Sandeep Sahay, MD, ATSF is a dedicated pulmonary and critical care physician specializing in pulmonary vascular diseases. Originally from India, he completed medical school at the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi. He pursued residency training at Cleveland Clinic hospitals and a fellowship at the University of Texas, Houston. Driven by a deep passion for pulmonary vascular diseases, he joined the Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Program at Houston Methodist Hospital, where he now serves as Director. He is also an Associate Professor affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Sahay is widely recognized for his contributions to pulmonary hypertension, with a strong focus on improving patient outcomes through research in PH treatment, risk stratification, and ILD-associated PH. As a national leader in the field, he serves as the principal investigator for multiple Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials investigating novel therapies for PH. His expertise has led to invitations to scientific steering committees, national leadership roles, and participation in guideline panels, as well as collaborations with industry and regulatory agencies. Currently, he chairs the Pulmonary Vascular Diseases Section of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). He was awarded the ACCP CHEST PAH Research Grant in 2017 to study the role of estrogen in portopulmonary hypertension. He has served two consecutive terms on the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Membership Committee and is chairing guideline/consensus statement task forces with the ISHLT, European Respiratory Society, ATS, and CHEST. Additionally, he holds key roles in the American Thoracic Society’s Pulmonary Circulation Assembly, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association’s Scientific Leadership Committee, and the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute’s innovative drug development initiative. Over the years, Dr. Sahay has played vital role in program development for annual meetings at CHEST, ISHLT, and PVRI. He has published extensively on pulmonary hypertension and serves as Associate Editor for Pulmonary Circulation, JHLT Open, and Respiratory Medicine. His expertise is further recognized through service on endpoint adjudication committees and Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs) for NIH-funded studies and multiple clinical trials.
An enthusiastic educator, Dr. Sahay enjoys mentoring faculty, fellows, and medical colleagues worldwide. He has been honored with the Distinguished CHEST Educator Award four consecutive times since 2020. He finds immense fulfillment in caring for PH patients and believes that he has learned invaluable lessons from them. His passion for advancing care in pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease continues to drive his clinical, research, and educational endeavors.