Paul Forfia
@PForfiaPHDOC
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CoDirector Pulmonary Hypertension, CTEPH/PTE and Right Heart Failure Program. Temple Heart and Vascular Center; Cardiologist; BJJ practitioner.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined April 2017
So proud of our #1 Team of Cardiology attendings, nurses, and entire team! #PH Accredited CCC @PHAssociation 💜
Temple Pulmonary Hypertension Program team attended @PHAssociation’s Philly #O2BreatheWalk! #TempleHealth was the top fundraising #PH center in the region. Co-Directors Dr. @PForfiaPHDOC & Dr. @anjalivaidyaMD spoke about the evolution of PH treatment and Temple’s impactful work.
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RV failure thread 1/4 Post 1/5 @accpchest #CHEST2024 session: “Mgmt of PAH in ICU: Keeping the RV 😄” Pearls from @anjalivaidyaMD Topic: “Mechanical Support in RV Failure” Can’t miss. Bookmark thread👇🏻 Should I use an RVAD in PAH RV failure? Find out👇🏻
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Dr. @PForfiaPHDOC & Dr. @AnjalivaidyaMD, Co-Directors of Temple’s Pulmonary Hypertension Program, sharing their expertise at #CHEST2024 through impactful panels & presentations! 👏 #ItTakesTempleHealth
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📢 Apply now for July 2025: Advanced #PulmonaryHypertension Fellowship (1 yr) @TempleHealth @TempleCards in Philadelphia, PA https://t.co/PuLbdZ0giP Email/Apply: PHFellowship@TempleHealth.org ALL forms of PH, emphasis on hemodynamics, echo-Doppler, iCPET, CTEPH, & more‼️
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Get ready for CVI’s Philadelphia Heart Failure Symposium! Dive into cutting-edge topics with top experts, from breakthrough therapies to innovative devices and advanced management strategies. Brochure: https://t.co/HSMnau9k6o Register today: https://t.co/MN1Lzdn36E
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Why attend CVI’s Philadelphia Heart Failure Symposium on October 20, 2024? Here are the top 5 reasons you won't want to miss it! Brochure: https://t.co/HSMnau9RVW Register today: https://t.co/MN1LzdnAWc
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Congrats! Taking care of all forms of #PulmonaryHypertension from far & wide here @templemedschool @PHAssociation
@PForfiaPHDOC @anjalivaidyaMD @EstefaniaOS #ahmedsadek @MartinGKeaneMD @RiyazBashir @VladLakhter
Temple Heart & Vascular Institute (THVI) has earned re-accreditation as a Center of Comprehensive Care from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association! This highest honor reflects the dedication to PH patients through top-tier care, research, and education. Congrats to the THVI team!
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Looking forward to speaking on Hemodynamic Profiles of Heart Failure 10/20/24 @TempleCards @CarlyFabrizio @docwhitman @TempleHealth
Get ready for CVI’s Philadelphia Heart Failure Symposium! Dive into cutting-edge topics with top experts, from breakthrough therapies to innovative devices and advanced management strategies. Brochure: https://t.co/HSMnau9k6o Register today: https://t.co/MN1Lzdn36E
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Phenotypic Shift, Varied Vasculopathy in IPAH - heterogeneity w/in the vascular phenotype & clinical makeup of pts even w/ the same PAH type Nice @accpchest paper by Nossent, Vonk Noordegraaf My commentary @Medscape:
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TF #CTEPH @AssociationWsph w/ Jenkins, Simonneau, Matsubara, Delcroix, Kim et al #WSPH2024 #WSPH 🩸 Expert Centers require: High volume >50 PTEs/yr w/ distal ability, <3% mortality, >100 BPAs/yr w/ near 0% mortality (👀👋🏼@TempleCards @TempleHealth @PForfiaPHDOC @RiyazBashir)
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Sharing @TempleHealth 1Yr #PulmonaryHypertension /#PVD Fellowship in Philadelphia, USA 🏆Apply now❗️future PH leaders PHFellowship@TempleHealth.org 🏆Join @TempleCards: ALL PH 🫀🫁, #iCPET,🤰PH, #CTEPH, & more. 🔗 https://t.co/PN7BCSQ8hZ💻
#WSPH2024 @AssociationWsph #WSPH
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Congrats to #SuneeshAnand Graduating from our @TempleCards Advanced #PulmonaryHypertension #PulmonaryVascular Disease Fellowship! ➡️ @ClevelandClinic #PH Faculty & ALL of our🫀Cardiology, IC & EP Fellow grads: Amine Nasri, Eric Chang, Jay Kloo! #TempleMade🦉
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📣Grand Rounds @templemedschool - tmrw 6/4 🕛 12pm Erny Auditorium @TempleHealth
@TempleCards Advanced #PulmonaryHypertension #PVD Fellow: 📍Dr. Suneesh Anand: “RV-PA Coupling: Clinical Implications in PH” 🫀🫁 📍 🔜 @ClevelandClinic #PH Faculty #ThePeoplesVentricle
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Sharing @TempleHealth Advanced 1Yr #PulmonaryHypertension /#PVD Fellowship in Philadelphia, USA 🏆Apply now‼️by 7/31/24 🗓️ PHFellowship@TempleHealth.org 🏆Led by @anjalivaidyaMD 🏆Join @TempleCards for ALL PH 🫀🫁, #iCPET,🤰PH, #CTEPH 🔗 https://t.co/NRtfwUKDom💻
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Congratulations to my @TempleCards colleagues @RiyazBashir for @templemedschool Research mentoring and @anjalivaidyaMD for the @TempleUniv #Lindback award for Distinguished Teaching.
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Temple's @anjalivaidyaMD and @TempleMedSchool cardiologists have come up with the virtual echocardiography screening tool (VEST) – a virtual screening tool that greatly simplifies the process of diagnosing pulmonary hypertension. Read more: https://t.co/GVXxLEX9Ze
templehealth.org
Cardiologists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have come up with a virtual screening tool that greatly simplifies the process of diagnosing a complex form of heart failure...
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#mdpijcm 🤗Call for Reading Intravenous Diuresis in Severe Precapillary Pulmonary-Hypertension-Related Right Heart Failure: Effects on Renal Function and Blood Pressure 👥@LyanaLabrada et al. @DBelardoMD @PForfiaPHDOC 🔗 https://t.co/NZ940lLHsk
#cardio #heart #clinical
mdpi.com
In patients with right heart failure (RHF) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), classical teaching often advises cautious diuresis in the setting of ‘preload dependence’ to avoid renal injury and...
Intravenous Diuresis in Severe Precapillary Pulmonary-Hypertension-Related Right Heart Failure: Effects on Renal Function and Blood Pressure. https://t.co/9jIpqPsdmr
#MedEd #POCUS #Nephrology #FOAMed
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📣Congratulations 🎉🌟 to @anjalivaidyaMD on this well-deserved teaching honor, we get to experience every day!
#TempleMed professors Dr. Robert Bettiker and @anjalivaidyaMD were both recognized for their remarkable dedication to education and mentorship at this year’s @TempleUniv Faculty Awards Ceremony. Please join us in congratulating them!
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Temple #PulmonaryHypertension dream team @anjalivaidyaMD @PForfiaPHDOC @EstefaniaOS #AhmedSadek representing! Including sessions on #CTEPH & #BPA with @RiyazBashir @VladLakhter 🤩
Temple Heart & Vascular Institute cardiology faculty had a substantial presence throughout at The American College of Cardiology 2024 Scientific Sessions in Atlanta, GA, April 6 through 8 #ACC24
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