The 20 Best Heart Bypass Surgery Doctors near Seattle, WA

Dr. Lehr is a perennial Seattle Met Top Doctor Award winner. Dr. Lehr is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Lehr is board certified in Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Lehr is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ryan is a 2021 Seattle Met Top Doctor Award winner. Dr. Ryan's goal is to create a care environment that fosters truly informed decisions on the part of the patient and family, both in the decision making phase as well as during the complete recovery period. Dr. Ryan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Atrial Myxoma, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Ryan is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Ryan is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Youssef is a perennial award winner of the Seattle Met Top Doctor Award. His philosophy of care is to listen to patients and their hearts, empower them in understanding their conditions, and carry them through operations in the most skilled, scientific, and compassionate manner possible. Dr. Youssef is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Youssef is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Youssef is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Roland A. Hernandez is an adult cardiac surgeon practicing at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He specializes in routine and complex coronary artery revascularization, and minimally invasive approaches to the aortic valve and ascending aorta. His interests extend to care of heart conditions in the emergency setting including advanced cardiac support for heart failure. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Michigan Medical School where he discovered the love of cardiac surgery. He began his general surgery training at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and is a graduate of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. During his training he also completed a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He was selected to complete his cardiothoracic surgery training at the University of California, Los Angeles under the direction of Dr. Richard Shemin, an internationally renowned leader, expert and innovator in cardiac surgery. The recipient of many clinical and teaching awards, he values the evidence-based practice of surgery and open communication with patients to achieve their treatment goals. Having cared for his own parents through multiple major surgical procedures, he recognizes what it is like to be the loved one of a patient undergoing surgery. He views the practice of cardiac surgery not only as a privilege but also a high responsibility and is humbled to be a member of your care team. In his spare time, he enjoys making friends and family laugh, University of Michigan football, and smoking Central Texas style BBQ brisket. Dr. Hernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Hernandez is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Hernandez is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lee strives to help each patient understand their condition and works with them and their families to provide the best individualized care plan possible. Dr. Lee takes pride in ensuring each patient feels heard and understood, and is committed to being involved in every step of the healing process. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, TORCH Syndrome, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Lee is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Lee is currently accepting new patients.

Gautam Velamoor, MD, is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with special medical interest in aortic surgery, cardiac surgery, aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve repair and replacement. His areas of expertise include adult cardiac surgery, coronary bypass surgery, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair and replacement, and aortic surgery.Dr. Velamoor enjoys the positive, life-altering nature of cardiac surgery. He feels good communication is vital as patient's weigh their treatment choices and take charge of their own health.Dr. Velamoor is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), and a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American Medical Association. Formerly Section Head of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr. Velamoor now serves as Director of Surgical and Perioperative Quality, and Surgical Director of the Structural Heart Program at Virginia Mason Medical Center. He has been named a Top Doctor withSeattle MetropolitanandSeattlemagazines consecutively since 2013.Away from work, Dr. Velamoor enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf and traveling. Dr. Velamoor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Velamoor is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Velamoor is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Robert J. Moraca currently serves as System Medical Director of Cardiac Surgery at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle Washington.Dr. Moraca returned to Virginia Mason Medical Center in 2020 with nearly 11 years of experience in academic cardiac surgery as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA where he served as Director of Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Director of the ECMO Program, Director of Cardiac Surgical Research and Surgical Director of the Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) Program.Clinically, Dr. Moraca has an extensive experience in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery and has special expertise in redo cardiac surgery, complex aortic surgery, revisional and multi-valve reconstructions and septal myectomy.  In addition, he has unique experience in the multidisciplinary treatment of CTEPH and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy (PTE).Dr. Moraca has been an active clinical investigator in multiple national transcatheter valve, arrhythmia and heart failure trials and he has been a co-principal investigator on several National Institute of Health (NIH) R-01 funded research trials in both pulmonary hypertension and ECMO. He has been program chair for more than 15 multidisciplinary regional meetings, Dr. Moraca has published nearly 40 peer reviewed articles and book chapters and has been an invited lecturer at multiple academic institutions and national meetings. Notably, he served as the President of the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS) in 2016.  Since his arrival in Seattle, WA in 2020, he has been recognized as one of Seattle’s Top Doctors in 2021-2025.Dr. Moraca enjoys being able to positively impact his patients through the stress of cardiac surgery by listening, education and shared decision making and is consistently inspired by his patient’s courage and fortitude.  He is both humbled and proud of the entire Virginia Mason Medical Center team's notable quality accomplishments obtaining a 2024 STS 3 Star ratings in cardiac surgery and also  being recognized in 2023 by the U.S. News & World Report as #46 in Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Care in the United States.Away from work, he enjoys reading, climbing, skiing, biking, and spending time with his family and two dogs. Dr. Moraca is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Moraca is board certified in American Board Of Surgery and American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Moraca is currently accepting new patients.

Sarah Clark, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon who loves being able to use her surgical skills to improve and extend patients’ lives. She understands the significance of heart surgery in a patient’s life, and she strives to support her patients through the entirety of the surgical process. She loves what she does and seeks to develop collegial relationships with referring physicians in support of providing optimal care for patients.Dr. Clark has extensive experience treating cardiogenic shock with ECMO and has done specialized training with minimally invasive mitral valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and transcatheter embolectomy (AngioVac). She is a member of the Southern Thoracic Surgery Association, Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.Away from work, Dr. Clark enjoys trail and ultramarathon running, horseback riding, skiing, and spending time with her husband and their two Bernese mountain dogs.Conditions and Procedures:Aortic valve diseaseAtrial fibrillationCoronary artery diseaseEndocarditisExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)Mitral valve diseaseThoracic aortic diseaseTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)Transcatheter embolectomy (AngioVac). Dr. Clark is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. Her clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Clark is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Clark is currently accepting new patients.

Amornpol Anuwatworn is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Anuwatworn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiac Tamponade, Heart Attack, Pulmonary Edema, Angioplasty, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Dr. Anuwatworn is currently accepting new patients.

Creighton Don is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Seattle,, Washington. Dr. Don is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Attack, Atherectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Glenn Barnhart is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Barnhart is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Barnhart is currently accepting new patients.

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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 20 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Heart Attack, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Panaich is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Panaich is currently accepting new patients.

William Lombardi is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Lombardi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Cardiac Tamponade, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

Aris Karatasakis is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Karatasakis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Karatasakis is currently accepting new patients.

Mark Hill is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hill is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Gabriel Aldea is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Aldea is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Kathleen Kearney is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Kearney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Lithotripsy.

Jay Pal is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Pal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

Bassel Al is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Bypass Surgery and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Christopher Burke is a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Burke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).