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Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Yale School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: pain, chronic kidney disease (CKD), sleep apnea, and more.

593 CRANBURY ROAD
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

(732) 390-3333

Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD is an interventional cardiologist in East Brunswick, NJ specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1986 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD is affiliated with Saint Peter's Healthcare System, ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES AT HAMILTON PA and ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE.

Office Locations

Address:

593 CRANBURY ROAD
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Address:

35-37 Progress Street Suite B2
Edison, NJ 08820

Some issues Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

**Gender**
Male	616
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1084
Black	29
Hispanic	20
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	498
85 and over	257
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	570
catheterization	77
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	1612
hospital care	471
inpatient care	471
lab tests	799
minimally invasive procedures	77
nuclear scan	186
stent placement (stenting)	12
stress testing	389
ultrasound (sonogram)	106
vascular procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	564

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1094
Black	31
Hispanic	16
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	255
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	397
catheterization	64
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	1528
hospital care	642
inpatient care	642
lab tests	574
minimally invasive procedures	64
nuclear scan	123
stent placement (stenting)	12
stress testing	254
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
vascular procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	1166
Female	1198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2164
Black	76
Hispanic	36
Asian	36
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	744
From 75 to 84	996
85 and over	566
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	408
cardioversion	16
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1675
hospital care	491
inpatient care	491
lab tests	417
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	132
stress testing	292
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
vascular procedures	50

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1153
Black	22
Hispanic	14
Asian	22
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	298
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	502
cardioversion	12
catheterization	69
diagnostic procedures	9
doctor visit	1681
hospital care	607
inpatient care	607
lab tests	430
minimally invasive procedures	69
nuclear scan	171
stent placement (stenting)	20
stress testing	358
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vascular procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	599

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	25
Hispanic	23
Asian	25
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	432
From 75 to 84	500
85 and over	303
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	534
catheterization	47
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1590
hospital care	532
inpatient care	532
lab tests	279
minimally invasive procedures	47
nuclear scan	178
stent placement (stenting)	11
stress testing	383
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
vascular procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	648
Female	631

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1176
Black	19
Hispanic	24
Asian	25
Other	35
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	510
85 and over	287
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	345
catheterization	37
doctor visit	1381
hospital care	384
inpatient care	384
lab tests	164
minimally invasive procedures	37
nuclear scan	118
stent placement (stenting)	13
stress testing	258
vascular procedures	50

**Gender**
Male	599
Female	569

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1051
Black	18
Hispanic	29
Asian	33
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	479
85 and over	264
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	284
doctor visit	1308
hospital care	350
inpatient care	350
lab tests	29
nuclear scan	112
stress testing	239
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vascular procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	533
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	933
Black	28
Hispanic	14
Asian	31
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	459
85 and over	222
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	427
cardioversion	21
doctor visit	2869
hospital care	715
inpatient care	715
nuclear scan	198
stress testing	348
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vascular procedures	46

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in East Brunswick, NJ were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

ambulatory monitoring	20
angioplasty	27
cardiac procedures	457
cardioversion	16
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1702
hospital care	524
inpatient care	524
lab tests	446
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	163
stent placement (stenting)	13
stress testing	337
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vascular procedures	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD.

**Gender**
Male	545
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	982
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	17
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	439
85 and over	245
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	353

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	13
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 1986. He completed residency at Tufts Medical Center. He has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Tufts Medical Center

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Saint Peter's Healthcare System

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES AT HAMILTON PA

ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON PHYSICIAN ENTERPRISE

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Dory Bert Altmann, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$5,963 SAVAYSA $5,777	Injectafer $67	Benicar $64	Welchol $35	Effient $21
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,024 ENTRESTO $650	LEQVIO $357	NON BRAND $18
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$977 XARELTO $977
Amgen Inc.	$716 Repatha $685	Corlanor $31
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$571 BYSTOLIC $416	LIVALO $105	Vascepa $37	Seglentis $12
Other	$3,763 BRILINTA $379	ELIQUIS $189	Vascepa $168	VERQUVO $166	JARDIANCE $148	Other $2,712

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,440
Consulting Fee	$4,440
Travel and Lodging	$1,003
Education	$131

Biography

Dr. Dory Altmann specializes in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology and practices in East Brunswick, NJ and Edison, NJ. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Altmann include pain, high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), and coronary artery disease. He is professionally affiliated with Saint Peter's Healthcare System. He has an open panel in East Brunswick, NJ according to Doctor.com. He studied medicine at Yale School of Medicine.