Overview
Lei Gao, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist specializing in adult clinical cardiology, non-invasive cardiology and preventive cardiology.Dr. Gao is committed to providing top-quality cardiovascular care to each patient with compassion, integrity and respect. He believes the best way to treat heart disease is to prevent it. He emphasizes individualized cardiac risk assessment and strives to seek the optimal medical therapy for every patient.Dr. Gao is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Gao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sengers Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Short QT Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Brugada Syndrome, and Heart Failure.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
16233 Sylvester Rd SW Ste 260, Burien,, WA 98166
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.
Gme Office University Of Washington
David Owens is a Cardiologist in Seattle,, Washington. Dr. Owens is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sengers Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Virginia Mason Medical Center
"Mariko Harper, MD, FACC is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in all aspects of adult cardiology including: coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, genetic/infiltrative cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and heart failure. She has a special expertise in advanced heart failure and advanced cardiac imaging with additional training and board certifications in both echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.Dr. Harper serves as the Medical Director of The Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Under her direction, she has created a regional center providing an individualized approach to the diagnosis, genetic testing, advanced cardiac imaging and medical/surgical management of patients with HCM. Each patient is reviewed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians and treatment plans are designed with patient input, using a shared decision making model. The HCM Center offers comprehensive HCM treatments including: medical therapy, defibrillator implantation, alcohol septal ablation and surgical septal myectomy. The HCM Center is also one of the first centers in the PNW to offer the recently FDA-approved novel HCM medication mavacamten through a comprehensive drug safety program. She also serves as a principal investigator for ongoing HCM clinical trials.Dr. Harper has authored and published multiple peer reviewed articles and book chapters in a wide range of topics in cardiology. She has been an invited speaker at both national and regional meetings on topics including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, hyperlipidemia, and preventive cardiology. Following her passion for patient education and cardiovascular disease prevention, she is also one of the course directors for the ""Food Is Medicine"" continuing medical education lecture series at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Dr. Harper believes in patient-centered and patient-driven care. She emphasizes the importance of shared clinical decision making, with open dialogue between the patient and the entirety of the patient's multidisciplinary care team.Dr. Harper has been recognized as aSeattle MetTop Doctor in 2021 and 2022.In her free time, she enjoys reading, gardening, running and spending time with her family.". Dr. Harper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sengers Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Cardiomyopathy.
The Association Of University Physicians
Kristen Patton is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Patton is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sengers Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Patton 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
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Gao isDistinguished. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Gao isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Gao isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Gao isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
- AnginaDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Experienced
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.