Nieca Goldberg (born October 21, 1957) is an American physician and author. Her specialty is as a

cardiologist Cardiology () is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular hear ...

. The

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describes Goldberg as a "clinical innovator" and "a nationally recognized pioneer in women’s heart health".

Early life and education

Goldberg decided to become a

because her father suffered from

heart disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, hea ...

while she was in high school. and Goldberg is a graduate of

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

and

SUNY Downstate Medical Center SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) is a public medical school and hospital in Brooklyn, New York. It is the southernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and the only academic medical center for health e ...

. She did her medical residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and a cardiology fellowship at SUNY Downstate. During her time in medical school, she was dismayed to find out that "all medical care was based on what was normal for a 165-pound man".

Career

Goldberg is the Medical Director at the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health at the

NYU Langone Medical Center NYU Langone Health is an academic medical center located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New York University (NYU), and m ...

which opened in 2011. Goldberg was previously Chief of the Women’s Heart Program at

Lenox Hill Hospital Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) is a nationally ranked 450-bed non-profit, tertiary, research and academic medical center located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, servicing the tri-state area. LHH is one of the region's many unive ...

which at the time was the first program of its kind in

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. She was the founder of Total Heart Care in New York, which focuses on women's health care. Goldberg is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the

NYU School of Medicine NYU Grossman School of Medicine is a medical school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. It was founded in 1841 and is one of two medical schools of the university, with the other being the Long Island School o ...

Advocate for women’s heart health

During Goldberg's early training as a doctor, she observed that many women were not being properly diagnosed in regards to heart diseases. Goldberg also discusses how women often neglect their own health in favor of focusing on their family's health issues. Goldberg is a national spokesperson for the

American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability and death ...

and has been in the forefront of the AHA "Go Red for Women" campaign. Goldberg’s involvement as a leadership volunteer with not-for profit organizations concerned with women’s health also includes: co-medical director of the 92nd Street Y Cardio Rehab Program, membership on the Board of Directors of the Society for Women’s Health Research (2015–Present) and as a member of the Woman’s Day Editorial Advisory Board. Goldberg was part of General Mills’ cereal promotion that featured her likeness with a public service message on 3,000,000 boxes of Wheat

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and MultiGrain Chex in 2004. She has also been recognized by the American Heart Association’s "Dr. with Heart Award", '' Woman’s Day'' magazine’s "Red Dress Award" in 2005, Jewish Women International’s "Women to Watch" Award, and "The Women at Heart" 2006 Honoree Award from the Links Greater New York Chapter.

Writing

Goldberg wrote ''Women are Not Small Men: Life-Saving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease in Women'' in order to combat misinformation and ignorance about women's cardiovascular health. It was updated later and retitled ''The Women’s Healthy Heart Program – Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease''. She is also the author of ''Dr. Nieca Goldberg’s Complete Guide to Women’s Health''.

References

External links

NYU Langone Doctors - Nieca Goldberg's Profile
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