
Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 92 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
550 17th Avenue, Suite 680, Seattle, WA 98122
500 17th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Gafoor 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.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
8 Clinical Trials
Gme Office University Of Washington
David Owens is a Cardiologist in Seattle,, Washington. Dr. Owens is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Virginia Mason Medical Center
"Mariko Harper, MD, FACC is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in all aspects of adult cardiology including: coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, genetic/infiltrative cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and heart failure. She has a special expertise in advanced heart failure and advanced cardiac imaging with additional training and board certifications in both echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.Dr. Harper serves as the Medical Director of The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Under her direction, she has created a regional center providing an individualized approach to the diagnosis, genetic testing, advanced cardiac imaging and medical/surgical management of patients with HCM. Each patient is reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians and treatment plans are designed with patient input, using a shared decision making model. The HCM Center offers comprehensive HCM treatments including: medical therapy, defibrillator implantation, alcohol septal ablation and surgical septal myectomy. The HCM Center is also one of the first centers in the PNW to offer the recently FDA-approved novel HCM medication mavacamten through a comprehensive drug safety program. She also serves as a principal investigator for ongoing HCM clinical trials.Dr. Harper has authored and published multiple peer reviewed articles and book chapters in a wide range of topics in cardiology. She has been an invited speaker at both national and regional meetings on topics including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hyperlipidemia, and preventive cardiology. Following her passion for patient education and cardiovascular disease prevention, she is also one of the course directors for the ""Food Is Medicine"" continuing medical education lecture series at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Dr. Harper believes in patient-centered and patient-driven care. She emphasizes the importance of shared clinical decision making, with open dialogue between the patient and the entirety of the patient's multidisciplinary care team.Dr. Harper has been recognized as aSeattle MetTop Doctor in 2021 and 2022.In her free time, she enjoys reading, gardening, running and spending time with her family.". Dr. Harper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Cardiomyopathy.
The Association Of University Physicians
Kristen Patton is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Patton is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Patton is currently accepting new patients.
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.
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- Distinguished
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Gafoor isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Advanced
- Heart AttackDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart Valve RepairDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Valve Repair.
- Patent Foramen Ovale RepairDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Rheumatic FeverDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Rheumatic Fever.
- VasculitisDr. Gafoor isAdvanced. Learn about Vasculitis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- AnginaDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- AngioplastyDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- ApoplexyDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Gafoor isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
