
Overview
J. Susie Woo, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist. Her medical interests include preventive and diagnostic cardiology; echocardiography; cardiac risk assessment; and valvular and aortic disease. She has specialized training in cardiac imaging and heart failure, with additional board certifications in Nuclear Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.Dr. Woo makes it a priority to listen and develop a strong patient-doctor relationship through education and open communication. She recognizes the need to understand each patient's differences and preferences, from the impact of genetics, race and gender to their reactions to medications and response to treatment.Dr. Woo was the Medical Director for Education and Outreach before taking on the role as Section Head for Cardiology at Virginia Mason in 2020. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and was recognized by both Seattle Magazine and Seattle Met Magazine as a Top Doctor in 2021.Away from work, Dr. Woo enjoys music, reading, Pilates, cooking, the outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.
Dr. Woo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, and Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
Her clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1100 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
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.
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 Patent Foramen Ovale. 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 Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
The Association Of University Physicians
Zachary Steinberg is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Steinberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Pulmonary Hypertension, Patent Foramen Ovale, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Dr. Steinberg 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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Familial Neurocardiogenic SyncopeDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Woo isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Advanced
- AtherosclerosisDr. Woo isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Woo isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Woo isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- FaintingDr. Woo isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Woo isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Woo isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Woo isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Apolipoprotein C2 DeficiencyDr. Woo isExperienced. Learn about Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency.
- ApoplexyDr. Woo isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

