari VA, Captur G, Moon JC; PRECISION-HCM Collaborative Demographic-based personalized left ventricular hypertrophy thresholds for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosis , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 85(7): 2025,685-695


Ge Y, Antiochos P, Bernhard B, Heydari B, Steel K, Bingham S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY Stress CMR perfusion imaging in the Medicare-eligible population: Insights from the SPINS study , Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging, 18(1): 2025,33-44


Bernhard B, Ge Y, Antiochos P, Heydari B, Islam S, Santiuste NS, Steel KE, Bingham S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Shah DJ, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY Association of adverse clinical outcomes with peri-infarct ischemia detected by stress cardiac magnetic imaging , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 84(5): 2024,417–429


Wayne N, Wu Q, Moore SC, Ferrari VA, Metzler SD, Guerraty MA Multimodality assessment of the coronary microvasculature with TIMI frame count versus perfusion PET highlights coronary changes characteristic of coronary microvascular disease , Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 11: 2024,1395036


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