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Joseph M Sweeny, MD
Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)
About Me
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
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 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
 - Partners Health Plan
 - 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
 
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Inflammation and Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Mark Shneyderman, Johny Nicolas, Samantha Sartori, Angelo Oliva, Yihan Feng, Birgit Vogel, Benjamin Bay, Mauro Gitto, Francesca Maria Di Muro, Raman Sharma, Joseph Sweeny, Amit Hooda, Samin K. Sharma, George D. Dangas, Annapoorna S. Kini, Roxana Mehran. American Journal of Cardiology
 - Clinical outcomes after complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention according to baseline chronic kidney disease. Francesca Maria Di Muro, Samantha Sartori, Birgit Vogel, Yihan Feng, Mauro Gitto, Angelo Oliva, Prakash Krishnan, Benjamin Bay, Joseph Sweeny, Pedro Moreno, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, George Dangas, Annapoorna Kini, Samin Sharma, Roxana Mehran. Clinical Research in Cardiology
 - Inflammatory risk and clinical outcomes according to polyvascular atherosclerotic disease status in patients undergoing PCI. Benjamin Bay, Birgit Vogel, Raman Sharma, Samantha Sartori, Pier Pasquale Leone, Mashal Nathani, Angelo Oliva, Kenneth F. Smith, Amit Hooda, Joseph Sweeny, George Dangas, Annapoorna Kini, Prakash Krishnan, Samin K. Sharma, Roxana Mehran. Clinical Research in Cardiology
 
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
Care Provider’s Concern
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
Excellent
Dr. Joseph Sweeny very professional. Very knowledgeable and a pleasure to deal with.
Very good
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.