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Specialties
Board Certification
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American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
National Board of Echocardiography
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
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Patient Rating
Patients consistently praise Dr. Clapham for attentive, unhurried visits, noting she listens carefully, spends ample time, and makes them feel heard and supported. Reviewers emphasize her thorough, knowledgeable, and collaborative approach, clear explanations of diagnoses and treatment plans, and communication that inspires confidence. Feedback is overwhelmingly positive, though a small minority mentioned unresolved diagnostic issues and a desire for additional testing or follow-up.
Generated via Patient Reviews
4.9
/5
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90 reviews
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The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments |
Internal Medicine
-Assistant Professor (Clinical) Radiology & Imaging Sciences -Adjunct Assistant Professor |
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| Academic Divisions |
Cardiovascular Medicine
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| Board Certification |
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
National Board of Echocardiography
American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
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Education history
| Undergraduate | Biochemical Sciences - Harvard College | A.B. |
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| Professional Medical | Medicine - Harvard Medical School | M.D. |
| Internship | Internal Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital | Intern |
| Residency | Internal Medicine - Massachusetts General Hospital | Resident |
| Fellowship | Cardiovascular Medicine - Yale University School of Medicine | Fellow |
| Fellowship | Pulmonary Hypertension - Yale University School of Medicine | Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Fellowship | Pulmonary Vascular Disease - Brigham and Women's Hospital | Clinical Fellow |
Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Deol AK, Ingram D, Dranow E, Clapham KR, Mayeux JD, Ma CL, Hatton ND, Beck EM, Klanderud D, Ryan J (2025). Comparing Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Care in Urban and Rural Settings: Treatment Patterns and Risk Trajectories. Pulmonary circulation, 15(4), e70204.
- O'Neill E, Lu DY, Ramakrishna S, Ingram D, Kogelschatz B, Ryan JJ, Mayeux J, Ma C, Klanderud D, Beck E, Dranow E, Hatton N, Clapham (2025). Methamphetamine-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Is Associated With Worse Right Ventricular Function Than Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Matched Study. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), 42(5), e70180.
- Zon RL, Sekar A, Clapham K, Oren O, Niroula A, Bick AG, Gibson CJ, Griffin G, Uddin MM, Neuberg D, Natarajan P, Ebert B (2024). JAK2-mutant clonal hematopoiesis is associated with venous thromboembolism. Blood, 144(20), 2149-2154.
- Thibord F, Klarin D, Brody JA, Chen MH, Levin MG, Chasman DI, Goode EL, Hveem K, Teder-Laving M, Martinez-Perez A, Aïssi D, Daian-Bacq D, Ito K, Natarajan P, Lutsey PL, Nadkarni GN, de Vries PS, Cuellar-Partida G, Wolford BN, Pattee JW, Kooperberg C, Braekkan SK, Li-Gao R, Saut N, Sept C, Germain M, Judy RL, Wiggins KL, Ko D, O'Donnell CJ, Taylor KD, Giulianini F, De Andrade M, Nøst TH, Boland A, Empana JP, Koyama S, Gilliland T, Do R, Huffman JE, Wang X, Zhou W, Manuel Soria J, Carlos Souto J, Pankratz N, Haessler J, Hindberg K, Rosendaal FR, Turman C, Olaso R, Kember RL, Bartz TM, Lynch JA, Heckbert SR, Armasu SM, Brumpton B, Smadja DM, Jouven X, Komuro I, Clapham KR, Loos RJF, Willer CJ, Sabater-Lleal M, Pankow JS, Reiner AP, Morelli VM, Ridker PM, Vlieg AVH, Deleuze JF, Kraft P, Rader DJ, Global Biobank Meta-Analysis Initiative; Estonian Biobank Research Team; 23andMe Research Team; Biobank Japan; CHARGE Hemostasis Working Group., Min Lee K, Psaty BM, Heidi Skogholt A, Emmerich J, Suchon P, Rich SS, Vy HMT, Tang W, Jackson RD, Hansen JB, Morange PE, Kabrhel C, Trégouët DA, Damrauer SM, Johnson AD, Smith N (2022). Cross-Ancestry Investigation of Venous Thromboembolism Genomic Predictors. Circulation, 146(16), 1225-1242.
- Lee HW, Adachi T, Pak B, Park S, Hu X, Choi W, Kowalski PS, Chang CH, Clapham KR, Lee A, Papangeli I, Kim J, Han O, Park J, Anderson DG, Simons M, Jin SW, Chun H (2022). BMPR1A Promotes ID2-ZEB1 Interaction to Suppress Excessive Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Cardiovascular research,
- Ingram D, Alamri AK, Penn BA, Mayeux JD, Ma CL, Clapham KR, Abraham AE, Klanderud D, Sadeh B, Beck EM, Hatton ND, Ryan J (2022). Characteristics of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in a Pulmonary Hypertension Association-Accredited Comprehensive Care Center: A Contrast in Features When Compared With US National Registry Data. Cureus, 14(11), e31764.
- Clapham KR, Highland KB, Rao Y, Fares WH (2020). Reduced RVSWI Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Connective Tissue Disease Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Front Cardiovasc Med, 7, 77.
Review
- Kolaitis NA, Barnett CF, Chin KM, Clapham K, Incze MA, Kennedy AJ, Kingrey JF, Matusov Y, Melendres-Groves L, Rischard FP, Simon M (2026). How I do it: How to care for the patient with methamphetamine-associated PAH. Chest,
- Clapham KR, Singh I, Capuano IS, Rajagopal S, Chun H (2019). MEF2 and the Right Ventricle: From Development to Disease. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 6, 29.
Case Report
- Clapham KR, Bhimani RD, Cooper JP, Stern T (2015). Isolated shortness of breath in a woman with a history of Hodgkin lymphoma. Journal of intensive care medicine, 30(4), 226-8.
Letter
- Clapham KR, Mesbah Uddin M, Honigberg MC, Gilliland T, Ruan Y, Natarajan (2022). Venous Thromboembolism Polygenic Risk Score Associates With Pulmonary Hypertension in the UK Biobank. Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine, 15(6), e003797.
- Clapham KR, Rao Y, Sahay S, Sauler M, Lee PJ, Psotka MA, Fares WH, Ahmad (2020). PECAM-1 is Associated With Outcomes and Response to Treatment in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. The American journal of cardiology, 127, 198-199.
Dr Clapham was very thorough and focused on my health improvements.
Very caring and thorough.
Dr Clapham is the best, to have such a good and caring doctor, in your later years is a gift. Thank you for all the years you have kept me alive and well.
Sometimes hard to get appointments made with other appointments we have. We come from Elko.
Dr Clapham is personable and professional. She listens carefully and explains everything patiently. I feel like I am well taken care of by Dr. Clapham.
She is very willing to try new approaches and her advice is much appreciated.
Recommend her. She is thorough and open to what you have to say.
She is confident in her knowledge and she is very caring.
She was very involved and caring, listened well.
I can't say enough about how much I respect and appreciate Dr. Clapham. She always takes the time to fully listen to and answer my questions, and I am confident in her understanding of my health problems.
She is amazing you can't go wrong being under her care!!
IT went very well
It was my first appointment with Dr. Clapham and I look forward to many more.
Dr. Clapham is one of a kind. She is really nice and makes me feel safe and cared for. She is well prepared and knows my case before coming into the room. She is extremely thorough and has my complete trust.
I highly recommend Dr clapman. Easy to understand, explains things extremely good.
Dr Clapham was so patient, thorough and helpful. She made sure my issues and concerns were all addressed and outlined a clear way forward to a get-well plan.
Pleasant, knowledgeable and easy to work with.
Very good knowledgeable takes time
Smart, caring and thoughtful.
Dr. Clapham was extremely courteous and professional. She took an ample amount of time with me as a first-time patient in order to really understand my history and needs. She outlined a plan going forward which met my needs and was exactly what I desired.
She is an outstanding Cardiologist. She is kind and caring. She takes time to explain my treatment going forward and always answers my questions.
She is an expert in her field! She has a way to explain your issues with you in a way you can understand! She even got me tissues when I was in tears:-)
Very caring and thorough doctor
Very efficient and professional
Listens to my concerns, has gone out of her way to find reasons for some of my problems and always includes me in the decisions. Easy to talk to.
She is one of the best doctors I have ever worked with. Her follow through is great.
I was extremely impressed with Dr Clapham. She was very helpful.
I fell I have the best Dr. I could ever get.
She is the most kind and caring doctor. I would not want any other provider because she is the best.
She was great! My situation is a bit complicated, and she spent quite a bit of time working through some issues with me, each one of them. I so much appreciated it.
Excellent because they care [TRANSLATED]
Very patient and caring
Dr Clapham is wonderful. She listens to me and I feel she is very invested in my care.
She was Awsome
I have been blessed to have Catherine Rose Clapham as my physician for over a year now I highly recommend her . She takes the time to listen to any concerns you might have or any wants or needs. She has an excellent team surrounding her I would highly highly recommend her . Thank You
She was very helpful in explaining things and compassionate.
Dr. Clapham is PHENOMENAL! There is a reason I chose her to be my cardiologist after my heart attack. I want no one else looking after me.
From the moment I was introduced to DR. Clapham, I felt satisfied that I would be treated with the best of care, and that feeling has remained throughout my treatment
I can't say enough good about Dr. Clapham, her expertise, patience, and professionalism.
Dr. Clapham saved my life and I'll never forget that
I felt very supported and cared for by Dr. Chapman. She listened to my concerns and developed a sound treatment plan with me. So lucky to have found her and feel I am getting good care.
Very thorough and helpful
She takes great care in addressing every issue.
Dr. Clapham cares very much about my health issues..
Dr Clapham was very kind and personable. I felt she listened to me and took my concerns seriously. I appreciated the care I received from her.
Dr Clapham makes you feel like you are her only patient. She doesn't display she is in a hurry and is very thorough and compassionate. Her practice is undeniably patient-centered. She is very knowledgable and competent and provides excellent communication regarding the plan of care and education for self care.
More testing needed - I have had testing for 1 1/2 years - needs to follow up with my doctors in Wyoming No more testing - no more visits to Utah
Seems to be kind, helpful and understanding.
Dr Clapham was a definite breath of fresh air!! Such a relief to be face to face with an MD who was intelligent, engaged and thoughtful. I felt completely'heard¿. Finally, I have a sense my confusing health symptoms will be examined. She is a remarkable, charming and very bright cardiologist! I feel confident in her care!
Dr. Clapham has been a great addition to my medical services. She takes the time to make sure I understand our options and decisions.
Dr. Clapham has a very good collaborative approach. She makes you feel part of the process and her background also helps you feel confident in her advice.
A very good doctor
Dr. Katharine Clapham is an extremely kind, concerned and knowledgeable doctor
Great to work with and listens to my concerns
Dr. Clapham is absolutely the best cardiologist that I could ever hope to have involved in my care and wellbeing. I am totally please with every encounter that I have had with her. I am very comforted knowing that Dr. Clapham is involved in my cardiac care.
Dr Katharine Clapham is a wonderful and carrying doctor. She is willing to look at the whole situations to identify what is going on and what could be contributing to the issues the individual is having. She is also willing to spend the time needed to talk through what is going on and make sure you understand. This is such a rare quality in medicine today.
I feel very confident in Dr. Clapham's care. She is very knowledgeable about my diagnosis. She has a wonderful bedside manner and I feel she really cares about me.
She seemed very nice and knowledgeable and took the time to go over everything I needed. She then asked me if I had any questions. This was the very first time I had been to her.
Dr. Katharine Clapham took the time to explain everything to me, and answered all my questions and concerns .
Dr Clapham paid great deal of attention to my issues, and involved me in deciding medication for me by taking my medical history into careful consideration.
Recognized a test result problem and gave a thorough briefing, defused my anxiety, and presented a clear course of action.
We have a lot of confidence in her and are very pleased with her knowledge in her field.
Dr. Clapham treats you with kindness and respect. Listens and you make decisions together. I would recommend her and the U of U health to everyone.
I'm so happy and pleased to have Dr. Clapham take care of my health issues.
I consider dr. Clapham the best cardiology expert in her field. She is very professional and explained all my issues so that I could clearly understand. She is very personable and immediately put me at ease. I recommend her most highly and so worth the wait to get an appointment to see her.
She gives you a lot of confidence in where your care is going in the future. She is someone you just automatically trust when talking with her.
An excellent caring doctor
She's kind and truly listens. She takes time to explain things and gives you options when it comes to your care. Highly recommend.
Dr. Chapman take the time to listen and learn about me and my history. The history of my families health and wasnt trying to rush my exam for the next patient. Very professional and very intelligent and I highly recommend this doctor to anyone yours truly, [NAME REMOVED].
She is very professional and she genuinely cares about me and my care.
She was very kind and caring. Soft spoken and very knowledgeable.
She is a very personable doctor. I feel comfortable with her, and I respect her knowledge about my condition.
when my medications needed adjustment she and I discussed several options, not just one
I am disturbed we were unable to find a resolution to what I am going through with diagnoses with my health issues outside of the doctors area of expertise. I believe the Chemo is marking my fibromyalgia extremally heightened and painful. To the point of disabling me completely.
She is amazing! She takes the time to truly listen and is very thorough in determining the treatment plan. She communicates her thoughts and explains her recommendations.
Me isi esperar cmo 45 minutos y eso no es bueno para uno
She is very good at explaining my health care options. I feel part of the decision making process.
Dr Clapham always listens carefully to my concerns. I feel she understands the problems & is actively trying to find solutions.
I was very pleased with the service She gave me. She is Excellent!!!
She is amazing
Dr. Clapham takes a very comprehensive approach to help her patients. She is kind and compassionate. She is will help you develop a plan to improve quality of life and empower you to reach your health goals. Simply said, she is amazing!
From my first visit to now she always was really good about listening and showing she cares about me.. She made sure I had all the help possible through her group of Doctors and caregivers.
Doctor Clapham took time to thoroughly explain my condition, using models to help me understand the problem at hand. She was encouraging and gave me hope.
She was very good
She was very riendly to both my wife and I.
Friendly, competent and willing to spend the time required.
Dr. Clapham is caring and very intelligent. She provides excellent care!
Excellent
I'm glad Dr. Clapham seen me even thou I missed my 1pm appointment. The lady on the phone was able to get me in at 3pm. I got lost trying to find the right building causing me to be 15 minutes late.
She was very good at explaining everything.
I love her kindness and dedicate way to explain all about my care
She is excellent at exploring options and explaining things.
Very professional. Explained things well.
She was excellent and extremely knowledgeable and answered all my questions in a way I could understand.
Dr. Clapham took time with me to discuss every aspect of the journey and answer all my questions. This was especially impressive since I am more in a prevention mode than an immediate need.
Excellent doctor. Professional and knowledgeable.
She took the time to call infectious disease for an issue not related yo the heart.
She has been over and above with helping me in my medical needs. Thank you
She is very invested in my health care
Listened to me
She listens and addresses my concerns very nice very polite I like her very professional
Doctor Clapham is great. I was very impressed with her. She listened to me and together, we laid out a plan of treatment for me.
JUST WONDERFUL, THE BEST
Dr. Clapham was ver attentive, understanding, and caring.
She is very attentive and caring, I feel lu to have found her.