Richard G Bach MD

Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Professor of Medicine; Washington University Schoool of Medicine

4921 Parkview PlSt. Louis, MO 63110
Phone+1 314-362-1963
Fax+1 314-362-4278

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Summary

Dr. Richard Bach is a cardiologist located in Saint Louis, MO, specializing in interventional cardiology and cardiac critical care. He graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1984 and completed his residency and fellowship in cardiovascular disease at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine since 1999. Dr. Bach has expertise in areas such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and valvular heart disease. He has published numerous articles in esteemed journals and has received several honors, including being named one of America's Top Doctors by Castle Connolly and holding fellowships with the American Heart Association and other prestigious societies.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1988 - 1991
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1984

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Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1991 - 2027
OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1994 - 2023
NY State Medical License 1986 - 1992
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2019
Fellow (FAHA) American Heart Association
Fellow (FSCAI) Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
A Deep Learning Model to Guide Personalized Mechanical Circulatory Support Use in Cardiogenic Shock Patients Undergoing PCI.
Amit P Amin, Richard G Bach, Emmanouil S Brilakisa, Darren C Tsang, Weili S Zheng
JACC. Advances. 2026-01-01
Use of Cangrelor for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Insights From the CAMEO Registry.
Jennifer A Rymer, Courtney Page, Brooke Alhanti, Cayla Pichan, Aman Kansal
JACC. Advances. 2025-12-01
1 citations
Valsartan and Cardiac Remodeling in Early-Stage Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The VANISH Randomized Clinical Trial Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Substudy.
John W Ostrominski, Brian L Claggett, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Anna Axelsson Raja, Sharlene M Day
JAMA Cardiology. 2025-06-01

Lectures

Needle Knives and Screws: Challenges and Conundrums in HCM
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019

Press Mentions

Effect of Simvastatin-Ezetimibe Compared with Simvastatin Monotherapy After Acute Coronary Syndrome Among Patients 75 Years or Older: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical TrialSeptember 1st, 2019
Intensive Lipid-Lowering Slashes CVD in Elderly ACS PatientsJuly 19th, 2019
Vytorin Benefit Greatest in Oldest PatientsJuly 18th, 2019