Catherine Otto receives Distinguished Teacher Award

Dr. Catherine Otto, professor (Cardiology) is the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award from the American College of Cardiology.

Distinguished awardees represent a diverse group of clinicians and scientists who are helping to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for patients worldwide.

Catherine Otto is the J. Ward Kennedy-Hamilton Endowed Chair in Cardiology, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Heart Valve Clinic at the University Of Washington School Of Medicine in Seattle, Washington. She is recognized internationally as an expert in the diagnosis and management of heart valve disease, Marfan syndrome and other inherited structural heart conditions. 

Dr. Otto’s research has transformed our understanding of calcific valve disease, showing that it may be amenable to medical therapy rather than being an inevitable consequence of aging. She is the author of several cardiology textbooks and cardiology editor-in-chief for the online medical textbook Up-to-Date. She currently serves as Editor in Chief of the journal Heart, and the Journal of British Cardiovascular Society, published by BMJ Publishing.

Dr. Otto's practice focuses on knowledge-based decision-making using established national guidelines for patient care and involving the patient actively in the decision process.