Kari Ranum, A.R.N.P., M.S.N., is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner. Ranum is committed to the highest level of education and clinical care for patients and families. She sees her role as their partner and steward across in their care to help optimize their health and wellness, expedite their recovery and prevent their hospitalization and readmission.

 At the UW Medicine Regional Heart Center, Ranum's role is paramount to the multidisciplinary heart team for transcatheter valve therapies, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair and transcatheter valve-in-valve replacement. Ranum is a teaching associate for the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.