Lynn Mahony, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

lynn.mahony@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).

Biography

Education 1972 - S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1975 - M.D. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California. 1975 - 1978 Resident in Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. 1978 - 1981 Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute; Fellow in Pediatric Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco,California. Certifications 1976 - Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners 1979 - Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) 1981 - Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics(Sub-board of Cardiology) 1997 - Elective Recertification, American Board of Pediatrics (Sub-board of Cardiology) Licensure - Texas Positions Held 2002 - Professor of Pediatrics (with tenure), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 1996- Director, Fellowship Training, Cardiology Division 1991 - 2001 Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 1985 - 1991 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 1981 - 1985 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana

Education

FellowshipUniversity of California at San Francisco (1981)
Research FellowUniversity of California at San Francisco, Pediatric Cardiology (1981)
ResidencyStanford University Hospital (1978)
Medical SchoolStanford University School of Medicine (1975)

Research Interests

Congestive heart failure
Kawasaki disease
Marfan syndrome
Quality of life in pediatric patients with heart disease

Publications

Featured
The Pediatric Heart Network: A Primer for the Conduct of Multicenter Studies in Children with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease

Mahony L, Sleeper LA, Anderson PAW, Gersony WM, McCrindle BW, Minich LL, Newburger JW, Saul JP, Vetter VL, Pearson GD , Pediatric Cardiology , 2006; (27):191-198

Featured
Cardiopulmonary bypass to repair an atrial septal defect does not affect cognitive function in children

Stavinoha PL, Fixler DE, Mahony L , Circulation , 2003; (107):2722-2725

Featured
Enalapril does not enhance exercise capacity in patients after Fontan procedure

Kouatli AA, Garcia JA, Zellers TM, Weinstein EM Mahony L , Circulation , 1997; (96):1507-1512

Featured
Developmental changes in sarcoplasmic reticulum in sheep

Mahony L, Jones LR , J Biol Chem , 1986; (261):15257-15265

Featured
Prophylactic indomethacin therapy for treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in premature infant

Mahony L, Carnero V, Brett C, Heymann MA, Clyman, RI , N Engl J Med , 1982; (306):506-510

Enalapril in infants with single ventricle: results of a multicenter randomized trial

Hsu DT, Zak V, Mahony L, Sleeper LA, Atz AM, Levine JC, Barker PC, Ravishankar C, McCrindle BW, Williams RV, Altmann K, Ghanayem NS, Margossian R, Chung WK, Border WL, Pearson GD, Stylianou MP, Mital S , Circulation , 2010; (122):333-340

Neonatal Cardiology, McGraw Hill Inc., New York, NY, 2nd edition

Artman M, Mahony L, Teitel D , , 2010;

Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Congenital or Acquired Heart Disease: Validation of the Pediatric Cardiac Quality of Life Inventory

Marino B, Tomlinson R, Wernovsky, G, Drotar, D, Newburger J, Mahony L, Mussatto K, Tong E, Cohen M, Andersen C, Shera D, Khoury P. Wray J, Gaynor JW, Helfaer M, Kazak A, Shea J , Pediatrics , 2010; (126):498-508

Comparison of Shunt Types in the Norwood Procedure for Single-Ventricle Lesions

Ohye RG, Sleeper LA, Mahony L, Newburger JW Pearson GD, Lu M, Goldberg CS, Tabbutt S, Frommelt PC, Ghanayem NS, Laussen PC, Rhodes JF, Lewis AB, Mital S, Ravishankar C, Williams IA, Dunbar-Masterson C, Atz AM, Colan S, Minich LL, Pizarro C, Kanter KR, Jaggers J, Jacobs JP, Krawczeski CD, McCrindle BW, Virzi L, Gaynor JW , N Engl J Med , 2010; (362):1980-1992

Contemporary Outcomes after the Fontan Procedure: A Pediatric Heart Network Multicenter Study

Anderson, PAW, Sleeper, LA, Mahony, L, Colan, SD, Atz, AM, Breitbart, RE, Gersony WM, Gallagher, D, Geva, T, Margossian, R., McCrindle, B, Paridon, S, Schwartz, M, Stylianou, M, Williams, RV, Clark, BJ , J Am Coll Cardiol , 2008; (52):85-98

Books

Neonatal Cardiology

Artman MA, Mahony L, Teitel DF, McGraw Hill (New York) 2011

Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Development of Myocardial Structure and Function)

Mahony L, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Philadelphia) 2008

Honors/Awards

Protocol Chair

Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Research Network (NIH) (2011)

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)

Editorial Board, Circulation

(2004)

Chair

Pediatric Heart Disease Clinical Research Network (NIH) (2001)

Walter M. Kirkendall, MD, American Heart Association

Scientist/Educator Volunteer of the Year (1995)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Dallas County Medical Society

(1985-2011)

Texas Medical Association

(1985-2011)

American Academy of Pediatrics

(1982-2011)

Fellow, American Heart Association

(1980-2011)