CatherineMOttoMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Heart Valve Clinic, University Of Washington School Of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Otto

Dr. Catherine Otto is a cardiologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice 38 years. Dr. Otto accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 205 doctors at UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. She has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
1959 NE Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Book by Phone+1(949) 267-3334

Fax+1 206-598-4669

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1980 - Present
WA State Medical License 1982 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

160 citations
2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/Am...
Rick A Nishimura, Catherine M Otto, Robert O Bonow, Blase A Carabello, John P Erwin 3rd
Circulation. 2017-06-20
852 citations
2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease
Catherine M Otto, Rick A. Nishimura, Robert O. Bonow, Blase A. Carabello, John P. Erwin
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021-02-01
717 citations
2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Ass...
Catherine M Otto, Rick A Nishimura, Robert O Bonow, Blase A Carabello, John P Erwin 3rd
Circulation. 2021-02-02

Lectures

Comprehensive Echocardiographic Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Year in Review Speaker
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Joint American College of Cardiology/New England Journal of Medicine Late-Breaking Clinical Trials
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019

Other

Structural Valve Deterioration After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Catherine Otto, MD, Emergency Medicine Journal
https://www.doximity.com/articles/1cd67c8d-91b4-482d-a363-1ea7ae26f159
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-03-01

Press Mentions

Prudence or Spin? Mulling Embolic Protection After PROTECTED TAVROctober 17th, 2022
Mitral Valve Surgery Earns Distinction for Cardiac ProgramMay 10th, 2022
Fewer Than Half with Severe Aortic Stenosis Get New ValvesMarch 7th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Multiplan PPO
Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
Providence Health System Personal Option
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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