Richard S. Goldweit, MD

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About Richard Goldweit

Richard S. Goldweit, MD, is Chief of Interventional Cardiology and Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Englewood Hospital. Dr. Goldweit is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. He specializes in using catheter-based approaches to treat valvular and coronary heart conditions. He holds a patent in arterial wound closure and invented techniques for noninvasive laser blood pressure measurement and bloodless arterial access. Dr. Goldweit founded or contributed to the creation of Englewood's programs in open-heart surgery, interventional heart attack care, patient blood management, and transcatheter valve replacement (TAVR). He also helped establish collaborative programs in sleep and cardiovascular health, carotid artery stenting, peripheral arterial disease, left ventricular assist devices (IABP, Impella®), cardiac CT angiography, through-the-wrist catheterization, chronic total occlusion (CTO) treatment, and complex high-risk coronary intervention (CHIP).

Dr. Goldweit has lectured on various cardiovascular topics including bloodless cardiac surgery, and his research had appeared in numerous peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Goldweit is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He also served on various state and community task forces and cardiac care committees, including the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services' Cardiac Advisory Research Committee.

Honors & Awards

2020-2016: Castle Connolly Top Doctors New York Metro Area

2019, 2010: New York Magazine Best Doctors

2019, 2018:(201) Magazine Bergen's Top Doctors

2019-2010: Jersey's Best Magazine Top Doctors

2017: Bergen Magazine: Bergen County's Top Doctors

2017-2010: New Jersey Monthly Best Doctors in New Jersey, Cardiovascular Disease: Interventional Cardiology, Sleep Disorders, Cardiac Risk

2014, 2011-2005: New York Magazine Best Doctors in New York, Cardiovascular Disease: Interventional Cardiology, Sleep Disorders, Cardiac Risk

2003,2005-2012,2015: New York Magazine Top Doctors

2016: LifeSaver Award, Extraordinary Emergency Care, Cardiac Arrest Survival, Englewood Hospital

2011, 2014: New York Magazine Best Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease: Interventional Cardiology, Sleep Disorders, Cardiac Risk

2012: Interventional Carotid Care Program Director, Medical Excellence Award, Carotid Artery Stenting: Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation

2012: Heart Attack Care Program Director, Medical Excellence Award, Coronary Care: Top 100 and Top 10% in Nation, CareChex

2011: Community Leadership Award, BVMI: Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Inc., Healthcare

2009: Research and Education Award for Outstanding Contribution to Interventional Cardiology, 14th Annual Recipient

Committees and Leadership Positions

2016-present: Englewood Health Foundation Board Member

2015-present: Co-Director and Co-Founder, Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Program

2012-present: Board Member, Executive Committee, Englewood Health Physician Network

2012-present: Chief, Heart and Vascular Institute

2012-present: Co-Chairman, Patient Blood Management Committee

2012-present: Co-Chairman, Research Advisory Committee

2012-present: Co-Director and Co-Founder, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Programl

2011-present: Chief, Interventional Cardiology

2011-present: Chief, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

2009-present: Associate Medical Director, Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery

2007-present: Founder, Optimized Center for Heart Health: Web-Enabled Optimal Cardiovascular Care

2006-present: Director and Founder, Cardiac CT Angiography Center, Heart and Vascular Institute

2006-present: Director and Founder, HiCare Cardiology Service, Heart and Vascular Institute

2006-present: Founder, Art Gallery Initiative: Englewood Hospital Gallery of Fine Arts, Artistically and Culturally Appropriate Optimization of Community Based Health Care Experience

2003-present: Member, Procedure Review Committee

2001-present: Founder & Co-Director, Center for Sleep & Cardiovascular Health, Heart and Vascular Institute

2001-present: Director and Founder, Nurse Practitioner Cardiology Program, Heart and Vascular Institute

2001-present: Founder & Co-Director, Center for Sleep & Cardiovascular Health, Heart & Vascular Institute

2000-present: Director, Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

2000-present: Director, Cardiology Conference

2000-present: Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Institute

2006-2010: Section Chief, Cardiology

Publications

Goldweit RS. "The Potential for Patient Blood Management in Cardiology," in Patient Blood Management. Thieme Publishers New York, N.Y., Thieme Publishers Stuttgart, Germany, 2015.

Goldweit RS, Borer JS, Jovanovic LG, Drexler AJ, Hochreiter CA, Devereux RB, Peterson CM. Relation of hemoglobin A1 and blood glucose to cardiac function in diabetes mellitus. American Journal of Cardiology 1985;56:642-646.

Magid NM, Young MS, Wallerson DC, Goldweit RS, Carter JN, Devereux RB, Borer JS. Hypertrophic and functional response to experimental chronic aortic regurgitation. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 1988 March 20(3) 239-46.

Young MS, Magid NM, Wallerson DC, Goldweit RS, Devereux RB, Carter JN, Im JY, Borer JS. Echocardiographic left ventricular mass measurement in small animals: anatomic validation in normal and aortic regurgitant rabbits. American Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology 1990;4:145-153.

Herrold EM, Goldweit RS, Carter JN, Zuccotti G, Borer JS. Noninvasive laser-based blood pressure measurement in rabbits. American Journal of Hypertension 1992 March 5(3)197-202.

Magid N, Goldweit RS, Carter JN, Wallerson D, Herrold E, Borer JS. Left ventricular diastolic and systolic performance during chronic experimental aortic regurgitation. American Journal of Physiology 1992 July 263 (1 PT 2):H226-33.

Erlebacher J, Bardwaj M, Suresh A, Leber G, Goldweit R. Beta blacker treatment of idiopathic and ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in patients with ejection fractions < 20%. American Journal of Cardiology, 1993; 71:16,1467-1469.

Moskowitz DM, Klein JJ, Shander A, Cousineau KM, Goldweit RS, Bodian C, Perelman SI, Kang H, Fink DA, Rothman HC, Ergin MA. Predictors of Transfusion Requirements for Cardiac Surgical Procedures at a Blood Conservation Center. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2004;77:626-34.

Lee Y, Malovany R, Goldweit R. Massive Bilateral Hemothorax and Shock by Penetration of Broken Sternal Wire Into Ascending Aorta c (submitted for publication).

Moskowitz DM, McCullough JN, Shander A, Klein JJ, Bodian CA, Goldweit RS, Ergin MA. The Impact of Blood Conservation on Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery: Is it Safe and Effective? Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2010;90:451-458.