Catherine Otto

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Catherine Otto
Born (1953-05-28) May 28, 1953 (age 72)
CitizenshipAmerican
Education
Medical career
FieldCardiologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
Sub-specialties Echocardiography
ResearchCalcific aortic stenosis
Website Official website

Catherine Mary Otto [1] is an American physician, specializing in echocardiography. Otto serves as J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology at the University of Washington Medical Center, where she completed her fellowship. As a cardiologist, she has authored multiple echocardiography textbooks. Otto has focused her career in the fields of valvular heart disease, [2] [3] [4] adult congenital heart disease, and echocardiography.

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Education

Catherine Otto obtained a B.A. from Reed College in 1975, and then an M.D. from the University of Washington in 1979. She completed her residency at The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center from 1979 to 1982 in internal medicine, and then she took a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Washington from 1982 to 1985.

Career

Otto is an expert on calcific aortic stenosis and received the 2011 American College of Cardiology Distinguished Scientist Award (Clinical Domain) for her research on this subject. In 2024 Otto assisted in a review study over calcific aortic stenosis, concluding that upon diagnosis of aortic stenosis by echocardiography, there are two major forms of treatment. [5] Both surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve implantation have proven to extend the patients life, however, which intervention is chosen should be based on multiple resources, including a heart valve team. [5]

In January, 2014, she was appointed editor-in-chief of Heart, the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society. [6]

During 2023, Otto was awarded by the American College of Cardiology [7] with the Distinguished Teacher Award for her impact within the cardiology field.

Personal

On 29 March 1979, Otto married Robert Frederick Leach in King County, Washington. [8]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ "Catherine Mary Otto, MD". MedicineNet, Inc. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Emery, Gene (20 July 1999). "Stiff valve is warning sign". Detroit Free Press. Reuters. p. 14F. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Greenberg, Brigitte (2 October 1999). "Hardening of a tiny valve may predict future heart disease". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. p. D5. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Nano, Stephanie (2005-03-03). "Study suggests surgery". Wilmington Star News. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. 1 2 Otto, Catherine M.; Newby, David E.; Hillis, Graham S. (2024-12-17). "Calcific Aortic Stenosis: A Review". JAMA. 332 (23): 2014. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.16477. ISSN   0098-7484.
  6. ↑ Templer, Laura (2013). "Introducing the Heart Editorial Board". Heart. 100 (1): 6–11. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2013-305254. S2CID   71582467.
  7. ↑ "Catherine Otto receives Distinguished Teacher Award | Department of Medicine News". mednews.uw.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  8. ↑ "Marriage Certificate". Washington State Archives. No. 447174. Olympia, Washington. 11 April 1979.
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