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Dr Catherine Otto
Heart
Editor-in-Chief of Heart
Expertise: valve disease, aortic disease, genetic conditions, medical education, clinical practice guidelines
Dr Catherine Otto is a board certified physician at University of Washington Medical Center, director of the UW Heart Valve Clinic, the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology and a professor of Cardiology and Medicine. Dr Otto is an internationally recognised expert in heart valve disease, Marfan syndrome and other inherited structural heart conditions. Her research includes a landmark study demonstrating mild valve thickening and its association with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. She received the American College of Cardiology Distinguished Scientist Award for this research.