EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, 1998-2002; Chief Resident, 2001-2002.
Cardiology Fellowship, University of Washington, Seattle, 2002-2005.
A.B., Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, 1994.
M.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1998.
Pathmaja Paramsothy M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Attending Physician, Harborview Medical Center
Attending Physician, University of Washington Medical Center
OFFICE ADDRESS:
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue
Campus Box 359748
Seattle, WA 98104-2499
Clinic Appointments: (206) 744-3475
Office: (206) 744-9119
Fax: (206) 744-2224
Email: nmbob@u.washington.edu
BOARD CERTIFICATION
State Medical License, Washington, 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2001
Board certification in Cardiology, 2005
Echocardiography, 2007 (testamur)
American Board of Clinical Lipidology (2008)
AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nutritional interventions in high risk groups for CHD
Noninvasive assessment of endothelial function
Preventive Cardiology
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2005 - Accepted to NIH K-12 Multidisciplinary Research Program
2004 - American College of Cardiology/Merck Research Fellowship Awardee
2005 - Pfizer Preventive Cardiology Research Awardee
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Writing Group: Kitzmiller JL (Chair), Brown FM, Catalano PM, Conway DL, Coustan DR, Gunderson EP, Herman WH, Hoffman LD, Inturrisi M, Jovanovic L, Kjos SI, Knopp RH, Montoro MN, Ogata ES, Paramsothy P, Reader DM, Rosenn BM, Thomas A, Clark NG. Managing Pre-existing Diabetes for Pregnancy: Summary of Evidence and Consensus Recommendations for Care. Diabetes Care. 2008;31(5):1060-79.
Knopp RH, Paramsothy P, Atkinson B, Dowdy A. Comprehensive Lipid Management vs Aggressive LDL lowering to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 17;101(8A):48B-57B.
Paramsothy, P, Knopp, RH, Bertoni AG, Tsai MY, Rue T, and Heckbert SR. Combined Hyperlipidemia in relation to Race/Ethnicity, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Metabolism. 2009 Feb;58(2):212-9.
