The 20 Best Aortic Valve Replacement Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Aortic Valve Replacement

Dr. Ravi Hira

Cardiology
Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, 
Tacoma,, WA 
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Experienced in Aortic Valve Replacement
Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, 
Tacoma,, WA 
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Overview

Ravi Hira is a Cardiologist in Tacoma,, Washington. Dr. Hira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Ventricular Fibrillation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 72 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Aortic Valve Replacement.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Hospital Affiliations
Multicare Auburn Medical Center
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
Yakima Valley Memorial
Multicare Covington Medical Center
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Cambia Health Solutions
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Community Health
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Group Health Cooperative
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Locations

Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, Tacoma,, WA 98405
Call: 253-572-7320

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.


1 Clinical Trials

ACCESS to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Patients Without ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Resuscitated From Out-of-hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest
ACCESS to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Patients Without ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Resuscitated From Out-of-hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 27, 2021
Intervention Type: Procedure, Diagnostic test
Study Phase: Not Applicable

72 Total Publications

From marginal gains to clinical utility: machine learning-based percutaneous coronary intervention risk prediction models.
From marginal gains to clinical utility: machine learning-based percutaneous coronary intervention risk prediction models.
Journal: European heart journal. Digital health
Published: March 20, 2025
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Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
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550 17th Avenue, Suite 680, 
Seattle, WA 
 (19.7 miles away)
206-215-4545
Languages Spoken:
English
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Sameer Gafoor is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Gafoor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Gafoor is currently accepting new patients.

Distinguished in Aortic Valve Replacement
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Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
Distinguished in Aortic Valve Replacement
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Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
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Seattle, WA 
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Sidakpal Panaich is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Panaich is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Panaich is currently accepting new patients.

Distinguished in Aortic Valve Replacement
Dr. Apurva O. Badheka
Cardiology
Distinguished in Aortic Valve Replacement
Dr. Apurva O. Badheka
Cardiology
3901 Hoyt Avenue, 
Everett, WA 
 (42.2 miles away)
425-339-5411
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Apurva Badheka is a Cardiologist in Everett, Washington. Dr. Badheka is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atherectomy, and Angioplasty. Dr. Badheka is currently accepting new patients.

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