Lau Yung, AGPCNP-BC
Not yet claimedLipidologist, Preventive cardiologist, Nurse practitioner · Nurse practitioner
New York, NY · Telehealth in 1 state
Board-certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner and Clinical Lipid Specialist at Columbia's Center for Heart Disease Prevention since 2017, treating patients with severe lipid disorders with a focus on prevention.
About Lau Yung, AGPCNP-BC
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Lau Yan (Cindy) Yung is a nurse practitioner at the Center for Heart Disease Prevention at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. She is board certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and holds the Clinical Lipid Specialist credential, which is associated with the National Lipid Association.
She has worked in the lipid clinic at Columbia since 2017, caring for people with high cholesterol, dyslipidemia, and rare or severe lipid disorders, with a focus on preventing heart disease. Before moving to the United States in 2006, she worked as a nurse in neonatal intensive care and as a research nurse in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology in Hong Kong. She later managed a clinical research unit at Columbia. She earned a master's degree in primary health care from the University of Western Sydney in 1996 and a Master of Science from New York University in 2014. She sees patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
This is a clinician with a small public footprint. Almost all available information comes from one Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian biography that is repeated across commercial directory sites. No published research, media coverage, society leadership, or public statements on topics such as vaccines or supplements were found. No license discipline, malpractice judgments, or criminal records surfaced in public searching.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $201.50 in industry payments to her across 8 records, with the largest from Amgen ($103.85) and Novartis ($64.91). Small payments from drug companies are common and legal, and amounts of this size typically reflect items like meals.
- Board certification
- She is board certified as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) and holds the Clinical Lipid Specialist designation. columbiacardiology.org
- Lipid specialist credential
- The Clinical Lipid Specialist designation is defined and administered in association with the National Lipid Association and related certifying boards. lipid.org
- Preventive cardiology practice
- Since 2017 she has worked at Columbia's Center for Heart Disease Prevention, treating high cholesterol, dyslipidemia, and rare or severe lipid disorders. columbiacardiology.org
- Hospital affiliation
- She sees patients through NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center at 622 West 168th Street, New York. doctors.nyp.org
- Graduate training
- She completed a master's in primary health care at the University of Western Sydney in 1996 and a Master of Science at New York University in 2014. doctor.webmd.com
- Earlier nursing career
- Her bio describes nine years as a registered nurse in neonatal intensive care and five years as a cardiac pacing and electrophysiology research nurse in Hong Kong before she moved to the U.S. in 2006. vitals.com
- Stated research interest
- Her bio states an interest in identifying undertreated people earlier in underserved communities to reduce cardiovascular risk. vitals.com
- Prescribing pattern
- Aggregated Medicare Part D data lists conventional lipid medicines such as atorvastatin, ezetimibe, niacin ER, omega-3 acid ethyl esters, Praluent, and Repatha. npiprofile.com
- Industry payments
- CMS Open Payments lists $201.50 total across 8 records for 2021-2025, mostly from Amgen and Novartis. Small payments like these are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- NPI registry record
- Her NPI 1427441211 has been active since March 18, 2015, with a nurse practitioner (gerontology) taxonomy, employed by the Trustees of Columbia University. npiprofile.com
Worth knowing
- No peer-reviewed publications, guideline committee roles, society leadership positions, or awards were found under her name in public searches. columbiacardiology.org
- A WebMD auto-generated listing shows her New York license with confusing 'expired'/2026 wording. This appears to reflect a directory renewal-date field rather than any known action; license status can be checked directly with the NYS Office of the Professions (license no. 306948). doctor.webmd.com
- Nearly all available information traces back to a single Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian biography that is republished across commercial directory sites, so there are few independent sources about her practice. doctors.columbia.edu
- Searches for discipline, lawsuits, or criminal matters returned nothing, but court and licensing databases were not exhaustively queried, so 'none found' means not surfaced in general web search rather than confirmed absent. npiprofile.com
- She is listed in directories under several name variants, including 'Lau Yan Yung,' 'Lau Yan (Cindy) Yung,' and 'Lau Yan Yan Yung,' and has two separate Columbia Cardiology profile entries. columbiacardiology.org
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
$202
8 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $202 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$104
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$65
- PFIZER INC.$17
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc$15
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$202
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.
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Practice location
Center for Heart Disease Prevention, Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
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