Dr. Venkat R Kalapatapu, MD

Dr. Venkat Kalapatapu is a vascular surgeon with 32 years of experience treating conditions affecting the blood vessels throughout the body. He also practices general surgery, providing comprehensive surgical care for his patients. Dr. Kalapatapu earned his medical degree from Kakatiya Medical College and speaks English with his patients.

Dr. Kalapatapu practices at multiple Penn Medicine locations throughout Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with his primary affiliation at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in treating peripheral artery disease, which affects blood flow to the legs and arms. Patients also seek his care for claudication, a condition that causes leg pain during walking, and lower extremity edema, which involves swelling in the legs and feet. His expertise includes performing Doppler ultrasounds to assess blood flow, carotid artery ultrasounds to evaluate neck vessel health, and ankle-brachial index tests to diagnose …circulation problems. Patients rate Dr. Kalapatapu 4.3 out of 5 stars on average.