Dennis Goodman

MD, FACP, FACC

Member, Scientific Advisory Board

Portrait of Dennis Goodman, MD, FACP, FACC, Member, Scientific Advisory Board

Dennis Goodman, MD, is Director of Integrative Medicine at New York University, where he also serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist in the Department of Cardiology and Preventative Medicine. He is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine, lipidology (cholesterol management), critical care, interventional cardiology, cardiac CT imaging, and integrative medicine. Dr. Goodman graduated cum laude with distinction from the University of Cape Town Medical School in Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr. Goodman completed his Internal Medicine residency and was Chief Medical Resident at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed his cardiology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas. A sought-after national and international speaker, he has been a visiting teaching professor throughout South Africa, Asia, and Europe, and has published many research articles in addition to three books on heart health, including Magnesium, Omega 3s and Vitamin K2. Dr Goodman has a practice, teaches and conducts clinical research at NYU and is also a Talk show host on Sirius Doctor Radio, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs including FOX, NBC and WPIX. He is founder of the Preventative Medicine Lecture series at NYU. Dr. Goodman has consistently been named as one of New York’s Top Doctors and USA Top Doctors as featured in the New York Times and New York Magazine. In addition, he has been named as one of America’s Top Cardiologists and Top Physicians.

Dr. Goodman is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and a member of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. His area of special interest is prevention, early detection and treatment of cardiovascular disease with an integrative approach for optimal patient health care.

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