
Overview
"Sara Weiss, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist with special medical interest in heart failure, echocardiography, and women and cardiovascular disease.Dr. Weiss enjoys developing personal, long-term relationships with her heart failure patients. Caring for them and getting to know them gives her much satisfaction and joy. She feels ""heart failure"" is a terrible name to describe a very treatable condition. She is excited to have the revolutionary advancements in cardiology to share with her patients, and she loves helping her patients find the silver lining and live well with their disease.Dr. Weiss is a member of the American College of Cardiology.Away from work, Dr. Weiss enjoys outdoor activities such as skiing and running, and is kept busy with her two children.".
Dr. Weiss is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Atrial Fibrillation.
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Locations
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
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
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.
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
- AnginaDr. Weiss isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Weiss isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Weiss isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Weiss isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Weiss isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Weiss isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Weiss isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Weiss isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Weiss isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Weiss isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Experienced
- Aortic DissectionDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ArrhiniaDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Arrhinia.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Weiss isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.


