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, 2012-2020
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Paul Fortia & team are fantastic.
For the past several years I visit Dr Forfia to follow-up on my case. He has always been very informative and attentive to my situation.
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Found Dr. Forfia and his nurse [...] to be patient, informative very professional, relatable, I felt at ease and in good hands found support staff very friendly, helpful.
Dr. Forfia has been my provider for 4 years. He is very intelligent and knowledgeable. However, he does not respond sympathetically to questions.
Dr. spent a great deal of time with me discussing my health isssues.
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.