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Robert Altman
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  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiology
Accepting new patients

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Appointments: Call 908-277-8700

Locations

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6 Brighton Road Cardiology

6 Brighton Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
United States

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Berkeley Heights Cardiology

1 Diamond Hill Road
Bensley Pavilion, 2nd floor
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
United States

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75 E. Northfield Road Cardiology

75 E. Northfield Road
Livingston, NJ 07039
United States

Clinical Expertise

  • Abnormal heart rhythm
  • Ambulatory ECG
  • Angina
  • Angiography
  • Angioplasty
  • Antitachycardia pacing
  • Aorta disease
  • Arrhythmia
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrioventricular synchrony
  • Blood vessel disease
  • Bypass surgery
  • CT scan
  • Calcium scoring
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac electrophysiology
  • Cardiac intervention
  • Cardiomegaly
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Cardioversion
  • Chest X-ray
  • Cholesterol
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary angiogram
  • Diagnostic cardiology
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Echo/Doppler
  • Echocardiogram
  • Echocardiogram evaluation
  • Echocardiogram interpretation
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography (EKG)
  • Electrophysiology
  • Exercise test
  • Hardening of the arteries
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart MRI
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart blockage
  • Heart disease management
  • Heart disease prevention
  • Heart failure
  • Heart muscle disease
  • Heart rhythm problems
  • Heart transplant
  • Heart valve problems
  • High Cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Holter Monitoring
  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Ischemia
  • Left ventricular assist device
  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Myocardial biopsy
  • Myocardial infarction
  • Nuclear Stress Test
  • Nuclear cardiac scan
  • Nuclear cardiology
  • Pacemaker
  • Palpitations
  • Pericardial disease
  • Preventive cardiology
  • Stent
  • Stress tests
  • Stroke
  • Syncope
  • Tachycardia
  • Tilt Table Test
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Valve disease

Accepted Insurances

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Training and Education

Board Certification

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Fellowship

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA
  • Cardiovascular Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Residency

  • Chief Medical Resident, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY

Internship

  • Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY

Medical School

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Undergraduate

  • Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude (Chemistry and Music), Tufts University, Medford, MA
  • New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA

About Me

Dr. Altman is the Chair of the Department of Cardiology at Summit Health New Jersey. 

He specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, diagnosing and treating patients with abnormal heart rhythms. Prior to arriving at Summit Health, he practiced in the Mount Sinai Health system where he was an attending physician, the Co-Course Director of the Cardiac Pathophysiology Course, and Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine. He is an expert in the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of abnormal heart rhythms with procedures called catheter ablations. He implants heart rhythm devices such as pacemakers, implantable defibrillators (ICDs), and cardiac resynchronization devices (CRT). He specializes in complex cases. 

Dr. Altman believes that each patient requires a comprehensive personalized approach to treatment. In the office he sees patients in consultation to assess, diagnose and manage heart rhythm problems.

He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has spoken at national conferences including the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society.  

He is board-certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Disease. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a member of the Heart Rhythm Society, and a member of the Paul Dudley White Society for Alumni of the Cardiology Division of The Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.

Outside of seeing patients Dr. Altman enjoys spending time with this wife and two children. He enjoys exercising, listening to music, and is an accomplished jazz trombonist. 

English, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

  • Overlook Medical Center
  • Hackensack University Medical Center

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