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 Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
- International Society of Heart Lung Transplantation
Awards and Honors
- Top Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease, Philadelphia magazine, 2012-2025
Patient Comments
Dr. Forfia is always clear and detailed about my condition and addresses my concern in a very precise and understandable way.
Dr Forfia excellent doctor.
Ver good experience kind great bed side manner Spoke so he could understand Laura the nurse gave us important numbers Very pleasant experience in a time where faith in medicine has been shattered
Dr. Forfia is an excellent physician. He is open, kind, considerate and takes his time with each patient to address their Individual Issues. His knowledge is boundless and his compassion is huge. Both of these qualities make him the expert I want to work with to deal with my pulmonary hypertention.
Dr. Forfia is very caring, resourceful, and Informative.