Anjali Vaidya

Anjali Vaidya, MD, is a Professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, serving as Director of Advanced Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure & CTEPH Program and Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship at Temple University Hospital. She also holds leadership roles as Associate Program Director for Cardiology Fellowship and Assistant Dean for Faculty Development.

• MD, Boston University School of Medicine
• Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship, Pulmonary Hypertension, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship, Advanced Echocardiography, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Her research focuses on Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart Failure, Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension, and Exercise Physiology. Her clinical work includes Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Ventricular Assist Devices, and Heart Transplantation.

Scientific contributions include:

• Echocardiographic methods for pulmonary hypertension hemodynamic assessment
• Biomarker profiles for pulmonary arterial hypertension progression
• Renal-cardiac interactions in end-stage renal disease
• Post-surgical right ventricular function evaluation
• Medical ethics in genomic sequencing applications

• 2024 Temple University Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching
• 2023 LKSOM Educational Excellence Award
• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society

Dr. Vaidya leads the Pulmonary Hypertension Fellowship at Temple University Hospital and contributes to faculty development initiatives. She is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease, with active memberships in 12 professional societies including the American College of Cardiology and American Thoracic Society.