Paul B. Yu, M.D., Ph.D.

Paul B. Yu is a Physician-Scientist and Section Head of Cardiovascular Life Sciences at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Yu’s clinical interests include general cardiology, pulmonary vascular disease and cardiovascular disease associated with rheumatologic disease. His research focuses on how bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and TGF-β signaling contribute to cardiopulmonary, systemic vascular, and musculoskeletal development, and how these signals may regulate physiology and tissue remodeling. Dr. Yu has contributed to more than 80 peer-reviewed publications. He received his M.D. from Duke University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency program in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, and a fellowship program in cardiovascular medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Yu is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.