Lynn Mahony, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Professor Scholar at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Lynn Mahony, M.D., is a cardiologist at Children’s Health℠ and a Professor of pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
After earning her undergraduate degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her medical degree at Stanford University, Dr. Mahony completed a cardiology fellowship at the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Mahony’s clinical interests include multicenter trails in pediatric cardiology, Marfan syndrome, congestive heart failure, single ventricle patients, cardiovascular evaluation of student athletes and treatment of myocardial dysfunction.
For more than 15 years, Dr. Mahony has chaired the Pediatric Heart Network, a NIH-funded collaborative that conducts research leading to evidence-based treatment options for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart disease. Her specific research interests include connective tissue disorders associated with aortic dilation, such as Marfan syndrome, congestive heart failure, single ventricle patients, clinical trials and quality of life in pediatric patients with heart disease.
She was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list and was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Stanford University School of Medicine (1975)
- Residency
- Stanford University Hospitals & Clinics (1978), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- University of CA at San Francisco School of Med (1981), Pediatric Cardiology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart murmur
- Heterotaxy syndrome
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
- Marfan syndrome (MFS)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Stickler syndrome
- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR)
- Tricuspid atresia
- Truncus arteriosus
- d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA)
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Congenital heart disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Dilated aorta
- Marfan syndrome
- Quality of life in pediatric patients with heart disease
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Publications
- Exercise Capacity and Predictors of Performance After Fontan: Results from the Pediatric Heart Network Fontan 3 Study. Goldberg DJ, Zak V, McCrindle BW, Ni H, Gongwer R, Rhodes J, Garofano RP, Kaltman JR, Lambert LM, Mahony L, Margossian R, Spector ZZ, Williams RV, Atz AM, Paridon SM, Pediatr Cardiol 2020 Sep
- Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA. Johnston SC, Easton JD, Farrant M, Barsan W, Conwit RA, Elm JJ, Kim AS, Lindblad AS, Palesch YY N. Engl. J. Med. 2018 07 379 3 215-225
- Predictors of Rapid Aortic Root Dilation and Referral for Aortic Surgery in Marfan Syndrome. Hoskoppal A, Menon S, Trachtenberg F, Burns KM, De Backer J, Gelb BD, Gleason M, James J, Lai WW, Liou A, Mahony L, Olson AK, Pyeritz RE, Sharkey AM, Stylianou M, Wechsler SB, Young L, Levine JC, Tierney ESS, Lacro RV, Bradley TJ Pediatr Cardiol 2018 Jun
- Longitudinal Outcomes of Patients With Single Ventricle After the Fontan Procedure. Atz AM, Zak V, Mahony L, Uzark K, D'agincourt N, Goldberg DJ, Williams RV, Breitbart RE, Colan SD, Burns KM, Margossian R, Henderson HT, Korsin R, Marino BS, Daniels K, McCrindle BW J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2017 Jun 69 22 2735-2744
- Assessment of Quality of Life in Young Patients with Single Ventricle after the Fontan Operation. Uzark K, Zak V, Shrader P, McCrindle BW, Radojewski E, Varni JW, Daniels K, Handisides J, Hill KD, Lambert LM, Margossian R, Pemberton VL, Lai WW, Atz AM J. Pediatr. 2016 Mar 170 166-172.e1
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics (1982-2011)
- Chair, Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Research Network (NIH) (2001-2010)
- Dallas County Medical Society (1985-2019)
- Editorial Board, Circulation (2004-2009)
- Fellow, American Heart Association (1980-2019)
- Protocol Chair, Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Research Network (NIH) (2011-2019)
- Texas Medical Association (1985-2019)
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Awards and Honors
- Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas -D Magazine (2010) (2016-2018)
- US News and World Report - Top US Doctor (2011)
- Core Clerkship Teaching Award - Medical Student Teaching (2009)
- William J. Rashkind Memorial Lecturer - Cardiology 2009 Meeting, sponsored by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2009)
- Meritorious Achievement Award - American Heart Association (2007)
- Texas Super Doctors - Texas Monthly Magazine (2005-2018)
- Walter M. Kirkendall, MD, American Heart Association - Scientist/Educator Volunteer of the Year (1995)
