Jeffrey Joseph Goldberger, MD

Clinical and research interests focus on atrial fibrillation, sudden cardiac death, autonomic regulation of the heart, and advanced risk stratification techniques

2024 Andrew Schally Distinguished Investigator Award

2024 Cardiology Researcher of the Year, University of Miami Cardiovascular Division

2023  Association of University Cardiologists

2021 Robert J. Myerburg Outstanding Academic Cardiology Faculty Award, University of Miami

2012 Mentor for Daniel Pelchovitz, MD; QT-RR hysteresis is caused by differential autonomic states during exercise and recovery; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American College of Cardiology

2010 Mentor for William D. Bergner, MD; Autonomic determinants of early heart rate recovery after exercise differs in type 2 diabetes mellitus; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American Heart Association

2009 Mentor for Nils P. Johnson, MD; QT dynamics early after exercise as a predictor of mortality; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American Heart Association,

2008 Mentor for Smriti Banthia, MD; Early detection of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy using exercise testing in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American Heart Association

2008 Mentor for Alex Chicos, MD; Parasympathetic effect on cardiac electrophysiology is preserved at rest in patients with depressed left ventricular ejection fraction; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American Heart Association

2007Mentor for Norm Wang, MD; How long does sympathetic activation persist after submaximal exercise in subjects with coronary artery disease; Young Investigators Awards Competition of the American College of Cardiology  

2006 Mentor for Jason Rubenstein, MD; The use of contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging after acute myocardial infarction for prediction of future ventricular dysfunction and ICD implantation qualification; Melvin Judkins Young Clinical Investigator Award Finalist, American Heart Association

2005 Mentor for Jason Ng, PhD; Effect of body characteristics on thoracic attenuation of intra-cardiac electrical activity recorded on the surface electrocardiogram; Rosanna Deganni Young Investigator Award Finalist, Computers in Cardiology

2005 Mentor for Sri Sundaram, MD; Autonomic effects on QT-RR interval dynamics after exercise; Clinical Young Investigator of the Year Finalist, Heart Rhythm Society

2001 Mentor for Prince Kannankeril MD; Parasympathetic effects on cardiac electrophysiology during exercise and recovery: Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award Finalist, American Heart Association

1997 Traveling Fellowship in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

1995 James Loughman Traveling Fellowship in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology

1994 Young Investigator Award Finalist, American College of Cardiology

1984, 1985, and 1986 Resident Teaching Awards

1984 Alpha Omega Alpha, Kappa Chapter

June 1984 Special Distinction for Research in Cardiology

1977, 1978, and 1979 William Lowell Putnam National Mathematics Competition Awardee

1976 and 1977 Santa Monica Bay Mathematics League Annual Champion

1977 Bank of America Achievement Award in Mathematics

Dr. Jeffrey J. Goldberger is a nationally and internationally recognized cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, currently serving as Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Center for Atrial Fibrillation and previously served as Chief of the Cardiovascular Division at the University of Miami. Dr. Goldberger earned his MD with special distinction in cardiology research from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and completed advanced fellowship training in cardiology and electrophysiology at the University of California, San Francisco.

A leader in cardiac arrhythmia research, Dr. Goldberger’s work focuses on atrial fibrillation, sudden cardiac death, autonomic regulation of the heart, and advanced risk stratification techniques. He has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on numerous NIH- and industry-funded clinical trials and research grants, including multiple R01 awards. His contributions have resulted in several patents and hundreds of peer-reviewed publications, and he serves on the editorial boards of leading cardiovascular journals, including Heart Rhythm and Journal of Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Goldberger is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American College of Physicians, and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is a frequent invited speaker at national and international scientific meetings and has received multiple honors for his research, mentorship, and academic leadership, including the Andrew Schally Distinguished Investigator Award and Cardiology Researcher of the Year at the University of Miami.