Dr. Yancy is vice dean for Diversity and Inclusion, chief of Cardiology Medicine, and Magerstadt Endowed Professor of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has received many accolades for clinical and research expertise in the field of heart failure and has additional interests in cardiomyopathy, heart valve diseases, hypertension and heart failure prevention. He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts, numerous book chapters, editorials and review articles, and received numerous awards as a top physician and instructor of cardiology.