
Overview
Raza Orakzai, MD, FACC, FASNC, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular disease in adults. Dr. Orakzai is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, with additional board certification in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT.Dr. Orakzai was drawn to medicine by both an intense curiosity and real commitment to helping people through knowledge, compassion, understanding and patience. He strives to deliver expert care by taking the time to hear and understand each patient's perspective, communicating treatment options clearly, and ensuring coordinated care.
Dr. Orakzai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, and Pediatric Myocarditis.
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Locations
1802 S Yakima Avenue, Suite 312, Tacoma, WA 98405
Clinical Research
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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
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- Distinguished
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- AnginaDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Orakzai isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Orakzai isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Orakzai isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Orakzai isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Orakzai isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Orakzai isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Orakzai isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Orakzai isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Orakzai isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Orakzai isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Orakzai isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.


