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Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2001)

Professional interests include: pain, anxiety, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and more.

1100 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

(206) 624-1144

Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD is a cardiologist in Seattle, WA specializing in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology and adult cardiology. She graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD is affiliated with Virginia Mason.

Office Locations

Address:

1100 Ninth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

Some issues Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Sara Weiss, a cardiologist with the heart failure clinic at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, and Kara Agresta, nurse practitioner with the heart failure treatment and prevention program at...”—"Heart failure is a progressive disorder", Desert News, February 2009

“Dr. Sara Weiss, a cardiologist, and Kara Agresta, a physicians assistant, both with Intermountain Healthcare, answered about 20 calls Saturday, with discussions about a variety of issues related to...”—"Heart disease tricky to diagnose, specialists say", Desert News, February 2009

“The following is a sampling of e-mail questions and answers from cardiologist Dr. Sara Weiss and physicians assistant Kara Agresta as a follow to last Saturday's Deseret News/Intermountain...”—"Health hotline questions focus on the heart", Desert News, February 2009

blood draw	58
cardiac procedures	812
doctor visit	700
hospital care	331
inpatient care	331
minimally invasive procedures	32
stress testing	369
ultrasound (sonogram)	653

**Gender**
Male	959
Female	945

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1563
Black	112
Hispanic	48
Asian	114
Other	38
Native American	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	652
From 75 to 84	608
85 and over	401
Less than 65	243

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

blood draw	63
cardiac procedures	796
cardioversion	10
doctor visit	608
hospital care	266
inpatient care	266
minimally invasive procedures	52
stress testing	347
ultrasound (sonogram)	642

**Gender**
Male	885
Female	799

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1395
Black	94
Hispanic	37
Asian	94
Other	39
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	553
85 and over	358
Less than 65	191

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

blood draw	49
cardiac procedures	892
doctor visit	646
hospital care	390
inpatient care	390
minimally invasive procedures	48
stress testing	379
ultrasound (sonogram)	731

**Gender**
Male	1874
Female	1860

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3090
Black	220
Hispanic	84
Asian	212
Other	74
Native American	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1384
From 75 to 84	1202
85 and over	726
Less than 65	422

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

blood draw	39
cardiac procedures	939
cardioversion	13
doctor visit	654
hospital care	293
inpatient care	293
minimally invasive procedures	52
stress testing	364
ultrasound (sonogram)	785

**Gender**
Male	1090
Female	1044

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1745
Black	136
Hispanic	47
Asian	129
Other	51
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	776
From 75 to 84	655
85 and over	434
Less than 65	269

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

blood draw	41
cardiac procedures	1042
doctor visit	696
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353
minimally invasive procedures	55
stress testing	332
ultrasound (sonogram)	898

**Gender**
Male	1247
Female	1119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1945
Black	120
Hispanic	49
Asian	147
Other	70
Native American	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	848
From 75 to 84	743
85 and over	484
Less than 65	291

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

blood draw	47
cardiac procedures	1009
cardioversion	18
doctor visit	644
hospital care	240
inpatient care	240
minimally invasive procedures	63
stress testing	365
ultrasound (sonogram)	846

**Gender**
Male	1043
Female	953

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1656
Black	97
Hispanic	58
Asian	113
Other	56
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	743
From 75 to 84	675
85 and over	338
Less than 65	240

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

blood draw	65
cardiac procedures	1099
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	634
hospital care	292
inpatient care	292
minimally invasive procedures	81
stress testing	415
ultrasound (sonogram)	943

**Gender**
Male	1066
Female	1067

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1815
Black	77
Hispanic	47
Asian	98
Other	76
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	809
From 75 to 84	745
85 and over	376
Less than 65	203

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

blood draw	61
cardiac procedures	997
cardioversion	15
doctor visit	638
hospital care	461
inpatient care	461
lab tests	32
minimally invasive procedures	50
stress testing	323
ultrasound (sonogram)	855

**Gender**
Male	1050
Female	967

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1704
Black	81
Hispanic	50
Asian	87
Other	77
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	781
From 75 to 84	684
85 and over	354
Less than 65	198

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

blood draw	176
cardiac procedures	1589
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	1633
hospital care	636
inpatient care	636
minimally invasive procedures	80
stress testing	281
ultrasound (sonogram)	1513

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD treated as a cardiologist in Seattle, WA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	66
cardiac procedures	1019
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	762
hospital care	362
inpatient care	362
lab tests	32
minimally invasive procedures	57
stress testing	352
ultrasound (sonogram)	874

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD.

**Gender**
Male	921
Female	875

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	93
Asian / Pacific Islander	99
Non-Hispanic White	1491
Native American / Alaskan Native	22
Hispanic	42
Other	48

**Age**
75 to 84	586
85 and over	347
Less than 65	205
65 to 74	657

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	12
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. She has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2001)

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Virginia Mason

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-31

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I saw Dr. Weiss as a follow-up to an emergency visit to Virginia Mason (EXCELLENT CARE). It was my first time meeting Dr. Weiss and I couldn't have been happier with my appointment. She was thorough, extremely knowledgeable, and listened carefully as I asked questions and expressed my concerns. I appreciated that as we finished our discussion, she asked to make sure I had asked every question I had and had shared all my concerns. She then presented the possible next steps and solicited my feelings about how I wanted to proceed. I felt very comfortable with the treatment plan. I loved how she treated me as an intelligent, active participant in the decision process and checked in with me frequently to be sure I understood and was comfortable with the treatment plan. I will be making Dr. Weiss my permanent cardiologist.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-08-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Everybody was very attentive to my care and well being during the test.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-15

Patient verified via Press Ganey

You guys are top notch and I'm really impressed with all of you

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,224 JARDIANCE $1,074	$150
Thoratec Corporation	$363 HeartMate II $363
BIOTRONIK INC.	$158 Bradycardia products $158
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$85 Reveal LINQ $85
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$51 SERELAXIN $51

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,004
Food and Beverage	$877

Research Payments

Dr. Sara Ogdon Weiss, MD has received 137 research payments totaling $301,662.

Biography

Dr. Sara Weiss specializes in adult cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. She is especially interested in pain, heart failure, and anxiety. She studied medicine at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Weiss is professionally affiliated with Virginia Mason. Unfortunately, according to Doctor.com, Dr. Weiss is not currently accepting new patients.