David J. Goldberg, MD

Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Cardiac Care Unit, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Cardiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Division of Cardiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Office: 267-426-8143
Fax: 267-425-6108
Fax: 267-425-6108
Email:
goldbergda@chop.edu
goldbergda@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Economics)
Amherst College, 1996.
MD
Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2001.
Permanent linkBA (Economics)
Amherst College, 1996.
MD
Rutgers University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2001.
Selected Publications
Stringer KA, Goldberg D, Chen S, Thrush P, Graham EM, Lubert A, Myers J, McLellan L, Flott T, Nasr S, Schumacher KR.: A Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety of Nebulized Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Acute Treatment of Pediatric Plastic Bronchitis: The PLATyPuS Trial. Pharmacotherapy Sep 2025.Gaynor JW, Mahle M, Ravishankar C, Goldberg DJ, Nicolson SC, Rychik J.: Reply: Is There an Adaptive Metabolic Potential in High-Performing Fontan? J Am Coll Cardiol Aug 2025.
Goldberg DJ, Zak V, Hu C, Lubert AM, Rathod RH, Penny DJ, Whitehill R, Schumacher KR, Ginde S, Ploutz M, Kim GB, Nowlen TT, DiMaria MV, Frischhertz BP, Wagner JB, McHugh KE, McCrindle BW, Cartoski MJ, Detterich J, Yetman AT, John AS, Richmond ME, Files M, Payne RM, Mackie AS, Davis CK, Orr WB, Garg R, Hill KD, Yauck JS, McBride MG, Yeager J, Pearson GD, Paridon SM, Goldstein BH.: Revisiting the Effect of Udenafil on Exercise Performance in Patients With Fontan Circulation: Results of a Post Hoc Analysis of the FUEL Trial. J Am Heart Assoc Aug 2025.
Ribeiro ER, Co-Vu J, Quartermain MD, Bonnell LN, Goldberg DJ, Brinkley LM, Husain SA, Peek GJ, Habib RH, Nelson JS, Bleiweis MS, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP.: Variation of Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants: Updated Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg Aug 2025.
Cedars A, Manlhiot C, Chinni BK, Opotowsky AR, Becker K, Le A, Khare P, Love Ko J, Everett A, Kutty S, Russell MW, Payne RM, Atz AM, McCrindle BW, Rathod RH, Lewis M, Goldberg D, Hill K, Ploutz M, Detterich J, Schumacher K, Whitehill R, Penny DJ, Cartoski M, Sullivan R, Files M, Garg R, Wagner J, Jacobsen R, Nowlen T, Fletcher S, Conway J, Kim GB, Wu F, Zak V.: Methylated Arginine Metabolites as Biomarkers for Clinical Status and Response to Type 5 Phosphodiesterase Inhibition in Patients With Fontan Circulation. J Am Heart Assoc Jul 2025.
Seivert NP, Dodds KM, Demianczyk A, Goldberg DJ, Rychik J.: Promoting emotional & behavioral health for pediatric patients with Fontan circulation: integrating psychology into a dedicated multidisciplinary clinic. Front Cardiovasc Med 12: 1623352, Jul 2025.
Gaynor JW, Mahle M, Ittenbach RF, Kaplinski M, Lawrence KM, Hunt ML, Burnham NB, Fuller S, Chen JM, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD, Nuri MAK, O'Connor MJ, Dodds KM, Gardner MM, Goldberg DJ, Ravishankar C, Rychik J, Kim YY, Hampton L, Mascio CE, Spray TL, Nicolson SC.: Long-Term Survival and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Staged Reconstructive Surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 85: 2386-2398, Jun 2025.
Goldberg DJ, Costello A, Goldstein BH.: Is It Safe to Exhale? JAMA Pediatr 179: 237-238, Mar 2025.
Baker-Smith CM, Zühlke L, Co-Vu J, Srivastava S, George R, Kutty S, Zaidi AN, Goldberg DJ, Sood E, Dodds KM, Cooper DS, Cohen MI, Wernovsky G, Jacobs JP.: Crème de la Conference: 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery-WCPCCS 2023. J Am Heart Assoc 14: e031853, Feb 2025.
Seivert NP, Dodds KM, O'Malley S, Goldberg DJ, Paridon S, McBride M, Rychik J.: Associations Between Exercise Capacity and Psychological Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Fontan Circulation. Pediatr Cardiol Nov 2024.