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Top Doctors 2017: Cardiovascular Disease
By Seattle Mag March 1, 2017
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue of Seattle magazine.
Cardiology Specialties
Physicians specializing in cardiology use a wide variety of surgical and nonsurgical techniques to treat diseases and disorders of the heart, which range from congenital defects—whether of interior walls of the heart, heart valves, or arteries and veins that carry blood to the heart—to arrhythmias and acquired heart diseases such as coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
Cardiovascular Disease
These cardiologists treat disorders of the heart, lungs and blood vessel
Ronnier Aviles, M.D., noninvasive cardiology, invasive cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease; Overlake Medical Clinic, Cardiology, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 600, Bellevue, 425.454.2656; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; Universidad Autónoma de Centro América, Costa Rica, 1996
David A. Dichek, M.D., coronary artery disease, angina, ischemic heart disease, preventive cardiology; University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiology, 1959 NE Pacific St., third floor, Seattle, 206.598.4300; University of Washington Medical Center; UCLA, 1984
Daniel P. Fishbein, M.D., heart transplant medicine, heart failure, sleep disorders/cardiac risk; University of Washington Medical Center, Cardiology, 1959 NE Pacific St., third floor, Seattle, 206.598.4300; University of Washington Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1980
Edward F. Gibbons, M.D., preventive cardiology, critical care; Harborview Medical Center, Cardiology Clinic, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.520.5000; Harborview Medical Center; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1978
Kier Huehnergarth, M.D., coronary artery disease, cholesterol/lipid disorders, cholesterol/lipid disorders; The Polyclinic, 904 Seventh Ave., seventh floor, Seattle, 206.860.2302; Swedish Medical Center–First Hill campus; Albany Medical College, 2002
Theodore K. Lau, M.D., interventional cardiology, preventive cardiology, cholesterol/lipid disorders; Franciscan Heart & Vascular Associates, 1802 S Yakima Ave., Suite 302, Tacoma, 253.627.1244; CHI Franciscan Health St. Joseph Medical Center, CHI Franciscan Health St. Anthony Hospital; McGill University, Montreal, 1996
Michael Longo, M.D., echocardiography, preventive cardiology; Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206.341.1111; Virginia Mason Medical Center; State University of New York, Buffalo, 1992
Derek M. Rodrigues, M.D., management and treatment of complex arrhythmias/atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, device (pacemaker and ICD therapy management), general cardiology and preventive medicine; Overlake Medical Clinic, Cardiology, 1135 116th Ave. NE, Suite 600, Bellevue, 425.454.2656; Overlake Hospital Medical Center; University of London, England, 1982
James S. Schneider, M.D., echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, interventional cardiology, angioplasty & stent placement; EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care, 12333 NE 130th Lane, Suite 320, Kirkland, 425.899.0555; EvergreenHealth; Dartmouth Medical School, 1975
Neil W. Siecke, M.D., coronary artery disease, cholesterol/lipid disorders, hypertension; Swedish Heart & Vascular Center, 7315 212th St. SW, Suite 205, Edmonds, 425.774.1777; Swedish Medical Center–Edmonds campus; New York University School of Medicine, 1998
Budge H. Smith, M.D., interventional cardiology and cardiovascular medicine; Western Washington Medical Group, 12728 19th Ave. SE, Suite 200, Everett, 425.225.2700; Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, EvergreenHealth Monroe; George Washington University, 1982
Cynthia A. Warner, M.D., transesophageal echocardiography, stress echocardiography, nuclear cardiology; EvergreenHealth Heart & Vascular Care, 12333 NE 130th Lane, Suite 320, Kirkland, 425.899.0555; EvergreenHealth; University of Miami School of Medicine, 2001
David C. Warth, M.D., Summit Cardiology, 1536 N 115th St., Suite 200, Seattle, 206.363.1004; Northwest Hospital & Medical Center; University of Washington, 1979
Ryan Yuan, M.D., Ph.D., cardiovascular disease; Kaiser Permanente, Bellevue Medical Center, 11511 NE 10th St., Bellevue, 425.502.3160; Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Fourth Military Medical University, China, 1989