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Joseph M Sweeny, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease), Interventional Cardiology
The Lauder Family Cardiovascular Ambulatory Center
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Joseph M. Sweeny, MD, is Director of the Lauder Family Cardiovascular Ambulatory Center of Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Since 2009, Dr. Sweeny has been a leading interventional cardiologist at the world-renowned Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Mount Sinai and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, at Icahn School Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Sweeny specializes in patient care and research in the field of interventional cardiology. He is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. Also, he currently serves as Mount Sinai’s Director of the Cardiology Telemetry Nurse Practitioner Service and Associate Program Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program.
Dr. Sweeny first joined Mount Sinai in 2005 as a fellow in cardiology where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow, and later completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Mount Sinai.
Prior to joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Sweeny completed his internal medicine residency at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he served as Chief Medical Resident. Dr. Sweeny studied at Georgetown University School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology
Hospital Affiliations
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Stenting
- Heart Disease
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Pericardiocentesis
Education
MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Internship, Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency, Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
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- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Impact of diabetes mellitus on one-year outcomes of bioresorbable versus durable polymer drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention following rotational atherectomy: Results from a large prospective registry. Matthew Siano, Rakhee Makhija, Neel Patel, Samantha Sartori, Serdar Farhan, David Power, Yihan Feng, Wen Chang, Anton Camaj, Frank Kalaba, Vishal Dhulipala, Keisuke Yasumura, Roja Thapi, Pooja Vijay, Nikito Gurung, Manish Vinayak, Amit Hooda, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Joseph Sweeny, George Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Annapoorna Kini, Samin Sharma. American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice
- Impact of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes. Matthew Siano, Yash Jobanputra, Angelo Oliva, Samantha Sartori, Kenneth Smith, Harleen Kaur, Joseph Sweeny, George D. Dangas, Roxana Mehran, Annapoorna S. Kini, Samin K. Sharma. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
- Impact of left ventricular function on outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Nicholas Pitaro, Johny Nicolas, Samantha Sartori, Mark Shneyderman, Yihan Feng, Birgit Vogel, Angelo Oliva, Kenneth F. Smith, Joseph Sweeny, Prakash Krishnana, Mauro Gitto, Vishal Kapur, Francesca Maria Di Muro, Pedro Moreno, Javed Suleman, Benjamin Bay, Amit Hooda, Raman Sharma, Parasuram Melarcode Krishnamoorthy, Annapoorna Kini, George Dangas, Samin Sharma, Roxana Mehran. American Heart Journal
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
4.9 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
4.9 out of 5
I am part of the CHP program and Felix who runs operations there is excellent I feel privileged to see Dr. Sweeny. He is exceptional with communication and helping me understand any issues at hand and the best next steps.
Good
Dr Sweeny is one in a million!!
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Sweeny during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Abbott Laboratories
- Legal Consultant Expert witness
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.