Christopher Mallavarapu, MD, FACC, SCAI is a board-certified cardiologist and interventional cardiology specialist with more than three decades of clinical experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), and holds board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Mallavarapu currently serves patients across multiple hospital affiliations in Olean, Buffalo, and Northern Maine.
Dr. Mallavarapu’s approach to cardiology is grounded in diagnostic precision and individualized care. He evaluates each patient across multiple dimensions, including circulation, heart rhythm, structural function, and systemic risk factors.
His clinical work spans the full spectrum of cardiovascular care, from routine diagnostic evaluations to complex interventional procedures. Over 35 years of practice, Christopher Mallavarapu has built a reputation as a trusted cardiologist who prioritizes long-term patient relationships and thorough, evidence-based decision-making at every stage of care.
Christopher Mallavarapu completed three fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Clinical Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Interventional Cardiology. That depth of training has informed both his clinical practice and his contributions to cardiovascular research.
He has served as a PRICE trial investigator and has published in the American Heart Journal and Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, with research covering coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and left ventricular remodeling.
Christopher Mallavarapu maintains active hospital affiliations across Olean, Buffalo, and Northern Maine, including:
In addition to his hospital-based practice, Dr. Mallavarapu works with Carda Health, a virtual platform focused on expanding access to cardiac care for patients in underserved or remote areas. Through these affiliations, he contributes to advancing cardiac care in regional communities where access to experienced interventional cardiology services makes a meaningful difference.
Outside of his career in interventional cardiology, Christopher Mallavarapu pursues a longstanding passion for chess. An avid chess player and dedicated collector, he has spent years building a collection of exotic, vintage, and one-of-a-kind chess sets sourced from around the world. His focus is on pieces that carry genuine character, sets rooted in specific cultural traditions, built from rare materials, and crafted with a level of artisanship that mass production cannot replicate.
Dr. Mallavarapu is an active member of the online chess collecting community and brings the same deliberate, detail-oriented approach to his collection that has defined his clinical career. For him, chess represents more than a pastime. The strategic depth of the game, the patience it demands, and the discipline of collecting sets with real provenance and history reflect values that run through everything he does.
