Overview
Dr. Patel’s cardiology practice is comprehensive. He is interested in all areas of cardiovascular disease including early preventative care, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart failure, geriatric, and critical care cardiology. He is trained in the practice of shared decision making in cardiovascular care with surgical and other medical teams, while keeping his patients and their primary care providers involved with their personal preferences at a high priority. Dr. Patel has a special interest in advanced echocardiography techniques and non-invasive tools to assess cardiovascular disease. In addition to cardiac imaging and stress testing, he is able to perform cardiac catheterizations, transesophageal echocardiograms, and cardioversions. He enjoys his time in the hospital and in clinic and is interested in quality improvement, clinical research, patient safety and education.
Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Endocarditis, Pulmonary Edema, and Arterial Embolism.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
904 7th Avenue, 0, Seattle, WA 98104
509 Olive Way, Seattle, WA 98101
3400 California Avenue Southwest, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98116
747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Patel has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Gme Office University Of Washington
Catherine Otto is a Cardiologist in Seattle,, Washington. Dr. Otto is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Marfan Syndrome, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Swedish Heart & Vascular - Cherry Hill
Dr. Gafoor's passion is the field of structural heart disease. This new and rising field is an innovative way to approach complex heart and valve disease patients without open heart surgery. Whether patients have aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, a prior heart valve that now needs replacement or more - this century has possibilities that were not available even as recently as five years ago. Dr. Gafoor trained in the US as well as abroad, and his goal is to bring patients the best in worldwide care right at their doorsteps. The Structural Heart & Valve Disease team's goal is patient safety and quality of life, and they want to not only add years to each patient's life, but life to each patient's years. Patients are important to Dr. Gafoor - not just for who they are and what they've done, but also for what they plan to do. Not just today, but tomorrow, and for the future after that. Dr. Gafoor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Swedish Heart & Vascular - Cherry Hill
Dr. Sidakpal Panaich is an Interventional Cardiologist focused on Structural Heart Disease at the Swedish Heart & Vascular Institute in Seattle, WA. Dr. Panaich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Aortic Valve Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Patel isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Patel isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.