
Richard Lawrence Weinberg MD PhD
Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
Medical Director, Nuclear Cardiology Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Cardiology Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
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675 N Saint Clair StSte 19100700Chicago, IL 60611
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Summary
- Dr. Richard Weinberg is a Cardiology specialist based in Chicago, IL, with subspecialties in Nuclear Cardiology and Preventive Cardiology. He completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center , and his internal medicine residency at the same institution. Additionally, he holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Biochemistry from Columbia University. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor at Northwestern Medicine and Medical Director of Nuclear Cardiology. Previously, he was on faculty at the University of Michigan, where he was the associate program director for the cardiovascular diseases fellowship. His notable publications cover various areas of nuclear cardiology, including myocardial flow reserve assessment and imaging of cardiac inflammation and infection.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital(Cornell Campus)/Coney Island HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2010 - 2015
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2010
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2008
University of Cambridge, Gonville and Caius CollegePhD, Chemistry, 2000 - 2004
Columbia UniversityBA, Biochemistry, Summa Cum Laude, with Honors in Chemistry, 1996 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2021 - 2029
MI State Medical License 2015 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2016
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- American Board of Clinical LipidologyDiplomate, Clinical Lipidology
- American Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate, Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyDiplomate, Nuclear Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Outgoing Public Health Reporting from EpicCare Functionality, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- How to transition from single photon emission computed tomography to positron emission tomography for evaluation of coronary artery disease.Richard L Weinberg, Paul C Cremer, Rupa Sanghani
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2026-07-01 - Pre-Transplant Cardiac Evaluation in Liver Transplant Recipients.Michael Dybala, Jacob Sterling, Lisa B VanWagner, Daniel R Schimmel, Richard L Weinberg
Liver Transplantation. 2026-06-03 - It takes two to tango: Hydroxychloroquine cardiotoxicity and concomitant transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis.Lamis El Harake, Ike Okwuosa, Susan Lehrer, Sanjiv Shah, Richard Weinberg
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2026-05-01
Authored Content
- The Evolving Future of PCSK9 InhibitorsJuly 2018
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