Alden S. Gooch, MD, (May 5, 1927 - August 20, 1987)[1] was an American cardiologist and vice chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Disease at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey.

[3] He was an authority on the systolic click murmur syndrome, tricuspid regurgitation, and arrhythmias in exercise stress testing.

[7] Ultimately, he practiced Cardiology, conducted research and taught as he expanded the Fellowship Program at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

[5][17] At George Washington University, Gooch served as assistant professor of medicine and associate director of the Heart Station from 1966 to 1969.

He was also a visiting lecturer at Albert Einstein Medical Center and a representative of the New Jersey Council of Clinical Cardiology to the American Heart Association.