ElinaMinamiMD

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Overview of Dr. Minami

Dr. Elina Minami is a cardiologist in Seattle, WA and is affiliated with UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical Center. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. Dr. Minami 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 20 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
Book by Phone+1(206) 593-3714

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2003
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1999
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 1998 - Present
WA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

120 citations
Extracardiac Progenitor Cells Repopulate Most Major Cell Types in the Transplanted Human Heart
Elina Minami, Michael A. Laflamme, Jeffrey E. Saffitz, Charles E. Murry
Circulation. 2005-11-08
967 citations
Human embryonic-stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes regenerate non-human primate hearts
James J.H. Chong, Xiulan Yang, Creighton W. Don, Elina Minami, Yen-Wen Liu
Nature. 2014-06-12
1576 citations
Cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells in pro-survival factors enhance function of infarcted rat hearts
Michael A. Laflamme, Kent Chen, Anna V. Naumova, Veronica Muskheli, James A. Fugate
Nature Biotechnology. 2007-09-01

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Insurance Accepted

BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Choice
Great West PPO
Health Net Oregon PPO
Multiplan PPO
ODS Network
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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