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Maria Elena Vega-Sanchez, MD

Maria Elena Vega-Sanchez
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  • Professor of Clinical Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Pulmonary Critical Care

Distinctions
2026 Top Doctors by Philadelphia magazine
5
171 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
About Me
Ratings & Reviews
Publications
About Me
Clinical Interests
  • Sleep medicine
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Asthma
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Interstitial lung disease
Highlights

Dr. Vega-Sanchez was featured in two 6 ABC "Moves in Medicine" segments. Watch the videos to learn more about a new at-home test that can diagnose sleep disorders and how sleep apnea sufferers can find much-needed relief in CPAP machines.

Education
  • MD, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Quito, Ecuador
Training
  • Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • Fellowship, Sleep Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine
Memberships
  • American Thoracic Society
  • American College of Chest Physicians
Awards and Honors
  • Top Doctors, Pulmonary Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2023-2026
  • Most Outstanding Resident, Temple University Hospital
  • Sol Sherry Resident and Fellow Research Forum, Temple University Hospital
Ratings & Reviews

The following ratings and reviews are based on verified feedback collected from independently administered patient experience surveys. The ratings and comments submitted by patients reflect their own views and opinions. Patient identities are withheld to ensure confidentiality and privacy. Learn more about our Patient Experience Ratings.

Ratings Breakdown

Overall Care
5.0
Explained Things Clearly
5.0
Showed Courtesy & Respect
5.0
Discussed Treatment Options
5.0
Recommend Provider
5.0

Patient Comments

5 out of 5 (171 ratings, 39 comments)
06/08/2026

My Dr. Is very concerned about her patients health, In every way. She answered all my questions. Her care and concern really feel that she really cares about her patients. I would definitely recommend her To everyone I even told my daughter and my grandson. That she is great and the have a few breathing problems. So I gave them her office number. She is great.

06/01/2026

Dr Vega is one of the best doctors I h ve met. She is caring and concerned, listens to issues and helps me to build confidence about confronting my health issues.

05/04/2026

Dr. Vega is an excellent and caring specialist.

05/04/2026

Dr. Vega is an excellent and I am very lucky to have her. Her expertise has helped me MANY TIMES In the the past and moving forward. GOD BLASS HER

05/04/2026

Dr. Vega is amazing. She is empathetic, knowledgeable, and has a natural way of explaining medical information in an Inform and relatable fashion.

Offices

Office Locations

Temple Lung Center

3401 N. Broad St

Ambulatory Care Center, 5th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19140

Phone: 800-836-7536

Temple Health Oaks

450 Cresson Boulevard

Oaks Corporate Center, Suite 200

Phoenixville, PA 19460

Phone: 800-836-7536

Publications
Publications

Contributing author of "Smoking and Lung Inflammation: Basic, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research Advances" book sponsored by Springer Science and Business Media. Submitted for publication.

Paz-y-Mino C, Vega ME, Jervis P, Sanchez ME, Leone PE. Consejo Genetico. Metro Ciencia 2003:Vol. 12(2): 5-9.

Vega Sanchez ME, Marchettti N. 36-Year-Oid Woman with Chronic Cough and Pulmonary Nodules [internet]. New York: American Thoracic Society; 2008 [updated 2009 July 1].

Lammi M, Panetta N, Vega ME. Beyond The Blue: What Fellows Are Reading In Other Journals. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012; 185: 1323-24.

Krachman SL,  Tiwari R, Vega ME, Yu D, Soler X, Jaffe F, Kim V, Swift I,  D’Alonzo GE,  Criner GJ. Effect of Emphysema Severity on the Apnea-Hypopnea Index in Smokers with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016. Jul:13(7):1129-35.

Vega ME, Civic B. A Tension Bulla Mimicking Tension Pneumothorax. N Engl J Med 2011; 365(20): 1915.

Vega Sanchez ME, Steiner R. Images in COPD: Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis (Miami). 2015;2(4): In press. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.2.4.2015.0162

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