Susan Lakoski, MD

Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

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

susan.lakoski@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipWake Forest University School of Medicine, Cardiology (2008)
Research FellowWake Forest University School of Medicine, Cardiology (2005)
Graduate SchoolWake Forest University Graducate School of Arts and Sciences (2005)
ResidencyUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Internal Medicine (2003)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (2000)

Research Interests

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Obesity
Preventive Cardiology
Women and Heart Disease

Publications

Featured
Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and Risk for Cardiovascular Events in Women Classified as ?Low Risk? Based on Framingham Risk Score

Lakoski SG, Greenland P, Wong ND, Schreiner PJ, Herrington DM, Kronmal RA, Liu K, Blumenthal RS. , Archives of Internal Medicine , December 2007; (167):2437-2442

Featured
Implications of C-reactive protein or coronary artery calcium score as an adjunct to global risk assessment for primary prevention of CHD.

Lakoski SG, Cushman M, Blumenthal R, Kronmal R, Arnett D, D?Agostino Jr. RB, Detrano RC, Herrington DM. , Atherosclerosis , August 2007; (193):401-7

Featured
Gender differences and C-reactive protein: Data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Lakoski SG, Cushman M, Criqui M, Rundek T, Blumenthal R, D?Agostino Jr. RB, Herrington DM. , American Heart Journal , 2006; (152):593-8

Featured
C-reactive protein and incident hypertension in young adults: The CARDIA Study

Lakoski SG, Herrington DM, Siscovick DM, Hulley SB , Archives of Internal Medicine , 2006; (166):345-9

Featured
Hormone therapy, C-reactive protein and progression of atherosclerosis: data from the Estrogen and Atherosclerosis (ERA) Trial.

Lakoski SG, Brosnihan B, Herrington, DM , 2005 , 2005; (150):907-11

Factors Associated With Presence and Extent of Coronary Calcium in Those Predicted to Be at Low Risk According to Framingham Risk Score.

Okwuosa TM, Greenland P, Lakoski SG, Ning H, Kang J, Blumenthal RS, Szklo M, Crouse JR erd, Lima JA, Liu K, Lloyd-Jones DM , Am J Cardiol , March 2011; (107):879-85

The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Blaha MJ, Defilippis AP, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJU, Blankstein R, Agatston A, Szklo M, Lakoski SG, Bertoni AG, Kronmal RA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K , Diabetes Care , March 2011; (34):749-55

Adiposity, Inflammation, and Risk for Death in Black and White Men and Women in the US: The Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study

Lakoski SG, Le, AH, Muntner P, Judd SE, Safford MM, Levine DA, Howard G, Cushman M. , J Clin Endocrinol , March 2011;

Fitness, fatness, and systolic blood pressure: data from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study.

Chen J, Das S, Barlow CE, Grundy S, Lakoski SG , American Heart Journal , July 2010; (160):166-170

The Relationship Between Inflammation, Obesity, and Risk for Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Lakoski SG, Cushman M, Siscovick DS, Blumenthal RS, Palmas W, Burke G, Herrington DM. , J Hum Hypertension , February 2011; (25):73-79

Honors/Awards

Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence Award

(2006)

Saundra Daugherty Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension Epidemiology

(2005)

T32 Grant Recipient CVD Epidemiology

(2004)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program

(2003)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Heart Association/Council on Epidemiology and Prevention