Overview
Ming Zhang, MD, PhD, FACC, is a board-certified cardiologist with advanced fellowship training in structural heart disease. In addition to his considerable medical training, he brings research, teaching experience and an extensive patient care history to the treatment of complex cardiac conditions. Dr. Zhang stays up-to-date on treatment options, guidelines and available research therapies, and he takes a team-approach to care. Patient-centric, he treats his patients as he would a friend or family member, with dedication and commitment to personalized care.Dr. Zhang is a member of the American College of Cardiology and The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.Away from work, he enjoys hiking and biking.
Dr. Zhang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- 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
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.
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Gordon Kritzer is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Issaquah, Washington. Dr. Kritzer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Kritzer is currently accepting new patients.
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.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Zhang isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Zhang isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Zhang isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ApoplexyDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Zhang isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Zhang isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Zhang isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Zhang isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Zhang isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Zhang isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)