Sang Gune Yoo, MD
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, US, Doctor of Medicine |
| 2014 | Anthropology & Biology, University of Chicago, US, Bachelor of Arts |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | State of Missouri Medical License |
| 2022 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Cardio-Oncology & Amyloidosis Fellow,, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2024 - 2025
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow,, The George Institute for Global Health,, Sydney, New South Wales, 2024 - 2025
Cardiology Fellow, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 2022 - 2025
Internal Medicine Resident,, University of Michigan, Houston, Texas, 2019 - 2022
NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow, Centre for Chronic Diseases and Control, 2017 - 2018
Honors & Awards
| 2025 - Present | Burton E. Sobel Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Research, WashU Medicine |
| 2024 - Present | NIH Loan Repayment Recipient (1L70HL175795-01), NIH |
| 2022 - Present | Kenneth R. Stark IM House Officer Research Award, University of Michigan |
| 2021 - Present | Chair’s Special Award for Impact, University of Michigan |
| 2021 - Present | Internal Medicine Award for the Most Outstanding House Officer, University of Michigan |
| 2019 - Present | Magna Cum Lauda in Scientia Experimentalis, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 2019 - Present | Newman Scholar, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 2018 - Present | Howard S. Silverman Scholar, American Heart Association |
| 2018 - Present | International Society of CV Epidemiology and Prevention (ISCEP) 50th Ten Day Teaching Seminar |
| 2017 - Present | NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow & Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, Harvard University |
| 2016 - Present | Edward K. and Vivian J. Ploner Medical Scholarship,, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 2015 - Present | Dr. Meyer Chapman Scholarship,, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 2014 - Present | Adolph Frederick Lange Scholarship, Feinberg School of Medicine |
| 2013 - Present | Jeff Metcalf Scholar, University of Chicago |
| 2011 - Present | Katen Scholar, University of Chicago |
| 2010 - 2014 | Gates Millennium Scholar, Gates Foundation |
| BJC/WashU Innovation Fellow,, Innovation Lab, BJC Healthcare/WashU Medicine |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2025 - Present |
| Title: | World Health Organization |
| Funding Source: | World Health Organization |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2025 - 2026 |
| Title: | HER2HEART-US (NCT06844669) |
| Funding Source: | CTFRP/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 - Present |
| Title: | Principles in Cardiovascular Research Training Grant |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NHLBI |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | T32HL007081 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis for Prevention And Cardiometabolic Treatment through Food is Medicine Collaboration |
| Funding Source: | American Heart Association |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 26FIM1578918 |
| Date: | 2024 - 2025 |
| Title: | NutriConnect: Enhancing Health and Food Security through Sustainable Solutions and Partnerships |
| Funding Source: | American Heart Association |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 24FIM1268045 |
| Date: | 2018 - 2019 |
| Title: | AHA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship |
| Funding Source: | cAHA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2017 - 2018 |
| Title: | NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship |
| Funding Source: | NIH/Havard University |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | D43TW010543 |
Selected Publications
Review Articles
- Agarwal A, Bahiru E, Yoo S, Berendsen M, Harikrishnan S, Hernandez A, Prabhakaran D, Huffman MD. Hospital-based quality improvement interventions for patients with heart failure: a systematic review. BMJ Heart 105:431-438, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Yoo S, Prabhakaran P, Huffman MD. Evaluating and improving cardiovascular health system management in low- and middle-income countries. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Riazanski V, Gabdoulkhakova AG, Boynton LS, Eguchi RR, Deriy LV, Hogarth DK, Loaëc N, Oumata N, Galons H, Brown ME, Shevchenko P, Gallan AJ, Yoo S, Naren AP, Villereal ML, Beacham DW, Bindokas VP, Birnbaumer L, Meijer L, Nelson DJ. TRPC6 channel translocation into phagosomal membrane augments phagosomal function 112(47):E6486- 95, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Other Articles
- Hassanieh I, Yoo S, Li J, McKay V, Huffman MD Exploring Facilitators and Barreirs of Medically Tailored Meal Interventions for Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure: A Qualitative Study. JAHA, 2025.
- Yoo S, Tabak RG, Mazzucca-Ragan S, Primo A, Bohannon D, Hashimoto D, Goss CW, Wu J, Eromosele E, Hassanieh I, Hively A, Martinez A, Wang J, Huffman MD, Li J NutriConnect: Enhancing Health and Food Security through Sustainable Solutions and Partnerships: Design and Protocol of a Pragmatic Comparative Effectiveness Trial. medRxiv, 2025. PMID: 25327991.
- Cunningham R, Yoo S, Brescia AA, Oetjen KA, Pusic I, Mitchell JD Severe Aortic Stenosis and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Considerations for Valve Management. JACC: CardioOncology, 2025.
- Yoo S, Lam CSP, Sweitzer NK "Asian" Heart Failure. Circulation 16(150):177-179, 2024. PMID: 39008555.
- Yoo S, Chung GS, Bahendeka SK Global Prevalence of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study of Nationally Representative, individual-Level Data. Global Heart 3(19):44, 2024. PMID: 38708405.
- Yoo S, Ahmed MO, Sweitzer NK Current and Future of Heart Failure Care in Asia. nt J Hear Fail 6:141-8, 2024.
- Seghatol-Eslami FF, Yoo S, Madira SL, Nath DS, Lanier MH Persistent Shunt After Closure of Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect. Case, 2024.
- Zaghlol R, Pedersen L, Qamer S, Yoo S, Ladin DA, Parvathaneni A Cardiac Complications of Radiation Therapy. Cardiol Clin, 2024.
- Yoo S, Chung GS, Bahendeka SK Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. JAMA 330(8):715-724, 2023. PMID: 37606674.
- Kaneko T, Newell P, Nisivaco S, Yoo S, Hirji S, Hou H, Romano M, Lim DS, Chetcuti S, Shah P, Ailawadi G, Thompson M Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Reintervention After Failed Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Procedure: A National Representative Analysis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery(S0022-5223(22)00397-X), 2022. PMID: 35570022.
- Yoo S, Seth M, Vaduganathan M, Ruwende C, Karve M, Shah I, Hill T, Gurm HS, Sukul D Marijuana Use and In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Michigan, United States. JACC Intervention 16:1757-176, 2021.
- Yoo S, Davies D, Mohanan PP, Baldrige AS, Charles PM, Schumacher M, Bhalla S, Devarajan R, Hirschhorn LR, Prabhakaran D, Huffman MD Hospital-Level Cardiovascular Management Practices in Kerala, India. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2019.
- Arnold N, Wegner Wippel C, May A, Moreno JD, Sweitzer NK, Yoo S Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Availability in Rural America: Insights from a Statewide Analysis in Missouri, USA. CF-Intersections.
- Yoo S A commentary on: Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. PracticeUpdate website.
Abstracts
- Yoo S, Bahendeka S, Damasceno A. Aspirin Use among Individuals with Diabetes in 48 Low-, Middle, and High-income Countries. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 197, 2023.
- Yoo S, Seth M, Earl T, Ruwende C, Karve M, Shah I, Hill T, Gurm HS, Sukul D. Not So Harmless: Marijuana Use and In-hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium. Circulation:A14449, 2020.
- Yoo S, Singh K, Shivashanakr R, Huffman MD, Kadir MM, Ali MK, Mohan V, Narayan KMV, Tandon N, Prabhakaran D. Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in three South Asian metropolitan cities: analyses of self-reported medication use in community-based CARRS study. Global Heart, 2018.
- Jordan B, Yoo S, Khambati A, Perry K, Nadler R. Ureteral stricture rates associated with ureteral access sheath use for retrograde renal stone surgery. The Journal of Urology 197(4):e918-e919, 2017.
Book Chapters
- Young J, Yoo S, Paget D. Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Heart Failure. In: Moreno JD, Kopecy BJ, eds. The Washington Manual of Heart Failure and Transplantation, 2025.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 10, 2026