Lau Y. Yung, NP
Overview
Cindy is an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. In 1996, she received her first Master’s in Primary Health Care from the University of Western Sydney in Australia. In 2014, she graduated from New York University with a Master of Science in Nursing. Cindy is looking forward to obtaining her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at The University of Pennsylvania in 2024 and represents the highest degree in nursing practice for fully accountable expert care to patients.Clinical experienceCindy is a Clinical Lipid Specialist at the Center for Heart Disease Prevention at Columbia University Medical Center since 2017. She is board-certified in Lipidology. She treats patients with hypercholesterolemia, and dyslipidemia, who have rare and severe lipid disorders. Her treatments focus on the prevention or stabilization of existing diseases. Her research interest is focused on identifying undertreated populations earlier in the underserved community for cardiovascular risk reduction and disease prevention.She has unique experience in healthcare from different areas and countries. Nine years of experience as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit and Five years of experience as a Research Nurse in Cardiac Pacing, and electrophysiology cardiology in Hong Kong.Cindy moved to the United States in 2006, she worked as a Research Nurse at New York University Langone Hospital in Cardiology Division for eight years. After she graduated from the Master of Science Program at New York University in 2014, she worked at Columbia University Medical Center as a Manager in the Clinical Research Unit for two years.
Her clinical expertise encompasses Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).
Ms. Yung is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease. She is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. Ms. Yung is currently accepting new patients.
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Locations
622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032
Mount Sinai
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MediFind is an objective health platform that identifies experts based on real-world data. Lau Y. Yung, NP is classified as an Experienced expert for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), meaning they are among the top experts in the country for this condition. This ranking is based on their volume of patients, published research, and peer connections.
What conditions does Lau Y. Yung, NP specialize in?
While Lau Y. Yung, NP is a Cardiology, they have specific expertise in Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). MediFind analyzes a doctor's articles and referral patterns to identify their specific areas of focus within Cardiology.
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