
Overview
My goal is to provide a personalized, evidence-based approach that emphasizes prevention, early detection, lifestyle modification, and advanced treatment options to optimize heart health and patient outcomes.
Dr. Sutcliffe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Apoplexy, and Pulmonary Edema.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- POS
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- POS
- PPO
Accepted plan types not found. Please verify directly with the provider.
- EPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- PPO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
10416 5th Avenue Northeast, 0, Seattle, WA 98125
1101 Madison Street, Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sutcliffe 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.
Franciscan Cardiovascular Associates At St. Michael
Melike Arslan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is board-certified in cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Arslan enjoys taking care of her patients and making a difference in their lives. She sees herself as the advocate for the patient, always looking for the best care strategy for each individual patient, and as a strong supporter of the personalized practice of medicine. Dr. Arslan emphasizes evidence-based medicine in her practice and uses of up-to-date technologies. She believes making sure that patients have confidence in their care and trust in their physician is a crucial part of her practice. Dr. Arslan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Atherectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Wayne Hwang, MD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in consultative cardiology, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, peripheral arterial interventions, interventional cardiology, congestive heart failure, hypertension and functional cardiac stress testing.Dr. Hwang believes it is important to understand the disease process and to put that into the context of what the patient is going through by understanding each patient's story. He practices individualized, evidence-based medicine.Dr. Hwang serves as deputy section chief for Cardiology, and director for both the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Cardiac Wellness Clinic. He also serves as a Graduate Medical Education teaching director, Cardiology division. He was named a Top Doctor by both Seattle (2013, 2014) and Seattle Metropolitan (2014) magazines. Dr. Hwang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Unstable Angina, Apoplexy, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Franciscan Cardiovascular Associates At St. Michael
Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist with board certifications in cardiology, interventional cardiology and internal medicine. Dr. Pulukurthy strives to treat all of his patients with skill and compassion, listening to their concerns and providing a customized care plan. He likes to put his patients at ease by being friendly and approachable, and ensuring them that his knowledge and expertise will help achieve excellent outcomes.Given his broad knowledge and multi-specialty background, he prefers to treat his patients using a comprehensive approach considering the interrelationship of both the cardiac and vascular systems. Dr. Pulukurthy believes that aggressive treatment of risk factors achieves immense reduction in cardiovascular disease, incorporating the principle of prevention is better than a cure. Dr. Pulukurthy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty.
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
- ApoplexyDr. Sutcliffe isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Sutcliffe isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Heart AttackDr. Sutcliffe isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Sutcliffe isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Sutcliffe isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- AnginaDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Sutcliffe isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.


