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Nalini Colaco, M.D., Ph.D.

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  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cardiology

Clinical focus

  • Heart Assist Devices
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Heart Transplant

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Tall building with the ariel tram to its left
Center for Health & Healing, Building 1
503-494-8311
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About me

Dr. Colaco is a cardiologist who specializes in the care of patients with advanced heart failure, including evaluation for mechanical heart pumps and heart transplantation. She cares for patients in both the outpatient and inpatient setting, and provides compassionate, thoughtful, communicative and individualized care to patients and their families as they navigate through the disease course. She feels privileged to be able to build lifelong relationships with patients and provide care in both sickness and in health.

A native of the west coast, Dr. Colaco enjoys everything that the pacific northwest has to offer including hiking, biking and delicious food and drink.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.P.H., 2011, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    • M.D., 2012, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

  • Residency

    • Internal Medicine Internship, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 2013
    • Internal Medicine Residency, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 2015

  • Fellowship

    • Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco, 2018
    • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant, University of California, San Francisco, 2019

  • Certifications

    • Internal Medicine 2015-2025
    • Cardiovascular Disease 2018-2028
    • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2020

Memberships and associations:

  • American College of Cardiology
  • American Heart Association
  • International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.6 out of 5 (63 Ratings, 22 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. She is very approachable and explains things well.

  2. First time meeting Dr Colaco and I was very impressed with her compassionate understanding of my health issues. She really took the time to discuss, in detail, all my concerns.

  3. I like Dr Colaco very much

  4. Dr Colaco provides outstanding care

  5. She was awesome and really wanted to try to help me

  6. Shows concern for my health

  7. Treated nicely

  8. Thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Dr Colaco! She was friendly, kind and knowledgable

  9. I feel listened to and validated regarding my particular condition.

  10. Compassionate, a good listener and a problem solver. Liked Dr. Colaco very much. Have many more visits no doubt, but first impression was nice. I have been with chest pressure for 8 weeks

  11. Super kind and gave me helpful info. I'm looking forward to having the tests and getting a diagnosis. It seemed like the doctor and assistant were working together to provide timely, excellent care. Thank you!!!

  12. Caring provider - gives me the time necessary to address concerns

  13. Friendly and very kind, I believe he was from Hawaii and we're talked I felt constable opening up around him

  14. She is great I've had this problem since 2018 and she is the first one to give me answersI wish I had found her a long time ago

  15. She is very personable and approachable and explains things in terms I understand

  16. As I said before everything was very good and I always look forward to my visits.

  17. I really enjoyed the staff and the Doctor was wonderful

  18. She has a great deal of expertise in her area. She was very kind, but it took too long to have a debrief after my cardiac catheterization though.

  19. Was a good visit

  20. Dr Colaco is marvelous. I greatly appreciate her care. The EP nurse was also outstanding.

  21. I habe tried others closer to my location. I always end up back at ohsu due to tge standard of care I receive.

  22. Very helpful.