George Sipa Yankey, MD

Position: Fellow, Duke Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

Mentor: Larry Jackson, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Adult Cardiac Electrophysiology

Project title: Factors influencing under-utilization of aortic valve replacement (AVR) as a function of race and ethnicity

The aims of this project are to examine racial differences in reasons for AVR non-receipt and to identify factors most predictive of AVR non-receipt in patients with severe aortic stenosis.