Dr. Clyde Yancy, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Heart failure specialist · Physician (MD)
Chicago, IL · Telehealth in 1 state
Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and cardiologist with Northwestern Medical Group specializing in cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Earned his MD from Tulane (1982) and completed fellowship training at UT Southwestern.
About Dr. Clyde Yancy, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Clyde W. Yancy is a cardiologist in Chicago, Illinois, who focuses on heart failure and heart transplant care. He practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is Chief of Cardiology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, where he holds the Magerstadt Endowed Professorship of Medicine and is also a Professor of Medical Social Sciences. He serves as Associate Director of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute.
He earned his MD at Tulane University School of Medicine after a BS from Southern University, then completed internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center, plus advanced heart failure/transplant training and a master's degree in medical management. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Much of his public record is in research and guideline writing. He has authored more than 500 peer-reviewed papers and was an author on the 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA focused update of the heart failure guideline. He is a past president of the American Heart Association and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016. He has spoken publicly about differences in heart failure care among patient groups.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $340.96 in industry payments to him across 3 records, mainly from Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and this amount is small.
- Heart failure and transplant focus
- He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and specializes in heart failure and heart transplantation. newsroom.heart.org
- Chief of Cardiology at Northwestern
- He is Chief of Cardiology and the Magerstadt Endowed Professor of Medicine at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine. hfsa.org
- Medical school and residency
- He received his MD from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency and a cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern Medical Center. doximity.com
- Heart failure guideline author
- He is listed as an author on the 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA focused update of the national heart failure guideline, published in Circulation. ahajournals.org
- More than 500 published papers
- His published work includes over 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts along with book chapters, editorials and reviews. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Past American Heart Association president
- He previously served as president of the American Heart Association. en.wikipedia.org
- National Academy of Medicine member
- He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2016 and to the Association of American Physicians in 2020. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Society awards
- He received the American Heart Association's 2021 Chairman's Award and the Heart Failure Society of America's 2022 Distinguished Leadership Award. hfsa.org
- Speaks on care differences
- He has given interviews and published statements about unequal access to and outcomes in heart failure and cardiovascular care. hcplive.com
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $340.96 across 3 records for 2021-2025, with Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. ($327.59) and ZOLL Services LLC ($13.37) as the payers. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Sources list his Feinberg dean-level title differently, as either Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion or Vice Dean of Health Equity. His current official title is best confirmed on the Northwestern faculty page. en.wikipedia.org
- He is featured in an educational podcast series explaining the 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA heart failure guideline, but our research did not confirm whether he served on that guideline's writing committee. cardionerds.com
- Our review did not include a completed search of Illinois state license records, court dockets, or recent news. No adverse findings appeared, but these categories were not fully checked. Patients can look up Illinois licenses directly. idfpr.illinois.gov
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$341
3 payments
| 2021 | $13 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $178 |
| 2024 | $150 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$328
- ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$13
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$341
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: nm.org · feinberg.northwestern.edu · thehistorymakers.org · doximity.com · cardiometabolichealth.org · newsroom.heart.org · hfsa.org · baiminstitute.org. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Northwestern Medical Group
675 N Saint Clair St, Ste 19-100
Chicago, IL 60611
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