Cardiac Sarcoidosis

There are many different forms of cardiovascular (heart) disease.  The most common cause of cardiovascular disease is narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart itself.  This is called coronary artery disease and happens slowly over time.  Other kinds of heart problems may happen to the valves in the heart, or the heart may not pump well and cause heart failure.  Some people are born with cardiovascular disease.

Programs + Services


Cardiac Sarcoidosis Program

The Cardiac Sarcoidosis team at Tufts Medical Center participates in multi-center cardiac sarcoidosis research projects and stay at the forefront of advances in cardiac sarcoidosis diagnosis and treatment.
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Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment at Tufts MC

Tufts Medical Center in Boston is proud to offer expert care for patients with interstitial lung diseases.
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Doctors + Care Team

Christina Anderlind, MD

Christina Anderlind, MD

Accepting New Patients

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Medical Director, Interstitial Lung Disease and Sarcoidosis Center; Associate Director, Mycobacteria clinic
Department(s): Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Appt. Phone: 617-636-6377
Fax #: 617-636-1649

Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, ILD associated with rheumatic diseases, Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Organizing Pneumonia, Post-COVID inflammatory and fibrotic lung disease, Granulomatous Diseases, Sarcoidosis, Cystic lung diseases, tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections, Computational Biomedicine

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Kedar S. Deshpande, MD, FCCP

Kedar S. Deshpande, MD, FCCP

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Pulmonologist, Intensivist
Department(s): Pulmonary, Pulmonary Critical Care
Appt. Phone: 508-383-1525
Fax #: 508-383-1570

COVID, Long COVID, Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary hypertension, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sarcoidosis, Shortness of Breath, Lung Cancer

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Barry L. Fanburg, MD

Barry L. Fanburg, MD

Title(s): Director, Pulmonary Research; Pulmonary Attending Physician; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Appt. Phone: 617-636-6377
Fax #: 617-636-1649

Sarcoidosis, chronic pulmonary disease, emphysema, pulmonary diagnostic problems, cough, asthma, X-ray abnormalities, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)

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Susannah Kay, MD

Susannah Kay, MD

Title(s): Chief, Thoracic Radiology
Department(s): Radiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-0040
Fax #: 617-636-0041

General radiology

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Jenica Upshaw, MD

Jenica Upshaw, MD

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Title(s): Medical Director, Cardio-Oncology Program; Attending Physician, Advanced Heart Failure; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-2273
Fax #: 617-636-5913

Cardio-oncology, heart failure

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Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

Amanda Vest, MBBS, MPH

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Title(s): Director, Advanced HF Program; Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, CardioVascular Center, Cardiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8068
Fax #: 617-636-6030

Cardiology, heart failure, cardiomyopathies (including cardiac amyloidosis, sarcoidosis) heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, pregnancy and heart disease (including peripartum cardiomyopathy)

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Steven C. Vlad, MD, PhD

Steven C. Vlad, MD, PhD

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Accepting New Patients

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Online Scheduling Available

Title(s): Rheumatologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Medicine, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5990
Fax #: 617-636-2388

General rheumatology, spondyloarthropathies, psoriatic arthritis and anklylosing spondylitis

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Research + Clinical Trials


Cardiac Sarcoidosis Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial (CHASM CS-RCT).

Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing low dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone)/Methotrexate combination to standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone) in patients diagnosed with acute active clinically manifest cardiac sarcoidosis and not yet treated. The Investigators hypothesize that low dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone)/Methotrexate combination will be as effective as standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone), and result in significantly better quality of life and less toxicity than standard dose Prednisone(or Prednisolone).
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