Richard A Shlofmitz MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Chairman Cardiology St Francis Hospital
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100 Port Washington Blvd..Roslyn, NY 11576
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Overview of Dr. Shlofmitz
Dr. Richard Shlofmitz is a cardiologist in Roslyn, NY and is the chairman of cardiology at St Francis Hospital. He received his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology with expertise in intravascular imaging with OCT and calcium ablation
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1986
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1984
New York University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1993 - Present
NY State Medical License 1981 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Newsday - Top Doctors on Long Island Castle Connolly, 2008, 2010-2014
Clinical Trials
- The Saint Francis Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Trial (SaFR) Start of enrollment: 2010 Mar 01
- Plavix, Prasugrel and Drug Eluting Stents Pilot Trial Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Versus Uncoated Balloon for Coronary In-Stent Restenosis: Two-Year Follow-Up of the AGENT-IDE Randomized Clinical Trial.Jeffrey Moses, Jiho Han, Richard Shlofmitz, William Bachinsky, Suhail Dohad
Circulation. 2026-07-07 - Photon-Counting Detector CT Reduces Calcium Overestimation Compared With Energy-Integrating Detector CT: Micro-CT Validation in Cadaveric Arteries.Doosup Shin, Lionel Chong, Matthew Cannata, Eric Wolff, Adil Ansari
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-05-17 - Efficacy and Safety of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty in Patients With In-Stent Restenosis With vs Without Diabetes.Prakriti Gaba, Brian K Jefferson, Richard Shlofmitz, Jeffrey W Moses, William Bachinsky
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2026-05-01
Journal Articles
- Safety of Same-Day Discharge After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Orbital AtherectomyRichard Shlofmitz, Evan Shlofmitz, Theofanis Tsiamtsiouris, Andrew Berke, Andrew Lituchy, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- Step-by-Step OCT: From Pre-Intervention Through Stent Optimization to Assessment of ComplicationsCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019
- The Changing Interventional Practice: Managing a Complex PCI Patient PopulationCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/27/2019
- The Concept of Precision PCI: OCT Guidance in Everyday Practice2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Press Mentions
Shockwave Medical Launches New Coronary IVL CatheterMay 16th, 2023- How Covid-19 Affects Heart Health, According to DoctorsFebruary 8th, 2022
Cardiovascular Systems Announces Presentation of Data from Large Coronary Orbital Atherectomy Study at the TCT Connect 2020 ConferenceOctober 7th, 2020
Professional Memberships
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