Clinical Interests
- Pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure
- Acute and chronic thromboembolic disease
- Right ventricular disease
- Valvular heart disease
- Cardiopulmonary diseases
- Cardiomyopathies
- Heart transplant
- Congenital heart disease associated pulmonary hypertension
Research Interests
- Right heart function
- Exercise physiology related to pulmonary hypertension and dyspnea
- Pulmonary hypertension
- CTEPH
Education
- MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Training
- Fellowship, Cardiology and Heart Failure/Transplant, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Board Certification
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Internal Medicine
Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
- International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2012-2019
Dr. Forfia is the go-to expert in pulmonary hypertension for the entire region.
I cannot praise Dr. Forfia & his staff enough. They have helped me so much & have shown me the utmost respect with me & my health care.
I see 4 practices at TU. This is the most efficiently run and the most consistently staffed with the same people. I have been with Dr. Forfia for over 7 years and would follow him anywhere. Especially if he brought this staff.
Very good.
Always re-assuring, explains everything clearly you always learn something - compares in past results to prevent ones shows improvement state of health and scale of where you sand health-wise!! Team is excellent obviously & cares about his patients also!!!
Always a nice experience at Dr. Paul Forfia office along with all staff pleasant & informative.
Always a great experience with Dr. Forfia & his nurse [...] they are wonderful!
I received excellent care and I feel my condition improved due to Dr. Forfia and staff.
The staff and Clinicians at Dr. Paul Forfias office are second to none in efficiency caring and concerned.n. I always recommend them.
Excellent care
[...] Dr. Forfia is a hypertension specialist, not one to take care of my problem. However he was very nice and spent 40 min. with me discussing my overall health [...].
Dr. Forfia has improved my quality of life tremendously.
Dr. Forfia knowledge & expertise for my condition is phenomenal. [...]
Great
Always are taken care of.
Dr. Forfia is the finest doctor I have ever had. He takes time to be certain all my needs, questions and fears are addressed fully. He explains options thoroughly. He tales the time to review test results with me. He is EXCEPTIONAL.