Matthew Martinez MD, FACC

Dr. Matthew Martinez is director of Atlantic Health System Sports Cardiology at Morristown Medical Center and a nationally recognized expert in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). He specializes in identifying and treating athletes who have underlying heart issues. Dr. Martinez sees patients at Morristown Medical Center’s Chanin T. Mast Center for the Treatment of HCM, a center dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of HCM patients, a first-in-kind, multidisciplinary HCM program in New Jersey. Board-certified and fellowship-trained in cardiovascular disease at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Dr. Martinez serves as a cardiology consultant for professional sports including acting as the League cardiologist for Major League Soccer and team cardiologist for the New York Jets. He has led many educational events nationally and internationally on various cardiovascular topics, and regularly presents on sudden cardiac arrest. He serves as the American College of Cardiology’s immediate past Chair of Sports and Exercise section. He has also served as the educational program chairman for the international Athletic Heart Symposium on management of athletes with cardiovascular risk.