Alden S. Gooch, MD, (May 5, 1927 - August 20, 1987) was an American cardiologist and vice chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular Disease at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey. He was best known for his book, Clues to Diagnosis in Congenital Heart Disease. He was an authority on the systolic click murmur syndrome, tricuspid regurgitation, and arrhythmias in exercise stress testing.