
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. 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
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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.


