Eugene Yang, MD, MS, FACC is a Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, where he holds the Carl and Renée Behnke Endowed Chair for Asian Health. He is co-director of the Asian Health Research Center at the University of Washington.  He is also director of Asian Health Research and Medical Education in the UW Medicine Office of Healthcare Equity.

He earned both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford, followed by his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced cardiac imaging at Stanford.

Dr. Yang is the chair American College of Cardiology (ACC) Section Steering Committee and the immediate past Chair of the ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section and Asia Pacific Regional Scientific Conference.

Dr. Yang co-chairs the Hypertension Working Group for the ACC Prevention Council and serves on several committees within the American Heart Association (AHA), including the Councils on Hypertension, Kidney in Cardiovascular Care, Epidemiology and Prevention, and Social Determinants of Health.