Raymond M. Yau, MD, FSCAI
Trauma care changed when communities organized around it. We believe cardiogenic shock deserves the same. In New Mexico, physicians, nurses, EMS crews and hospital teams are coming together as a grassroots coalition to change how shock care works, from the first call to recovery. Come partner with us.
Raymond M. Yau, MD, FSCAI, is a practicing interventional cardiologist and a collaborator across many organizations. His focus is systems of care: helping hospitals, clinicians and communities organize shock care the way trauma care was organized. As Founder and Chair of the New Mexico Cardiogenic Shock Network, Dr. Yau works alongside a team of committed physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, EMS professionals and cath lab staff. Together they are building a statewide hub-and-spoke network for all 33 counties and 121,000 square miles, so that patients in rural and tribal communities can reach advanced shock care.
No one builds a system alone. Whether you are a hospital, a clinician, an EMS agency or a professional society, we would be glad to share what we have learned and help you build what your community needs.
Patient-centric, AI-supported: the patient stays at the center, and AI helps the team. Dr. Yau is exploring how AI can support shock care, from triage to decision support, to help teams recognize patients earlier and coordinate care across long distances.
Support for each stage of a cardiogenic shock or ECMO program, from an initial assessment to ongoing improvement. The work is grounded in what we are building together in New Mexico.
Structured, evidence-based CS program design with SCAI-aligned staging, activation criteria, escalation pathways, and outcome benchmarks.
VA-ECMO program development, including credentialing frameworks, cannulation protocols, weaning algorithms, and multidisciplinary workflows.
Device selection frameworks, Impella program integration, and escalation algorithms across the full spectrum of mechanical circulatory support.
Governance structure, role delineation, on-call models, and team culture for shock teams that work well together across cardiology, critical care, and surgery.
Clinical registry design (REDCap and beyond), variable selection, data dictionaries, and linking outcomes to quality improvement and publication.
Hub-and-spoke network design, transfer protocols, referring hospital education, and regional coordination for timely CS patient identification.
A shared look at current capabilities, case volume, referring relationships, team readiness, and institutional gaps.
Tailored program architecture with realistic milestones, team structure, protocol frameworks, and governance design.
Hands-on guidance through rollout — team training, simulation exercises, protocol refinement, and real-time troubleshooting.
Tracking outcomes, learning from every case through QI cycles, and staying alongside you as your program grows.
The Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center is home to a dedicated cardiogenic shock program and a hub of the growing statewide network, NMCSN.
Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator on clinical trials in cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, and interventional cardiology.
Sharing lessons from New Mexico with colleagues at SCAI, ACC, TCT and cardiogenic shock symposia in the U.S. and abroad.
19 talks and roles, 2023–2026, across the U.S., Canada and Mexico
Trauma is seen. Cardiogenic shock is measured. When we organize around our patients the way trauma systems do, and share what we learn, good work spreads, one team and one community at a time.
Television feature on the founding of the New Mexico Cardiogenic Shock Network and its impact on regional cardiac care access.
Patient story highlighting the real-world impact of a dedicated cardiogenic shock program at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico. October 2022.
Video interview covering the practical steps to building and sustaining a multidisciplinary shock team. July 2025.
This is a coalition, and there's a place in it for you: a hospital starting a shock program, a nurse or EMS leader who wants a voice, or a colleague who believes shock care can be better. Reach out, and we'll help however we can.
Tell us where your program is today and what you hope to build. Every system starts with one call.