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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Doctors and Care Team

At Temple, we have one of the most experienced teams in the country to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). We can offer patients a procedure called PTE surgery (pulmonary thromboendarterectomy), the only treatment proven to correct CTEPH.

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Temple recently achieved a clinical milestone by performing more than 325 pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE) surgeries – a complex procedure offered at only a handful of hospitals in the U.S.

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The Temple Heart & Vascular Institute's Temple Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & CTEPH/PTE Program has earned the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Center of Comprehensive Care designation for our demonstrated ability to effectively diagnose and treat patients with all forms of pulmonary hypertension.

Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Doctors and Care Team

Paul Forfia, MD

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Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP

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Riyaz Bashir, MD, FACC

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Vladimir Lakhter, DO

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Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD

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