Matthew Lemler, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Contact Information

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

matthew.lemler@utsouthwestern.edu

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

Education

FellowshipChildren's Hospital of Denver, Pediatric Cardiology (1996)
ResidencyChildren's Medical Center - GME, Pediatrics (1992)
InternshipChildren's Medical Center - GME, Pediatrics (1990)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Texas - Galveston Medical Branch (1989)

Research Interests

Aortic stenosis
Fontan procedure
Non-invasive imaging

Publications

Featured
Sedation for pediatric echocardiography: Evaluation of pre-procedure fasting guidelines

Ghaffar S, Haverland C, Ramaciotti C, Scott WA, Lemler MS , The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 2002; (15):980-983

Featured
Fenestration improves clinical outcome of the Fontan procedure: A prospective randomized study

Lemler MS, Scott WA, Leonard SR, Stromberg D, Ramaciotti C , Circulation , 2002; (105):207-212

Featured
Coarctation Index: Identification of recurrent coarctation in infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Lemler MS, Zellers TM, Harris KA, Ramaciotti C , The American Journal of Cardiology , 2000; (86):697-699

Featured
Myocyte cytoskeletal disorganization and right heart failure in hypoxia-induced neonatal pulmonary hypertension

Lemler MS, Bies RD, Frid MG, Sastravaha A, Zisman LS, Bohlmeyer T, Gerdes AM, Reeves JT, Stenmark KR , American Journal of Physiology , 2000; (279):H1365 –H1376

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Insights into catheter/Doppler discrepancies in congenital aortic stenosis

Lemler MS, Valdes-Cruz LM, Shandas RS, Cape EG , American Journal of Cardiology , 1999; (83):1447-1450

Comprehensive assessment of patent ductus arteriosus by echocardiography prior to transcatheter closure

Ramaciotti C, Lemler MS, Moake L, Zellers TM. , Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 2002; (15):1154-1159

Sedation for pediatric echocardiography: Evaluation of pre-procedure fasting guidelines

Ghaffar S, Haverland C, Ramaciotti C, Scott WA, Lemler MS. , The Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography , 2002; (15):980-983

Usefulness of external counterpulsation early postoperatively after the Fontan procedure in children

Ma W, Lemler MS, Nikaidoh H, Leonard SR, Shang-Feaster GY, Giroir BG, Stromberg D , American Journal of Cardiology , 2002; (90):111-113

Echocardiographic diagnosis of anomalous drainage of the superior vena cava into the left atrium.

Kahwaji I, Ramaciotti C, Nikaidoh, H, Leonard S, Harris K, Lemler M , Circulation (Accepted for publication) , ;

Echocardiographic characteristics of perimembranous ventricular septal defects associated with aortic regurgitation

Eapen RS, Lemler MS, Scott WA, Ramaciotti C , Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (Accepted for publication) , ;

Honors/Awards

Best Doctors in America

First awarded 2007, annually since (2011)

Young Investigator Award (2nd Place)

American Academy of Pediatrics (1999)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Heart Association

American Society of Echocardiography

Dallas County Medical Society

Society of Pediatric Echocardiography