Clyde Yancy

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Clyde Warren Yancy
Born (1958-01-02) January 2, 1958 (age 65)
Alma mater Southern University
Tulane University Medical School
Scientific career
Institutions Parkland Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Medical Center
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clyde Warren Yancy (born January 2, 1958) is an American cardiologist and the Magerstadt Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. [1] [2] [3] He has previously served as the Past President of the American Heart Association. His research considers heart failure, heart transplantation and ways to prevent heart failure. He is Vice Dean of Diversity and Inclusion.

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Early life and education

Yancy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Hilda Jones and Clyde Yancy Senior. [4] When he was a child, his parents moved to Scotlandville, where his mother worked as a teacher. [4] Yancy joined the Eagle Scouts as a teenager and played the saxophone in a marching band. [4] Throughout his time at high school, Yancy attended the laboratory classes at Southern University. He eventually attended that same university for his bachelor's degree, where he graduated with a 4.0 GPA. [4] He awarded early acceptance at the Tulane University School of Medicine, where he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. He graduated with his medical degree in 1982. [5] Yancy completed his medical residency and internship at the Parkland Memorial Hospital in Texas. In 1989 Yancy moved to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center as a Fellow in Cardiology in 1989. [6]

Research and career

In 1989 Yancy joined the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he eventually became the Carl H. Westcott Distinguished Chair in Medical Research. [4] Yancy first became aware of health disparities during the mid-nineties, when he realised that African American patients presented with more advanced disease at younger ages. [4] Yancy has extensively studied disparities in cardiovascular disease. [7] [8] In 2006 Yancy moved to the Baylor University Medical Center, where he was made the medical director of the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute. [9] Yancy was appointed Magerstadt Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in 2011. [10]

During the COVID-19 pandemic Yancy investigated the reasons that Black and African-American people were more likely to suffer from severe forms of coronavirus disease. [11] He believes that the pandemic should drive society to address healthcare disparities. [11] [12] In an event with the American College of Cardiology, Yancy remarked, “My greatest risk of death is no longer COVID-19. It is the color of my skin”. He does not believe that health disparities in the United States will be entirely solved by the creation of new policies, but by asking the question, “How can we interject compassion, civility and concern for all communities and not allow some communities to remain marginalized?”. [13] He worked with Robert Bonow to better understand the impact of coronavirus disease on people with cardiovascular conditions. [14] He is particularly concerned that people who have recovered from coronavirus disease appear to suffer from heart abnormalities. [15] [16] [17]

Academic service

Yancy works to improve the representation of Black people working in medicine. [18]

Awards and honours

Select papers

Personal life

Yancy has two daughters. [4]

Related Research Articles

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References

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  3. ↑ "Dr. Clyde Yancy: CANTOS wows, opens new therapeutic avenues".
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  6. 1 2 3 4 "Faculty Profile". www.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  7. ↑ Butterfield, Stacey. "Understanding heart failure in African Americans". acphospitalist.org. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  8. ↑ Yancy, Clyde W. (2018-08-01). "Addressing Cardiovascular Disease Disparities—Are We Getting Closer to the Truth?". JAMA Cardiology. 3 (8): 748. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1510. ISSN   2380-6583. PMID   29898216. S2CID   49186005.
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  16. ↑ ""Respect COVID-19": The virus can damage heart tissue, even in mild cases". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
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