DEPARTMENT HEALTH SPOTLIGHT SLUG
Is There a (Black) Heart Doctor in the House?
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER
Newark Beth Israel has one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant centers. Dr. Montgomery says “It’s really multidisciplinary as to how we address patients. We really evaluate patients completely. We address patients not only from their ess than 3% of cardiologists in the U.S. clinical aspects but also from other social aspects they are African American but you don’t may have (including) financial issues. All these things have to look any further than Newark, work together to help us properly serve our patients.” New Jersey if you are in the market Kimberly says she is grateful for the treatment for a heart doctor who may be culturally aware. Dr. Matthew Montgomery specializes in Dr. Matthew Montgomery Fredrick received. “Knowing how comfortable Dr. Montgomery made my husband gave me peace of mind and advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, assurance that he was receiving the best treatment.” heart transplantation and coronary interventions at Newark Newark Beth Israel has one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant Beth Israel Medical Center’s Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transcenters. Dr. Montgomery joined their team in 2020. He holds a Master’s in plant Program. Public Health from Yale School of Public Health and a Master’s in BusiKimberly Prime, whose husband Fredrick was a patient at Newness Administration from St. Joseph’s University. He completed his ark Beth Israel Medical Center before his passing in 2022, says that it medical education at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and was important to her husband that his cardiologist looked like him. “He his internal medicine residency at Aria-Jefferson Health. dN called me right after his first appointment with Dr. Montgomery. He was so excited that his cardiologist was African American,” she recalls. While 60% of African Americans have cardiovascular disease, If you have cardiovascular problems and need more information, contact according to the American Heart Association, fewer than 3% of cardithe Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Program at Newark ologists are Black, according to a study in the Journal of the American Beth Israel Medical Center at rwjbh.org/heart or call 973-926-7205. Heart Association.
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