Catherine M. Otto M.D.
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Catherine M. Otto M.D.
Medical Specialties
- General cardiology
- Telehealth services
Top Conditions & Symptoms
- Aortic valve stenosis and regurgitation
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Mitral valve stenosis and regurgitation
- Marfan syndrome
- Inherited aortic diseases
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA)
Top Procedures & Treatments
- Medical management of heart valve disease
- Medical management of inherited aortic disease
- Echocardiogram (echo)
- Cardiovascular stress testing
Locations
Heart Institute at UW Medical Center – Montlake
About Catherine M. Otto
Catherine Otto, M.D., is a board certified physician at UW Medical Center, director of the UW Heart Valve Clinic, the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and a UW professor of Cardiology and Medicine.
Dr. Otto is recognized internationally as an expert in heart valve disease, Marfan syndrome and other inherited structural heart conditions. She strives to create active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Dr. Otto earned her M.D. at the UW. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Her research on calcific aortic valve disease shows the disease may be amenable to medical therapy. Her research includes a landmark study demonstrating mild valve thickening is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. She received the American College of Cardiology Distinguished Scientist Award for this research.
Personal Interests
Dr. Otto enjoys serving as cardiology editor-in-chief for Up-to-Date, an online medical textbook, and editor-in-chief for Heart, the journal of the British Cardiovascular Society.
Education and Training
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UW - Division of CardiologyFellowship, 1984, Cardiovascular DiseaseUniv. of Washington, School of Medicine