Katy Lonergan, M.D. Titles and Appointments Medical Director, Echocardiography Lab, Parkland Memorial Hospital Associate Professor Schools Medical School Departments Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Katy Lonergan, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Cardiology. Her clincical interests include general cardiology, noninvasive cardiac imaging, and women’s cardiac health, particularly pregnant women. Originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, Dr. Lonergan holds a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the Univrsity of Southern California, which she received magna cum laude. She earned her medical degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and completed internal medicine residency training at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), where she also obtained fellowship training in cardiovascular disease. Prior to joining UT Southwestern in 2013, Dr. Lonergan worked in clinical cardiology at Mills-Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame, California, and at UCSF. Dr. Lonergan is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and has published book chapters, abstracts, and research articles in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease, and other medical periodicals. Personal Note In her downtime, Dr. Lonergan enjoys yoga, running, traveling, and spending time with her husband, who also is a physician, and their two children. Education Medical School Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2002) Residency University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (2004), Internal Medicine Fellowship University of California San Francisco School of Medicine (2009), Cardiology Research Interest Cardiac imaging Echocardiography Publications Featured Publications Impaired regional left ventricular strain after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Ordovas KG, Carlsson M, Lease KE, Foster E, Meadows AK, Martin AJ, Hope M, Do L, Higgins CB, Saeed M J Magn Reson Imaging 2012 Jan 35 1 79-85 Clinical factors and echocardiographic techniques related to the presence, size, and location of acoustic windows for leadless cardiac pacing. DeFaria Yeh D, Lonergan KL, Fu D, Yeh RW, Echt DS, Foster E Europace 2011 Dec 13 12 1760-5 Comparison of computed tomography angiography and transesophageal echocardiography for evaluating aortic arch disease. Barazangi N, Wintermark M, Lease K, Rao R, Smith W, Josephson SA J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2011 Sep-Oct 20 5 436-42 New untwist on diastole: what goes around comes back. Foster E, Lease KE Circulation 2006 May 113 21 2477-9 Protection against thrombosis in mice lacking PAR3. Weiss EJ, Hamilton JR, Lease KE, Coughlin SR Blood 2002 Nov 100 9 3240-4 Genetic evidence that protease-activated receptors mediate factor Xa signaling in endothelial cells. Camerer E, Kataoka H, Kahn M, Lease K, Coughlin SR J. Biol. Chem. 2002 May 277 18 16081-7 Results 1-6 of 6 1 Books Featured Books Pulmonary Stenosis/Right Ventricular Outflow Obstruction. In "Pulmonary Stenosis/ Right Ventricular Outflow Obstruction" in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Foster, E. and Lease, K. (2009). Oxford, UK, Blackwell Publlishing Ltd. Honors & Awards Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation FellowshipResearch training for medical students (2000) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Cardiology (2010)
