Dr. Michael Goldman has been practicing medicine since 1975 and in the Arlington area since 1991. He is on staff at Virginia Hospital Center and Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Dr. Michael Goldman, originally from Philadelphia, graduated magna cum laude from Haverford College with a B.A. degree, having majored in both Philosophy and Psychology.  He received his M.D. degree from Yale University School of Medicine in 1975. 

While at Yale he decided to specialize in cardiovascular disease and obtained a research grant in cardiac ultrasound.  He then completed five years of post-graduate training at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., including a cardiology fellowship.  Following his fellowship he served three years as an attending cardiologist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, attaining the rank of major.

His clinical experience includes extensive work in interventional techniques, including:

• Cardiac Catheterization

• Coronary Angioplasty

• Coronary Stenting

• Pacemaker Implantation

Though his expertise involves highly technical areas, his cardiology practice emphasizes personalized patient care and a preventive approach to heart disease.

Dr. Goldman has served as the program director of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training at Virginia Hospital Center where he continues to be active in the resident teaching program.  He has also served as the medical director, and continues to be on staff at the Adult Congenital Heart Clinic at the Virginia Heart Center affiliated with Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia.  Since 1981, Dr. Goldman has been an Associate Clinical Professor at Georgetown University.

Dr. Goldman is board certified by the following:

• American Board of Cardiology

• American Board of Internal Medicine

• American Board of Internal Medicine
  - Subspecialty - Cardiology

• National Board of Medical Examiners

• Fellow, American College of Cardiology

He is also an active member of the following medical societies:

• American Medical Association

• American College of Cardiology

• Arlington County Medical Society

• Fairfax County Medical Society

Dr. Goldman's past memberships include the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association and the International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease.

Dr. Goldman is an active supporter of the arts in the Washington D.C. area.  He himself is an accomplished artist with paintings in numerous collections throughout the United States.  He is a member of numerous cultural organizations.  In an attempt to be an inspiration to his patients, he has completed the Marine Corps Marathon and remains an avid tennis player and swimmer.