Andy Huang

Biography

Andy Huang, M.D., is HS Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. He received his M.D. from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2014, completed his internal medicine residency at Los Angeles County Hospital/University of Southern California, and finished his cardiovascular disease fellowship at the University of New Mexico/Albuquerque VA Hospital in 2020. He holds board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.

Huang's research experience spans from stem cell biology to clinical cardiology. Early in his career, he studied human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells as models for hematopoiesis at the University of Washington, contributing to publications on globin expression and epigenetic modifications. His current research focuses on clinical trials in heart failure and cardiovascular diagnostics, serving as sub-investigator on studies including the HERMES trial examining ziltivekimab in heart failure patients with systemic inflammation and the LUX-Dx TRENDS study evaluating diagnostic sensors in heart failure patients.

At UC Irvine, Huang maintains an active clinical practice with six to seven clinic sessions per week at the UCI Yorba Linda and UCI Gottschalk Plaza sites, where he serves as the sole cardiologist at the Yorba Linda location. His clinical responsibilities include serving as attending physician on the cardiac care unit and cardiology consult service, reading inpatient and outpatient echocardiograms and electrocardiograms, and performing transesophageal echocardiograms. He is actively involved in medical education, serving as a faculty interviewer for medical school and cardiology fellowship applicants, teaching cardiology fellows and medical students, and delivering lectures on cardiovascular topics to both medical professionals and community groups.

Education

• B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2008
• M.D. in Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, 2014

Distinctions

• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, 2020
• Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellow, Duke University, 2007-2008