Richa Agarwal
Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension

Dr. Richa Agarwal

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Transplant Surgery
Duke Health
Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Advanced in Pulmonary Hypertension
Duke Health
Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

I specialize in the care of patients with cardiomyopathies, advanced heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension. I was drawn to this field because of the complexity of diseases and the potential to dramatically improve patients' lives through drug therapy, mechanical heart devices, or heart transplantation. As a transplant cardiologist, I enjoy caring for my patients through different disease stages and challenges and helping them to thrive. Outside of work, I enjoy exercising and spending time with my two sons and husband.

Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 63 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 13 articles in the study of Pulmonary Hypertension.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiology
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Med, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board Of Internal Med, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Fellowships
Cardiovascular Disease, University of Chicago (Illinois), Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, University of Chicago (Illinois), Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, Columbia University/NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-681-5816
Other Locations
Duke University Hospital
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-684-8111

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Agarwal has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Heart Failure
Pulmonary Hypertension
Cardiomyopathy

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


63 Total Publications

From Zero to Zero Sum: Heart Offers in the Donation After Circulatory Death Era.
From Zero to Zero Sum: Heart Offers in the Donation After Circulatory Death Era.
Journal: JACC. Heart failure
Published: September 07, 2025
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