Eric H. Yang, MD
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Eric H. Yang, MD

(he/him)
  • Cardiology
Average rating: 5.0
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Cardiovascular Center | 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095

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

English, Spanish, Chinese - Mandarin

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008

Fellowship

Cardiovascular Disease, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 2011

Residency

Internal Medicine, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 2008

Internship

Internal Medicine, Harbor - UCLA Medical Center, 2006

Degree

MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 2005

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Videos

Cardiovascular health after cancer treatment

Research

Interests

  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Invasive Cardiology
  • Interventional Echocardiography
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Hemodynamics
  • Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
  • Cardio-Oncology
  • Pulmonary Hypertension

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