Eric H. Yang, MD
(he/him) - Cardiology
About
Dr. Eric Yang is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center. He obtained his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, and completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he served as chief fellow.
Since joining the academic faculty at UCLA as a clinician educator in 2011, he has been involved both in the invasive and noninvasive realms of the field, serving as one of the cardiology liaisons on the Lung Transplantation Committee. He also is a member of the Structural Heart Intervention Team, assisting in echocardiography guided procedures on transcatheter aortic and mitral valve procedures. Dr. Yang's clinical interests also include medical education, where he has served as Associate Program Director of the UCLA Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship since 2013.
He officially established the UCLA Cardio-oncology Program in 2016 which he continues to head. In 2022, the program was designated a Gold Tier Cardio-Oncology Center of Excellence by the International Cardio-Oncology Society.
His clinical and research interests include valvular disease, advanced multimodality imaging, echocardiography, and cardio-oncology.
Board Certifications
- National Board of Echocardiography, Certification Board of Echocardiography, 2012
- International Cardio-Oncology Society, Cardio-Oncology, 2021
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024
- UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Mentor of the Year, 2021-2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
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Locations
Cardiovascular Center
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Videos
Research
Interests
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Invasive Cardiology
- Interventional Echocardiography
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Hemodynamics
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Cardio-Oncology
- Pulmonary Hypertension
Publications
In the News
- Cardionerds Podcast: Cardio-Oncology Series: Radiation Associated Cardiovascular Disease (Cardionerds)
- UCLA Cardiology Fellowship Video (Twitter)
- Minimizing Heart Damage After Cancer Treatment (US News & World Report)
- Certain Cancers Increase Stroke Risk, New Analysis Confirms (Medscape)
- Sounding the alarms on cardio-oncology inequities (UCLA Health Connect)
- Chemotherapy Induced Heart Failure: SGLT2 Inhibitors May Signal a Brighter Future Ahead (Cardionerds)
- Frailty status more predictive of TAVR outcomes than cancer status (Healio - Cardiology Today)
- Exercise During Chemo Helps Your Heart, Lungs Recover (HealthDay)
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Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024
- UCLA Internal Medicine Residency Mentor of the Year, 2021-2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2022
- International Cardio-Oncology Society Gold Tier Center of Excellence, UCLA Cardio-Oncology Program, 2021
- Super Doctors® Southern California 2014 - 2022
- American College of Cardiology Emerging Faculty, 2019
- UCLA Exceptional Physician, 2019
- UCLA Division of Cardiology Faculty Teaching Award, 2015-2016, 2018-2019
- UCLA Division of Cardiology Faculty Mentoring Award, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021
- Chief Fellow, Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 2010-2011
- Fellow, American College of Cardiology
- Fellow, American Society of Echocardiography
- Fellow, American Heart Association