Senior Cardiologist  -  Island Cardiac Specialists

Director of Cardiovascular Outreach
Winthrop University Hospital

Richard Schwartz, DO is one of the most skilled interventional cardiologists on Long Island. Having performed thousands of interventional procedures Dr. Schwartz is skilled in many different types of interventional procedures. Dr. Schwartz is privileged to performed advanced cardiovascular procedures, such as percutaneous valvuloplasty, peripheral and renal interventions  and implantation of the Impella® Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device. Only a handful of interventionalists have been certified to use this life saving device.

Dr. Schwartz is a Diplomate of the American Board  of Internal Medicine with board certifications in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. His postgraduate training  included residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowships  in Clinical Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Winthrop University Hospital.

Dr. Schwartz is involved in numerous research programs and was one of the leading contributing interventionalists in the New York State  C-Port  trials.