Dr. Gerald Neuberg
Cardiology
Riverdale, Bronx, NY
40 years experience male
Locations
Riverdale Columbia Doctors
Riverdale, Bronx, NY
About
Bio
Dr .Neuberg is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University. He is Director of ICU and Ethics Consultant at the NYP Allen Hospital. He has a practice office in Riverdale, Bronx, NY.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Languages spoken
English
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197 Answers
3 Agrees
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 40 years experience
Relax blood vessels: In the heart that can increase blood flow to stop an angina (chest pain) episode, but it also can produce side effects of low blood pressure (so take ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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?A=Atrial fib?: If loss of insurance is temporary, warfarin is not expensive and paying for one blood test could get you through almost 2 months. To get you through a... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Risk of stopping rx: Early on, d-dimer could be left over products from clots that formed before the warfarin or, later on during treatment, the test can be used to decide... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
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Careful: Naproxen and related drugs (nsaids) can cause fluid retention and raise blood pressure. With a history of heart failure, we usually avoid them and sti... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Control it: Keep working on controlling it, but also realize that too sudden a drop can cause more dizziness. If your symptoms have changed suddenly please report... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Minor change: 55 is a very mild slow heart rate and shouldn't bother you, but it should be monitored by your doctor in case it progresses. Make sure your potassium ... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Here's a list: Lifestyle treatment includes diet (low salt , low sugar, but include fruits and vegetables), regular exercise, weight control, stress management, avoi... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
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Usually no: Preventive antibiotics are given only to people at high risk due to an artifical heart valve or past heart valve infection. If there is an active toot... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: Depends on your age, other risk factors & symptoms. It may just mean the artery walls are starting to thicken. By finding such an early stage, you get... Read More
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A 41-year-old male asked:
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Yes: Almonds and other nuts in moderate amounts are part of a heart healthy diet but i hope you are getting medical attention for the very high ldl.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Thyroid?: An overactive thyroid causes high metabolism, high heart rate and weight loss. Please report these signs to your doc and see if she/he can make a diag... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Gosh: This sounds like a major event. Please start over and explain what is happening to the caregiver and surroundings.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Ouch: Hard to say. Maybe someone called it fibromyalgia which is a pain syndrome without a good explanation. Sounds like over-the-counter pain meds haven't ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Only on exertion: Lack of exercise shouldn't make you short of breath on ordinary activity, just on heavier exertion, like playing ball as a weekend warrior. If you a... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Reduce saturated fat: Today's general medical advice is to eat more unsaturated fat from nuts, vegetable oils, and fish, and less saturated fat from red meat, organ meat an... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Explain: There are many causes of slow heartbeats ranging from heart diseases to medications to metabolic changes. If it really stopped for 16 seconds, you wou... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Results sound good: Impaired lv relaxation (did that show up on your echo?) is not a disease and does not necessarily cause any symptoms. I woudn't focus on that. Your ne... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Not worrisome: Slow breathing normally is not a symptom that anyone notices. I worry that your anxiety is causing excessive illness concern + making you pay too much... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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It's okay to feel it: U r focusing on your heart a lot & being at attention like that makes the body release adrenaline, making the heart pound louder. In bed when everythi... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Not usually: No there's no limit for that, with rare exceptions. Lab reports say normal > 40. Some healthy women measure > 100 and it's not considered a prob... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Is your doctor in?: Only your doctor can answer that. If you have recovered and you feel good and there are not more blockages and your heart is strong and your blood pre... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Again yes: But you should say what's making you suspect this.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Please no: No you will get so dehydrated that you will probably pass out. Please dont take such a dangerous shortcut.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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No but: No, but try to keep your blood pressure under control with heart healthy diet, limit added salt, daily physical activity, weight loss if appropriate, ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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I'm worried about u: You are already very underweight and that is not healthy. Your body mass index is only 18. Normal is 20-25.
Are you a dancer or model or just think... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Use preventive steps: This is in the range we call pre-hypertension. It doesnt require treatment except in special groups (diabetes, kidney disease), but it will tend to ge... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Yes if under control: Your doctor will tell you if your BP is controlled enough and stable enough but yes, people with controlled hypertension should stay active as tolerat... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Cardiology 40 years experience
Here's a few: Coreg (carvedilol) cr
toprol xl (metoprolol succinate)
atenolol and Nadolol are pretty long acting to begin with.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Why not squats: If you don't have weights, squats (holding something heavy) are great for the thighs. Or wall sits or stairclimbing, or chair set-ups, or jumping/hopp... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Cant be: Oh oh. You are really imagining the worst possible disaster, so please let your doc know that your anxiety is not under control yet. But that's an eas... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Yes : Need details but yes. Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle weakness) can cause tachycardia, and tachycardia can cause cmp. Nausea can come from many things bu... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 40 years experience
See press release: May 2013: biopharma companies acceleron and shire announced they stopped development of ace-031 for duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Ace-031 is an inhibi... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Depends stage+cause: A stiff heart can result from uncontrolled hypertension, a coronary blockage, a heart muscle condition, or aging. It can lead to backup of fluid on th... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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How high: Hard to say. How high is the bp? When did you start labetalol? Maybe the BP came down too fast already? Did you get dehydrated in the heat?
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Each one is Harmful: There are 200 poisons in the smoke. Better to break the habit at your age. It gets harder later and believe me you don't want to wait until after a ma... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Cardiology 40 years experience
Dietary fats: It's a type of fat that in excess is associated with heart disease and is found in animal fat, dairy fat, shellfish, even chocolate. People are always... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Clearing what?: Niacin is only prescribed for high triglycerides and sometimes for cardiac patients with other lipid abnormalities. It's not a general body cleanser a... Read More
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A 65-year-old male asked:
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Agree with you: Arixta is effective in for venous blood clots. It works faster than warfarin but has to be injected, so it is given temporarily. Sometimes it is selec... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Here's one: If used for high cholesterol, the newer alternative is called welchol, (colesevelam) which is also by prescription but it tastes much better than chol... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Yes if there are no other issues. Just drink in moderation. One drink a day can be good for the heart. More can raise blood pressure in addition to ot... Read More
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A 61-year-old female asked:
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Alternate: Diamox (acetazolamide) is standard for preventing altitude sickness but only needs to be taken for 1 day before travel & a few days after. Talk to you... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Couple of thoughts: Gilbert's and 1st degree av block are asymptomatic and probably not relevant. Gerd doesn't affect muscles. But make sure they checked your blood for s... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Help us out: Gosh, hard to answer if you dont say exactly what heart rate, on what stimulant at what dose. Stimulants for adhd dont always raise heart rate and it'... Read More
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A 76-year-old female asked:
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Too many cooks: The doc who monitors your warfarin needs to know about any bleeding & should be the only one to advise you on dosage. If red eye is just prominent blo... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Multiple factors: By raising blood pressure, stress can increase the risk of a heart attack in people with artery plaques due to other factors like hypertension, diabet... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Gosh: U are jumping from a to z. I hope no one had cardiac arrest. Most people have some pvcs (extra beats or skip beats), usually harmless in absence of he... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Unlikely: Heart failure not likely with a "normal" echo, especially at your age. And heart failure presents mainly with shortness of breath, not dizziness on s... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Ask your doctor: Not sure why you started with magnesium or what it's supposed to do for pain or swelling. Maybe you are on a diuretic and worried about losses, but Li... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Googleimage it!: Dont know why you are thinking of this diagnosis but there telltale changes with a downsloping wave in between the qrs (the ventricular activation wav... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Yes but..: Yes, that's good but, unless u r just starting, your best training zone may be a little higher. Look up aerobic training zones online + you'll see how... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Neuberg is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Neuberg is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! This is the 3rd time this has happened. Today, I was working outside in the shade and had came into the house when it happened. ..Thanks for the info. ..sam
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This saved my life. Thank you. -Someone's life. Best, most thorough answer. I like the med pic too, important prevention reminder.
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This saved my life. Thank You! Literally made my day I will now have a better evening thanks to you doc. Thankyou so much ... From the heart!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY
Graduated 1983MD
Residency
NY Presbyterian-Columbia, 1983-86
Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha 1983
Castle Connolly Guide: Top Doctor, NY Metro, 1996-present
VHA National Clinical Excellence Award for infection control in Allen ICU, 2008
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