RobertLBerkowitzMD

Cardiology • Hackensack, NJ

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation

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Office
HUMC Heart Failure and PAH Program
20 Prospect Avenue Suite 201
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone+1 551-996-4849

Fax+1 551-996-5703
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Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1989
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1989 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Hyponatremia Registry for Patients With Euvolemic and Hypervolemic Hyponatremia Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
An Analysis of Global Research Trends and Top-Cited Research Articles in Cardio-Oncology
Giselle A. Suero-Abreu, Aldo Barajas-Ochoa, Robert Berkowitz> ;Cardiology Research. 2021 Sep 9
51 citations
Multifaceted highly targeted sequential multidrug treatment of early ambulatory high-risk SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19).
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7 citations
Assessment of the Effect of the Go Red for Women Campaign on Search Engine Queries for Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Giselle A. Suero-Abreu, Aldo Barajas-Ochoa, Arturo Perez-Peralta, Edward Rojas, Robert Berkowitz> ;Cardiology Research. 2020 Aug 1
21 citations
Milrinone Dosing and a Culture of Caution in Clinical Practice
Luke Yong Zheng Chong, Kumar Satya, Bernard Kim, Robert Berkowitz> ;Cardiology in Review. 2018 Jan 1
Systemic thrombolysis: cure for prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis in the comorbid, non-surgical candidate.
Brian Beckord, Robert Berkowitz, Cholene Espinoza, Neil Anand> ;BMJ Case Reports. 2014 May 30
67 citations
Uremic cardiomyopathy: an underdiagnosed disease.
Eyad Alhaj, Nehad Alhaj, Ifad Ur Rahman, Tariq O. Niazi, Robert Berkowitz, Marc Klapholz> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2013 Jul 1
38 citations
Nocturia, sleep and daytime function in stable heart failure.
Nancy S. Redeker, Laura Adams, Robert Berkowitz, Lenore Blank, Ronald S. Freudenberger, Michele Gilbert, Joyce A. Walsleben, Mark J. Zucker, David M. Rapoport> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2012 Jul 1
5 citations
Irreversible End‐Stage Cardiomyopathy Following a Single Dose of Cyclophosphamide
Sina Dadfarmay, Robert Berkowitz, Bernard Kim> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2012 Jul 1
Chordal tethering: a unique cause of structural mitral regurgitation in dilated cardiomyopathy.
Saqib Masroor, Robert Berkowitz, John C. Alexander> ;Innovations. 2007 May 1
63 citations
Near-maximal fractional oxygen extraction by active skeletal muscle in patients with chronic heart failure.
Stuart D. Katz, Carol S. Maskin, Guillaume Jondeau, Thomas Cocke, Robert Berkowitz, Thierry H. LeJemtel> ;Journal of Applied Physiology. 2000 Jun 1
25 citations
Anaerobic threshold detection in patients with congestive heart failure
Stuart D. Katz, Robert Berkowitz, Thierry H. LeJemtel> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1992 Jun 15
Fetal echocardiography. A tool for evaluation of in utero cardiac arrhythmias and monitoring of in utero therapy: analysis of 71 patients.
Kleinman CS, Donnerstein RL, Jaffe CC, DeVore GR, Weinstein EM, Lynch DC, Talner NS, Berkowitz RL, Hobbins JC> ;Am. J. Cardiol.. 1983-01-15
Fetal echocardiography for evaluation of in utero congestive heart failure.
Kleinman CS, Donnerstein RL, DeVore GR, Jaffe CC, Lynch DC, Berkowitz RL, Talner NS, Hobbins JC> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1982-03-11
An evidence-based algorithm for the use of B-type natriuretic testing in acute coronary syndromes.
McCullough, P. A., Peacock, W. F., O'Neil, B., de Lemos, J. A., Lepor, N. E., Berkowitz, R.> ;Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2010
5 citations
B-type natriuretic Peptide and the diagnosis of acute heart failure.
Robert Berkowitz> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2004 Jan 1
2 citations
Current and Emerging Issues With B‐Type Natriuretic Peptide
Marc A. Silver, Clive Rosendorff, Robert Berkowitz, W. Franklin Peacock> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2005 Jul 1
282 citations
Hospitalization for heart failure in the presence of a normal left ventricular ejection fraction ☆: Results of the New York heart failure registry
Marc Klapholz, Matthew S. Maurer, April M. Lowe, Frank C. Messineo, Jay S. Meisner, Judith E. Mitchell, Jill Kalman, Robert A. Phillips, Richard M. Steingart, Edward J...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004 Apr 21
18 citations
Differentiating Pulmonary Arterial and Pulmonary Venous Hypertension and the Implications for Therapy
Sina Dadfarmay, Robert Berkowitz, Bernard Kim, Rama Bindu Manchikalapudi> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2010 Nov 1
14 citations
Strategies to reduce hospitalization in the management of heart failure
Robert Berkowitz, Lenore Blank, Suzanne K. Powell> ;Lippincott's Case Management. 2005 Nov 1
11 citations
Application of continuous positive airway pressure in hypoxemic acute respiratory failure associated with diastolic dysfunction in pregnancy.
Deborah A. Hutter, Robert Berkowitz, S. Edward Davis, Hormoz Ashtyani> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2006 May 1
13 citations
Determinants of right ventricular failure in patients admitted with acute left heart failure.
Robert Berkowitz, Eyad Alhaj, Rama Bindu Manchikalapudi, Kumar Satya, Sina Dadfarmay, Ramzan Zakir> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2010 Nov 1
2 citations
A comparison of nesiritide vs. epoprostenol in a patient with precapillary pulmonary hypertension due to scleroderma complicated by postcapillary pulmonary hypertension.
Ramzan M. Zakir, Robert Berkowitz, Muhamed Saric, Hormoz Ashtyani> ;Congestive Heart Failure. 2005 Nov 1
In-hospital mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure requiring intravenous vasoactive medications: an analysis from the Acute Decompensated Heart F...
Abraham, W. T., Adams, K. F., Fonarow, G. C., Costanzo, M. R., Berkowitz, R. L., LeJemtel, T. H., Cheng, M. L., Wynne, J.> ;J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Jul 5
1478 citations
Characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for heart failure in the United States: rationale, design, and preliminary observations from the first 100,000 ca...
Kirkwood F. Adams, Gregg C. Fonarow, Charles L. Emerman, Thierry H. LeJemtel, Maria Rosa Costanzo, William T. Abraham, Robert Berkowitz, Marie Galvao, Darlene P. Horton> ;American Heart Journal. 2005 Feb 1
81 citations
Safety and feasibility of using serial infusions of nesiritide for heart failure in an outpatient setting (from the FUSION I trial)
Clyde W. Yancy, Mitchell T. Saltzberg, Robert Berkowitz, Barry D. Bertolet, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, Kenneth Burnham, Ron M. Oren, Kirk W. Walker, Darlene P. Horto...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

New Law Is Taking Life-Saving Medicine Infusions Away from Heart Failure PatientsMarch 27th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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Hospital Affiliations

Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack, New Jersey