Associate Director, Noninvasive Imaging
Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9014 E. Gates Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283

Appointments
Contact: Devonne Love-Moore (215) 662-2912

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Gates Pavilion

Education:

• MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Residency: Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship: Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

Research Interest:

• Ventricular Function
• Cardiac MRI
• Echocardiography
• Ventricular Remodeling
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Small Animal Cardiac Imaging

Selected Publications:

1. Kramer CM, Ferrari VA, Rogers WJ, Theobald TM, Nance M, Axel L, Reichek N: ACE inhibition limits adjacent noninfarcted region dysfunction during left ventricular remodeling. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1996;27(1):211-217.
2. Fayad ZA, Ferrari VA, Kraitchman DL, Young AA, Palevsky HI, Bloomgarden DC, Axel L. Right ventricular regional function using MR tagging: Normals vs. chronic pulmonary hypertension. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 1998;39:116-123.
3. Ferrari VA, Reilly MP, Axel L, St. John Sutton MG. Scimitar Syndrome.Circulation 1998;98:1583-1584.
4. Kraitchman DL, Young AA, Bloomgarden DC, Fayad ZA, Dougherty L, Ferrari VA, Boston RC, Axel L. Integrated MRI assessment of regional function and perfusion in canine myocardial infarction. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 1998;40:311-326.
5. Scott CH, St. John Sutton MG, Gusani N, Fayad ZA, Kraitchman DL, Keane MG, Axel L, Ferrari VA. Effect of dobutamine on regional myocardial function in normals measured by tagged magnetic resonance imaging. American Journal of Cardiology 1999; 83(3): 412-417.
6. Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Yang E, Ferrari VA, St. John Sutton MG, Bavaria JE: Aortic regurgitation in Type A dissection: Structural determinants and the role of valvular resuspension. American Journal of Cardiology 2000;85:604-610.
7. Yuan Q, Axel L, Hernandez EH, Dougherty L, Pilla J, Scott CH, Ferrari VA, Blom AS: Cardiac-respiratory gating method for magnetic resonance imaging of the heart. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2000;43:314-318.
8. Ferrari VA, Scott CH, Holland GA, Axel L, St. John Sutton M: Ultrafast three-dimensional contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography and imaging in the diagnosis of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage. Journal of the American College of Cardiology March 15, 2001;37(4):1120-1128.
9. Patel VP, Ferrari VA, Narula N, Wiegers SE, St. John Sutton MG: Right ventricular dysplasia in an asymptomatic young man: an uncommon case with biventricular involvement and no known familial history. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2001;14(4):317-320.
10. Uematsu H, Dougherty L, Takahashi M, Ohno Y, Nakatsu M, Song HK, Ferrari VA, Gefter WB, Schnall MD, Hatabu H: Pulmonary MR angiography with contrast agent at 4 Tesla: A preliminary result. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2001;46:1028-1030.