In her book, Women Are Not Small Men: Life-Saving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease in Women, Dr. Nieca Goldberg highlights how the single greatest health risk for women today is heart disease. Yet despite this documented fact, heart disease is still considered primarily a “male problem,” with the result that far too many women go untreated by doctors and are misinformed by the existing literature.
February is National Heart Month, and it’s more important than ever to protect your cardiovascular health. To learn more, check out the informative and essential talk Dr. Nieca had with Beth Battaglino, RN-C and CEO of HealthyWomen. Moderated by reporter Hallie Levine, this discussion is a vital tool in improving your heart health. Tune in here on BookTribTV!
About the Panelists:
Dr. Nieca Goldberg (panelist) is the Medical Director of Atria New York City and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She is also the Co-Medical Director of the 92nd Street Y’s Cardio Rehab Program, a cardiologist, author, and host of the podcast, “Beyond the Heart.” A former radio show host on Doctor Radio SIRIUS XM 81, she’s a nationally recognized pioneer in women’s heart health. Dr. Goldberg is a national spokesperson for the American Heart Association and started the “Go Red for Women” campaign. Before joining Atria New York City, she was medical director of NYU Women’s Heart Program, Senior Advisor of Women’s Health Strategy NYU Langone Health, the founder and Medical Director of the Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health at the NYU Langone Medical Center.
Her books include Dr. Nieca Goldberg’s Complete Guide to Women’s Health, and the award-winning and highly acclaimed Women Are Not Small Men, updated as The Women’s Healthy Heart Program: Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease, published by Ballantine Books.
A graduate of Barnard College and SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, she completed her medical residency at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and a cardiology fellowship at SUNY Downstate.
Dr. Goldberg’s research and medical publications focus on cardiovascular disease in women, exercise imaging and exercise. She is often asked by the media for her expert interpretation of current studies and medical news. Dr. Goldberg has made numerous appearances on programs such as The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, The Early Show and CBS Evening News. In addition, she has been featured and interviewed by major publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, Fitness Magazine, More, Glamour and Good Housekeeping on the topics of woman’s health and heart disease. She serves on the Woman’s Day Editorial Advisory Board.
Through the years, Dr. Goldberg has been selected for New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors” list. In 1999, she was the only woman in their top ten “Hall of Fame of Physicians.” The recipient of numerous awards for her advocacy for women’s heart health, she received the American Heart Association’s “Doctor with Heart” Award, Woman’s Day magazine’s “Red Dress” Award, Jewish Women International’s “Women to Watch” award and The Women at Heart 2006 Honoree Award from the Links Greater New York Chapter.
Beth Battaglino (RN-C, CEO Of HealthyWomen, panelist) brings a unique combination of sharp business expertise and women’s health insight to her leadership of the organization. Beth has worked in the health care industry for more than 25 years helping to define and drive public education programs on a broad range of women’s health issues. She launched and has expanded the HealthyWomen.org brand. As a result of her leadership, HealthyWomen was recognized as one of the top 100 women’s health web sites by Forbes for three consecutive years, and was recognized by Oprah magazine as one of the top women’s health web sites. HealthyWomen now connects to millions of women across the country through its wide program distribution and innovative use of technology.
Beth is responsible for the business development and strategic positioning of HealthyWomen. She creates partnerships with key health care professionals and consumer groups to provide strategic, engaging and informative award-winning programs. She serves as the organization’s chief spokesperson, regularly participating in corporate, non-profit, community and media events. She also is a practicing nurse in maternal child health at Riverview Medical Center- Hackensack Meridian Health, in Red Bank, NJ.
In addition to her nursing degree, Beth holds degrees in political science, business and public administration from Marymount University.
To stay sane, she loves to run and compete in road races. She enjoys skiing and sailing with her husband and young son, and welcoming new babies into the world.
