Cooper
Kersey
MD
Background
Cooper B. Kersey, MD is a non-invasive cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He provides clinical care at Harborview Medical Center in the cardiac care unit, cardiology consult service, outpatient cardiology clinic, and echocardiography lab.
Dr. Kersey’s research focuses on the intersection of cardiology and addiction medicine, with a particular emphasis on methamphetamine-associated heart failure. His uses qualitative research and implementation science to identify and address barriers to care in this high-risk population.
He earned his medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of Washington.
Outside of Medicine, Dr. Kersey enjoys running, traveling, and exploring the trails of the Pacific Northwest with his wife, Plicy, and their dogs, Woody and Barley.
Medical School
Columbia University
Residency
University of Washington
Recent Publications and Presentations
Kersey C.B., Baruch, M., Pattock A., Stafford P., Mazimba S., Bonner H., Berry R., Calhoun D., & Kwon Y. . Elucidation of obstructive sleep apnea related blood pressure response using continuous beat to beat blood pressure monitoring. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. (2021); 77(18 (Supplement 1)): 1648.
Johnson M.R., Kersey C.B., & Lele A.V.. A Review Of Anesthetic Management For Transesophageal Echocardiography. American Society of Anesthesiologists Virtual Meeting. (2021);
Kersey CB, Medhane F, Pattock AM, Liu L, Huang G, Lele AV, Kwon Y. Cardiac Arrest during Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) due to Acute Right Ventricular Failure. Case Rep Cardiol. 2021 Dec 24;2021:7427127. doi: 10.1155/2021/7427127. PMID: 34976415; PMCID: PMC8719982.
Pattock AM, Kim MM, Kersey CB, Liu L, Kirkpatrick JN, Adedipe A, Kessler R, Morris A, Nikravan S, Mazimba S, Kwon Y. Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound publication trends. Echocardiography. 2022 Feb;39(2):240-247. doi: 10.1111/echo.15297. Epub 2022 Jan 15. PMID: 35034372.
Kersey CB, Lele AV, Johnson MN, Pattock AM, Liu L, Huang GS, Kirkpatrick JN, Mazimba S, Jobarteh S, Kwon Y. The Quality and Safety of Sedation and Monitoring in Adults Undergoing Nonoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 2023 May 1;194:40-45. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.02.008. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PMID: 36940560.
Kersey CB, Ashinne B, Keenan J, Kirkpatrick JN. Cardiac Interventions in the Absence of Assent: An Ethical Dilemma. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Oct 1;204:40-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.019. Epub 2023 Aug 1. PMID: 37536203.
Kirkpatrick J, Kersey CB, Truong K. Staying Alive. JACC Adv. 2023 Oct, 2 (8).
Kersey CB, Danek BA, Chung CJ. Danger, Danger, High Output. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. Published online 2023 Aug 22.
Kersey CB, Ashine B, Keenan J, et al. Cardiac Interventions in the Absence of Assent- An Ethical Dilemma. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Mar, 81 (8_Supplement) 3695.
Pattock, AM, Kersey CB, Ghoreshi K, Stafford P, Kim MM, Gomez D, Baruch M, Mihalek A, Mazimba S, Kwon Y. Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring During Six-Minute Walk Test and the Hemodynamic Response in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. 2021; 144:A10384.
Liu L, Pattock AM, Kersey CB, Kirkpatrick JN, Huang G, Wiley B, Kwon Y. Cardiologist Perspectives on Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound. Circulation. 2021; 144:A12653.
Kersey CB, Baruch M, Pattock A, Stafford P, Mazimba S, Bonnner H, Berry R, Calhoun D, Kwon Y. Elucidation of obstructive sleep apnea related blood pressure response using continuous beat to bear blood pressure monitoring. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021;77(18(Supplement 1)), 1648.
Owens, DS and Kersey CB. Emerging Subspecialties: Athlete’s Heart. Washington Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Bellevue, WA, September 2023.
Kersey CB, Kirkpatrick JN. In the Troposphere: A Case of an Elevated Troponin in a Patient Who Uses Methamphetamine. Washington Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Bellevue, WA, September 2023.
Kersey CB, Ashine B, Keenan J, et al. Cardiac Interventions in the Absence of Assent- An Ethical Dilemma. American College of Cardiology. New Orleans, LA, March 2023.
Kersey CB, Lele A, Johnson M, Pattock A, Liu L, Jobareth S, Kwon Y. Quality and Safety of Sedation and Monitoring during Transesophageal Echocardiography. American Society of Echocardiography. Seattle WA, June 2022.
Pattock AM, Sadony R, Kersey CB, Huang G, Fincken K, Brewer K, Liu L, Mazimba S, Adedipe A, Kirkpatrick J, Kwon Y. Feasibility of Velocity Time Integral Measurements of the Descending Thoracic Aorta and Abdominal Aorta and Correlation with the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract. American Thoracic Society, San Francisco CA, May 2022.
Kersey CB, Tran T. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself. Society of Hospital Medicine, Nashville, TN, April 2022.
CONTACTS
Mailing Address:
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific Street,
Box 356422,
Seattle, WA 98195-6422
Non-Clinical Administrative Support:
For appointments or other clinical matters, please contact the Heart Institute.