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.
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Doctors and Care Team
Pulmonary Hypertension & Right Heart Failure Specialists
William R. Auger, MD
- Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Paul Forfia, MD
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Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & CTEPH Program, Temple University Hospital
- Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus, Temple Health Ft. Washington
Anjali Vaidya, MD, FACC, FASE, FACP
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Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & CTEPH Program, Temple University Hospital
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Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship, Temple University Hospital
- Associate Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Heart Failure
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Interventional Cardiologists
Riyaz Bashir, MD, FACC
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Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
- Director, Vascular and Endovascular Medicine, Temple University Hospital
Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Vladimir Lakhter, DO
- Assistant Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus
Cardiovascular Surgeons
Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD
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Professor, Surgery and William Maul Measey Chair, Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital
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Surgical Director of Thoracic Transplantation, Temple University Hospital
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Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Temple University Hospital
- Co-Surgical Director, Temple Heart & Vascular Institute
Specialties
Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplantation
Locations
Temple University Hospital – Main Campus