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RICHARD L. MUELLER, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FAHA, FASE, New York, NY

Last Updated: 6/7/2011

 

RICHARD L. MUELLER, MD,

FACC, FACP, FCCP, FAHA, FASE


401 EAST 55th STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10022-4103
212-593-9800 Telephone
212-593-5757 Facsimile
nycitydoc@aol.com

 

 

Demographics:     Born 2/16/62, Jersey City, NJ

College:              Brown University, Providence, RI  
                               Sc.B. (B.S.) Neuroscience
                               Magna Cum Laude  1983

Medical School:   University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

                               San Francisco, CA
                               M.D. 1987

Training:            Internship: Internal Medicine 1987-88

                               North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY                                                                                      

                                  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

                           Residency: Internal Medicine 1988-90

                                     North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY

                                Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

                            Chief Residency: Internal Medicine 1990-91

                                  North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY

                            Fellowship: Cardiovascular Diseases               1991-94

                               The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center, NY, NY

                                  

  Medical Practice:    Private Practice, Cardiology & Internal Medicine 1994-

 

       Founding / Managing Partner of:

  Medical Associates of New York  (Multispecialty Group)

  Immediate Medical Care of New York (Urgent Care Center)

  Cardiovascular Diagnostics, PC (Diagnostic Testing Center) 

                            Cosmetic Vein Solutions (Vein Disease Diagnosis & Therapy Center)

                                       Sutton Place Laser Vein + Hair Removal           

                                                                                               (Transdermal Laser Therapy Center)

 

Certification*:       National Board of Medical Examiners                                 1988

                          American Board of Internal Medicine          (# 130194)                     1990

                          ABIM / Cardiovascular Diseases               (# 130194)            1995

National Board of Echocardiography

(Transthoracic & Stress Echocardiography) 1999

American Board of Clinical Lipidology 2006

American Board of Vascular Medicine 2006

Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation, ARDMS       2006

Registered Vascular Technologist, ARDMS 2006

American Board of Phlebology 2008

 

 

Board Recertifications *:

    American Board of Internal Medicine         2000-2010, 2009-2020    

ABIM / Cardiovascular Diseases                              2000-2014, 2010-2024

National Board of Echocardiography     2009-2019

*  All passed on the first attempt (same for all other examinations listed, i.e. ASE exam, ECG exam, etc.)

 

Laboratory Medical Director:

                            ICANL Certified Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory                               2004 –     (ICANL)

                          ICAEL Certified Echocardiography Laboratory      (TTE, Stress)       2007 –     (ICAEL)

                          ICAVL Certified Non Invasive Vascular Laboratory                     2008 -     (ICAVL)

                          Echocardiography Laboratory                                                 1994 -

Vascular Laboratory 2001 -

Cardiac Graphics Laboratory 1994 -

Clinical Laboratory (CLIA Exempt Status)

 

Professional Societies:

      Fellow, American College of Cardiology                               1996

    Fellow, American College of Physicians      1999

      Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians         1996

                      Fellow, American Heart Association / American Stroke Association

                                     (FAHA) 2001

    Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology (AHA)       1998

      Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography 2003

   Fellow, Society of Geriatric Cardiology      1998

Fellow, American Society of Angiology 2005

Fellow, International College of Angiology        2006

    Specialist in Clinical Hypertension, American Society of Hypertension

                   2001

       Member, American College of Phlebology            2006

Member, International Union of Phlebology 2006

Member, Society for Vascular Ultrasound 2006

    Member, American Medical Association 1987

                        Member / Affiliate, AHA Scientific Council on Epidemiology

& Prevention 2003

Member / Affiliate, AHA Scientific Council on Arteriosclerosis,

Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology 2003

Member / Affiliate, AHA Interdisciplinary Working Group on

Quality of Care & Outcomes Research 2003

Member, American Society of Hypertension       2000

Member, Associaton of Hypertension Specialists 2009

    Member, American Society of Echocardiography       1997

    Member, American Society of Echocardiography’s

                  Cardiac Sonography Council 2006

Member, American Society of Echocardiography’s

Vascular Ultrasound Council 2006

       Member, ASE Grassroots Advocacy Network 2006

Member, New York Echocardiography Society 2004

Member, National Lipid Association 2004

Member, Northeast Lipid Association 2004

    Member, New York Cardiological Society

    Member, Columbia-Cornell Care Independent Practice Association

                        Member, Medical Society of the State of NY

                    Member, New York County Medical Society

Member, International Society of Travel Medicine

Member, Civil Aviation Medical Association

    Member, Vascular Biology Working Group                     

Member, ACCP Cardiovascular Disease & Hypertension Network

Member, ACCP Pulmonary Vascular Disease Network 

Member, International Atherosclerosis Society 2008

Member, American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2009

 

Licensure:             New York                      # 176113-1                                       1988 -

                         New Jersey                        # 25MA07693000                          2003 - 2007

    (voluntarily non-renewed)

 

Teaching Appointments:

Current:       Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College    2/09 - 

 

Past:            Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Cornell Univ. Medical College               7/94 – 2/09

Instructor in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College                    7/93 - 6/94

             Fellow in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College              7/91 - 6/93

             Senior Clinical Associate in Medicine, CUMC                         7/90 - 6/91

             Clinical Associate in Medicine, CUMC                         7/88 - 6/90

 

Hospital Appointments:

Current:  Clinical Assistant Attending Physician, New York Presbyterian Hospital   

                         (Weill Cornell campus) 7/93 -

              Assistant Attending Physician, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hosp.Center  7/94 -

               

Past:      Attending Physician, St. Clare’s Medical Center     7/94 - 3/96

      Asst. Attending Physician (Consulting Privileges only),

Hospital for Special Surgery                                          7/93 - 2004        Clinical Fellow, The New York Hospital                    7/91 - 6/93

              Chief Resident, North Shore University Hospital                      7/90 - 6/91

              Resident, NSUH & MSKCC                                      7/88 - 6/90

              Intern, NSUH & MSKCC                                   7/87 - 6/88

 

Hospital Committees:

  Quality Assurance Committee, Dpt. of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital,

Weill Cornell Campus                                                                  1/95–7/02

             Quality Assurance Committee, Dpt. of Medicine, North Shore Univ. Hospital

7/90-6/91

            Emergency & Disaster Response Committee, North Shore Univ. Hospital    "      "

 

Other Committees:

Heart, Lung, & Cancer Committee, Medical Society of the State of NY 2003 -

 

Certification:  American Heart Association Lipid Disorders Training Center Course 

                                 (for designation as an Intermediate Level Lipid Specialist),

                                 Johns Hopkins University Lipid Clinic                          6/93

           Carotid Ultrasound Imaging Course, Hewlett-Packard Company 6/95

          Peripheral Vascular Ultrasound Imaging Course, Hewlett-Packard Co. 6/95

                    Stress Echocardiography Course, ACC Heart House                                    1993

       Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certified           Ongoing; Expires 1/11

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Instructor, NYP Hospital      1993-94

        Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association, with

Special Commendation for Self-Directed Learning; 3 Yr. CME Certificate

                             2/96-2/99, 2/99-2/02, 11/01-11/04, 7/03-7/06, 7/06-7/09, 7/09-7/12

        ECG Exam - American College of Cardiology’s ECG Proficiency Exam 6/96

ASE (American Society of Echocardiography) Exam

– Certifying Examination, National Board of Echocardiography 9/99

        Aviation Medicine Course, Federal Aviation Administration                  12/00                                           

        Aviation Medical Certification Standards & Procedures Course, FAA 12/00

        Clinical Aerospace Physiology Review for AMEs Course, FAA       12/00  

                  FAA CAPAME Re-Certification Course for AMEs (online)                                    8/03

                  FAA MAMERC Re-Certification Course for AMEs (online)                        8/03

                  Cardiopulmonary Stress Testing Training Course, Medical Graphics     4/01

                  T Wave Alternans Interpretation Training Course (online), CHI                        8/03

                  Level 3 Certification, BIOZ / ICG Hemodynamic Monitoring                       6/09

                  Dofetilide Prescriber’s Course / Certification (online), Pfizer                        2000

                  CT Angiography Training Preceptorship (with Stephen Koch, MD)            8/03

Identification & Reporting of Child Abuse & Maltreatment Course (NY) 3/13/91

Infection Control Course (NY State)     7/5/94, 9/15/98, 6/4/02, 4/21/06, 2010

                   JCAHO Organizational Readiness Training                                                            10/06           

                   Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) Training (Diomed, Inc.)                        4/06, 6/06

               Sclerotherapy Training / Preceptorship (Diomed, Inc.) 4/06, 6/06

                   Sclerotherapy Preceptorship (Alvin Adler, MD)                                                2007                             Laser Safety Training for New York Presbyterian Hospital Physicians    10/10

   

Citations:

         Aviation Medical Examiner, Federal Aviation Administration                   12/00-8/05

         Participating Physician, Referral Network, National Dysautonomia

Research Foundation

                   United Healthcare / Oxford Cardiology Premium Quality of Care Designee     2007

 

Commendations:

         Listed in Cardiovascular Section, "How to Find the Best Doctors, New York

Metro Area.” New York: Castle, Connolly Medical, Ltd., 1997 & 1999 editions.

(elected by peers)

 

Listed in Cardiovascular Section, "Top Doctors - New York Metro Area.” New 

                   York: Castle, Connolly Medical, Ltd., 4th- 15th editions

                   (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).

                   (elected by peers)

 

                  Listed, "Best Doctors in America.” 2009-2010, 2011-2012. (elected by peers)

 

                  Nominated, "America’s Top Doctors.” New York: Castle, Connolly Medical, Ltd. (2006).

 

                  Selected, "Patients’ Choice Award.” MDx Medical, Inc. (2010).

 

Listed, "Strathmore’s Who’s Who,” 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2005-2006, 

2007-2008, & 2009-2010 editions.

Listed, "Guide to America’s Top Physicians”. Washington, DC:

Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2003-2009 editions. 

Listed, "Guide to America’s Top Cardiologists.” Washington, MD:

Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2006-2009 editions.

Listed, "National Register’s Who’s Who In Executives & Professionals,”

2004-2005 edition.

Listed, "Marquis Who’s Who in America,” 2005, 2006, 2007 editions.

Listed, "Marquis Who’s Who in Science & Engineering,” 2006-2007 edition.

Listed, "Manchester Who’s Who,” 2005-2006 edition.

Listed, "Madison Who’s Who Among Executives & Professionals,” 2007-2008 ed.

Selected, Best Doctors (NYC), in "BetterLiving Magazine,” 2004 edition.

Selected, Society of Industry Leaders, 2007.

 

Teaching:

         Medical Residents & Cardiology Fellows at New York

                  Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Med. Ctr. (several rotations)                1994 - 1996

 

         Medical Students, Medical Residents, Roosevelt Hospital - Columbia

                               U. College of Physicians & Surgeons                                Fall, 1994

        

Medical Students, Cornell University Medical College; Tutor, Genes &

          Development Course      Fall, 1997

 

         Physician’s Assistants, PA Program Core Curriculum Lecture, New York

          Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus Fall, 2000

 

Dpt. of Medicine Housestaff Conference, "Treatment of Hyperlipidemia – 2003.”

New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus (cited below) 9/3/03

 

Publications:   Journals:

            Lent CM, Mueller RL, & Haycock DA. Chromatographic & Histochemical
                             Identification of Dopamine Within an Identified Neuron in the Leech
                             Nervous System. Journal of Neurochemistry 1983;41:481-490.

          Mueller RL, Scheidt S. The History of Drugs for Thrombotic Disease:
                             Discovery, Development, and Directions for the Future. Circulation
                             1994;89:432-449.
 
        Mueller RL, Sanborn TA. The History of Interventional Cardiology: Cardiac
                             Catheterization, Angioplasty, and Other Catheter Interventions.
                             American Heart Journal 1995;129:146-172.
 
            Mueller RL. Profiles In Cardiology - Irving S. Wright, MD: Innovator in
                             Cardiovascular Disease. Clinical Cardiology 1995;18:181-183.
 
Mueller RL, Bergman G. Images in Cardiovascular Medicine. Calcific
                            Aortic Stenosis & Associated Lev’s Disease. Circulation 1995;92:3138.
 
           Mueller RL, Rosengart TK, Isom OW. The History of Surgery for Ischemic
           Heart Disease. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997;63:869-878.
 
Mueller RL. First Generation Agents: Aspirin, Heparin, & Coumarins. (In Issue 1:
Marder V, ed. - A Critical Evaluation of Modern Antithrombotics).

Best Practice & Research – Clinical Haematology 2004;17(1):23-53.

           Mueller RL, Rosengart TK, Isom OW. The History of Cardiac Replacement
         Surgery: Cardiac Transplantation and Artificial Heart Implantation.
                             (in preparation).

Abstracts:

         Mueller RL, Supino P, Wallis J, Chlouverakis G, Borer JS.
                     Radionuclide Cine-angiographic Prognostication in Single Vessel
         Coronary Artery Disease. Clinical Research 1993;41(3);610A.

Lu P, Wencker D, Szulc M, Supino PG, Mueller R, Zola B, Casadei G,
         Zanzanico P, Herrold EM, Borer JS. Increased Early and Late
         Thallium-201 Redistribution with Post-Exercise Nitroglycerin in
          patients with Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 1996; 94(I): 722.

 

       Book Sections:

              Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: Health & Medicine Annual.
                        Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.; 1992: 280-282.

           Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: Health & Medicine Annual.
                          Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.; 1993: 276-278.

          Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: Health & Medicine Annual.
                          Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc., 1994: 273-275.

Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: Health & Medicine Annual.
                            Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc., 1995: 268-271.

Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: Health & Medicine Annual.
            Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc., 1996: 272-275.

Mueller RL. The Heart & Circulatory System. In: New Book of Popular
                           Science. Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.; 1994:Vol. 5:195-204.

          Mueller RL. Heart Disease. In: New Book of Popular Science.
                              Danbury, CT: Grolier, Inc.; 1994:Vol. 5:418-420.

             Mueller RL & Scheidt S. Nitroglycerin. In: Messerli FH, ed. Cardiovascular
                    Drug Therapy, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.; 1996:
       865-876.

           Mueller RL & Scheidt S. Long Acting Nitrates. In: Messerli FH, ed.
Cardiovascular Drug Therapy, 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co.;
       1996: 876-881.
 
              Mueller RL. Irving S. Wright, MD: Innovator in Cardiovascular Disease. (see above)
In: Hurst JW, Conti CR, & Fye WB, eds. Profiles in Cardiology.
                        Mahwah, NJ: Clinical Cardiology Publishing Co., Inc.; 2003; Vol. I;312-314.

 

         Newsletters:

         Mueller RL. Optimal Treatment for Coronary Disease: Angioplasty or
                     Bypass Surgery? In: Men's Health Confidential. Emmaus, PA:
                             Rodale Press; 1994.

             Mueller RL, Sanborn TA. Randomized Trials of PTCA vs. CABG.
                     In: Interventional Cardiology Newsletter. New York, NY: Elsevier
                                Press, 1994.

 Newspaper Citations

Obituary, Irving S. Wright, MD; The New York Times, 12/21/97, page 51.
Weekend Journal Section, The Wall Street Journal, 6/9/00, page W1. "How  
            Safe is Airplane Air?”

 Life Section, USA Today, 11/17/00, page D1. "Sick of Flying,” by Gene Sloan.

Self Magazine, July 2001 issue. "Air Travel Health,” by Carol Krucoff.

Television Appearances:

Local:

"Good Morning New York” News, Fox Channel 5, New York, NY; 11/1/95.
Cardiac Benefits of Fish Consumption.

National:

"Fox on Health Weekend,” Fox Cable Network; 5/31/97.

Health Effects of Cigar Smoking.

"NBC Nightly News,” 12/20/00. Debate over Health of Airplane Air.

"ABC / Discovery Channel,” Cable Network; 1/19/01. Air Travel Hazards 

"ABC / Discovery Channel,” Cable Network; 1/19/01. Role of Ultrafast CT

      Scanning in Early Detection of Coronary Artery Disease.

CNN; 6/5/03; Air Travel Hazards (invited).

 

Clinical Trials Participation:

Participated in enrollment & clinical care of patients in the following trials:

       ISIS-3, ISIS-4, GUSTO, CARS, Cornell Valve Study Trials

Speaker’s Bureaus:

Consulting Speaker - Pfizer, Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis, Hoechst

Marion Roussel, Inc., Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Smith Kline Beecham,

Glaxo Smith Kline, Bayer Corporation, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca

Pharmaceuticals, LP, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

(Cardiology National Faculty; Visiting Professor Program),

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., DuPont Pharmaceuticals, Parke-Davis, Inc.,

Schering-Plough Corporation, Merck/Schering Plough Corp., Roche

Diagnostics Corporation, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi Pharmaceuticals,

Inc., Roberts Pharmaceuticals (Shire-Ridgeway Corp.), Schwarz Pharma,

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Inc.,

Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals, Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

Pharmacia & Upjohn, Sankyo Pharma, Inc., Rhone-Poulenc Rorer

Pharmaceuticals, Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Biovail Pharmaceuticals,

Andrx Laboratories, Inc., Forest Pharmaceuticals, Lipomed, &

Atherotech Corporation.

 

Organizational / Advisory Board Positions:

Physician Advisor & Test Center Coordinator for MyMedicalFiles (an

      Internet based medical records database), since 1999.

American College of Cardiology - Key Contact Program (ACC advocacy

      with Congressional Members).

Physician Advisory Board, Healthcare Equity Research, Lazard Freres & Co., LLC,

2003 -

 

Presentations:

Conferences, Division Rounds, CME Lectures, & Grand Rounds:

                "Thrombophlebitis, Venous Thrombosis, & Pulmonary Embolism:
       Diagnosis, Prevention, & Treatment.” Rose Medical Center/Vail
       Primary Care Conference. Vail, CO, 3/93.

           "Venous Thrombembolism: Diagnosis, Prevention, & Treatment.” Cornell
                   at LaGuardia Lecture Series/Medical Grand Rounds. LaGuardia
                      Hospital, Flushing, NY, 9/93

              "The History of Drugs for Thrombotic Disease: Discovery, Development,
                   & Directions for the Future.” Cardiology Division Rounds, The New
                     York Hospital, NY, 10/93.

       

             " " ".  Cardiology Division Rounds, Roosevelt Hospital, NY, 10/94.

           "The History of Interventional Cardiology: Cardiac Catheterization,
                   Angioplasty, & Related Interventions.” Cardiology Division Rounds,
                      The New York Hospital, NY, 1/94, 12/96, & 10/97.

             " " ". Cardiology Division Rounds, St. Luke’s Hospital, NY, NY, 10/94.

              "Angioplasty versus Bypass Grafting for Multivessel Coronary Disease:
                        Current Status.” Cardiology Division Rounds, The New York Hospital,                               NY, 1/94.
 
              "Venous Thromboembolism: Disability Aspects.” New York State Office
                   of Disability Determinations Grand Rounds. New York, NY, 5/94.

           "Evaluation of Chest Pain.” Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians
                  Annual Scientific Symposium, 11/3/99.

"New Concepts in Atherosclerotic Heart Disease.” Connecticut Academy of
        Family Physicians Annual Scientific Symposium, 11/3/99.

            "Medical Clearance in Dentistry.” 72nd Annual Greater New York Dental 
   Meeting. 1st & 2nd District Societies of the American
                      Dental Association. New York, NY, 12/3/96.

         "Medical Clearance in Dentistry.” 75th Annual Greater New York Dental
Meeting. 1st & 2nd District Societies of the American
                      Dental Association. New York, NY, 12/1/99.

          "Evaluation & Treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension.” Medical Grand
          Rounds, Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel, NJ, 3/10/00.

"A Chronotherapeutic Approach to the Treatment of Hypertension.” Medical
            Grand Rounds, North Shore Hospital of Plainview, Plainview, NY,
            11/27/00 

"Hypertension & Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring – The Importance of 24
Hour Blood Pressure Control.” Medical Grand Rounds, Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, NY, 11/13/02.

"Current Concepts in the Treatment of Hypercholesterolemia.” Medical Grand
Rounds, Geriatrics Division, Bellevue Hospital / NYU, New York, NY, 1/6/03.

      "New Options in Statin Therapy.” CME Lecture, New York, NY, 5/29/03.

"Treatment of Hyperlipidemia – 2003.” Dpt. Of Medicine Housestaff Conference,

New York Presbyterian Hospital – Cornell Campus, NY, NY, 9/3/03.

Board Review Courses:

              "Miscellaneous Cardiology Topics,” New York American College
                   of Physicians Internal Medicine Board Review Course, 8/93.

                "Miscellaneous Cardiology Topics,” New York American College
                   of Physicians Internal Medicine Board Review Course, 7/94.

Abstract Presentations:

              Regional Meeting, American Federation for Clinical Research, New York,
                   NY  10/93: Mueller RL, Supino P, Wallis J, Chlouverakis G, Borer JS. 
                     Radionuclide Cineangiographic Prognostication in Single Vessel CAD.

 National Pharmaceutical Corporate Sales Training Presentations:

            Bayer Sales Training Meeting, New Haven, CT, 2/20/01.



Richard l. Mueller, Md, FACC, FACP, FAHA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Cornell University

Medical Associates of New York / Cardiovascular Diagnostics, pc
Cosmetic Vein Solutions of New York
401 e. 55 Street
New York, NY 10022-4103
 
212.593.9800 tel
212.593.5757 fax
 





 

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