Dr. Riyaz Bashir obtained a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Kashmir, Amar Singh College in Srinagar, India, in 1992. In 1993, he interned at Srinagar & Associated Hospitals and served as a resident physician in the Internal Medicine Department of the University of Kashmir at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar, India. In 1994, he served as a research assistant at the Nassau University Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American College
of Physicians, and the American Society of Angiology. He has obtained certificates in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine, Core Organology, Vascular Technology, Intravascular Interventional Therapy, and Vascular Medicine. His research areas include internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology, vascular technology, endovascular interventions, and vascular medicine.
Dr. Paul Forfia is a co-director of the Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure, and CTEPH Program at Temple University Hospital, and he is also a medical professor. He is a member of the American
College of Cardiology, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Institute of Pulmonary Vascular Research, with certifications in advanced heart failure and transplantation, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine. His research areas include pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure, acute and chronic thromboembolic disease, right ventricular disease, ventricular heart disease, cardiopulmonary diseases, cardiomyopathies, heart transplant, and congenital heart disease-associated pulmonary hypertension.
