Megan McLaughlin, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Dr. McLaughlin is a general cardiologist trained in echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). She has special interests in echocardiography, women’s cardiovascular health, and prevention of heart disease.

In her research, Dr. McLaughlin develops and tests new approaches to heart disease prevention, with a focus on improving treatment of risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure and prevention of heart disease in women who have had complications of pregnancy.

Education
06/2023 - Cardiology, UCSF
06/2020 - Internal Medicine, UCSF
MD, 05/2017 - , Harvard Medical School
MPH, 05/2010 - Health Policy & Administration, Yale School of Public Health
BA, 05/2009 - , Yale University
Honors and Awards
  • Research Goes Red Data Challenge, Second Prize, American Heart Association, 2023
  • World Heart Federation Emerging Leader, World Heart Federation, 2023
  • Laennec Fellow in Training Clinician Award Finalist, American Heart Association, 2021
  • Fulbright Scholarship, U.S. Department of State, 2012-2013
Publications

  1. McLaughlin MM, Beatty AL. Disparities in awareness and treatment among women with hypertension: Insights from the American Heart Association Research Goes Red Registry. American journal of preventive cardiology 2024. PMID: 39070020


  2. McLaughlin MM, Raitt MH, Tarasovsky G, Whooley MA, Dhruva SS. Informational Postcards Increase Engagement with Remote Monitoring Among Veterans with Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: a Stepped-Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of general internal medicine 2024. PMID: 38252247


  3. Davis J, Bepo L, Suen LW, McLaughlin MM, Adamo M, Abbs E, Lemke G, Azari S. Implementing Heart Plus: Design and Early Results of a Novel Co-Management Clinic for Patients with Stimulant-Associated Cardiomyopathy. Journal of cardiac failure 2023. PMID: 37984791


  4. McLaughlin MM, Hsue PY, Lowe DA, Olgin JE, Beatty AL. Development of text messages for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in persons with HIV. Cardiovascular digital health journal 2023. PMID: 38222100


  5. Rigs KA, McLaughlin MM, Goyal A. Normal-Flow, Low-Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis Quality of Life Improvements With TAVR: More Patients to Help? JACC Advances 2023. PMID:


  6. Mclaughlin MM, Durstenfeld MS, Gandhi M, Greene M, Ma Y, Beatty AL, Hsue PY. Cardiovascular health among persons with HIV without existing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. AIDS (London, England) 2023. PMID: 37498162


  7. McLaughlin MM, Ma Y, Scherzer R, Rahalkar S, Martin JN, Mills C, Milush J, Deeks SG, Hsue PY. Association of Viral Persistence and Atherosclerosis in Adults With Treated HIV Infection. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 33119103


  8. McLaughlin MM, Franke MF, Muñoz M, Nelson AK, Saldaña O, Cruz JS, Wong M, Zhang Z, Lecca L, Ticona E, Arevalo J, Sanchez E, Sebastián JL, Shin S. Community-Based Accompaniment with Supervised Antiretrovirals for HIV-Positive Adults in Peru: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Volume 22 of Issue 1. AIDS and behavior 2018. PMID: 28074421


  9. Jenkins HE, Yuen CM, Rodriguez CA, Nathavitharana RR, McLaughlin MM, Donald P, Marais BJ, Becerra MC. Mortality in children diagnosed with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Volume 17 of Issue 3. The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2016. PMID: 27964822


  10. Tucker JD, Cheng Y, Wong B, Gong N, Nie JB, Zhu W, McLaughlin MM, Xie R, Deng Y, Huang M, Wong WC, Lan P, Liu H, Miao W, Kleinman A, Patient-Physician Trust Project Team. Patient-physician mistrust and violence against physicians in Guangdong Province, China: a qualitative study. Volume 5 of Issue 10. BMJ open 2015. PMID: 26443652


  11. McLaughlin MM, Simonson L, Zou X, Ling L, Tucker JD. African migrant patients' trust in Chinese physicians: a social ecological approach to understanding patient-physician trust. Volume 10 of Issue 5. PloS one 2015. PMID: 25965064


  12. Franke MF, Becerra MC, Tierney DB, Rich ML, Bonilla C, Bayona J, McLaughlin MM, Mitnick CD. Counting pyrazinamide in regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Volume 12 of Issue 5. Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2015. PMID: 25664920


  13. Cohen T, Jenkins HE, Lu C, McLaughlin M, Floyd K, Zignol M. On the spread and control of MDR-TB epidemics: an examination of trends in anti-tuberculosis drug resistance surveillance data. Volume 17 of Issue 4-6. Drug resistance updates : reviews and commentaries in antimicrobial and anticancer chemotherapy 2014. PMID: 25458783


  14. McLaughlin MM, Lee MC, Hall BJ, Bulterys M, Ling L, Tucker JD. Improving health services for African migrants in China: A health diplomacy perspective. Volume 9 of Issue 5. Global public health 2014. PMID: 24807820


  15. Muessig KE, McLaughlin MM, Nie JM, Cai W, Zheng H, Yang L, Tucker JD. Suboptimal antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV-infected adults in Guangzhou, China. Volume 26 of Issue 8. AIDS care 2014. PMID: 24666239


  16. Yang LG, Tucker JD, Liu FY, Ren XQ, Hong X, Wang C, McLaughlin MM, Bien CH, Chen XS, Yang B. Syphilis screening among 27,150 pregnant women in South Chinese rural areas using point-of-care tests. Volume 8 of Issue 8. PloS one 2013. PMID: 24009673


  17. McLaughlin MM, Chow EP, Wang C, Yang LG, Yang B, Huang JZ, Wang Y, Zhang L, Tucker JD. Sexually transmitted infections among heterosexual male clients of female sex workers in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Volume 8 of Issue 8. PloS one 2013. PMID: 23951153


  18. Chen W, Hong Y, Zou X, McLaughlin MM, Xia Y, Ling L. Effectiveness of prize-based contingency management in a methadone maintenance program in China. Volume 133 of Issue 1. Drug and alcohol dependence 2013. PMID: 23831409


  19. Xia YH, McLaughlin MM, Chen W, Ling L, Tucker JD. HIV and hepatitis C virus testing delays at methadone clinics in Guangdong Province, China. Volume 8 of Issue 6. PloS one 2013. PMID: 23818964


  20. Satti H, McLaughlin MM, Seung KJ. Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment complicated by antiretroviral resistance in HIV coinfected patients: a report of six cases in Lesotho. Volume 89 of Issue 1. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2013. PMID: 23669229


  21. Noel E, Esperance M, McLaughlin M, Bertrand R, Devieux J, Severe P, Decome D, Marcelin A, Nicotera J, Delcher C, Griswold M, Meredith G, Pape JW, Koenig SP. Attrition from HIV testing to antiretroviral therapy initiation among patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Haiti. Volume 62 of Issue 3. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 2013. PMID: 23254154


  22. Satti H, McLaughlin MM, Seung KJ, Becerra MC, Keshavjee S. High risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis when first-line therapy fails in a high HIV prevalence setting. Volume 17 of Issue 1. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013. PMID: 23232009


  23. Satti H, McLaughlin MM, Hedt-Gauthier B, Atwood SS, Omotayo DB, Ntlamelle L, Seung KJ. Outcomes of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment with early initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV co-infected patients in Lesotho. Volume 7 of Issue 10. PloS one 2012. PMID: 23115633


  24. Cohen T, van Helden PD, Wilson D, Colijn C, McLaughlin MM, Abubakar I, Warren RM. Mixed-strain mycobacterium tuberculosis infections and the implications for tuberculosis treatment and control. Volume 25 of Issue 4. Clinical microbiology reviews 2012. PMID: 23034327


  25. Satti H, Motsamai S, Chetane P, Marumo L, Barry DJ, Riley J, McLaughlin MM, Seung KJ, Mukherjee JS. Comprehensive approach to improving maternal health and achieving MDG 5: report from the mountains of Lesotho. Volume 7 of Issue 8. PloS one 2012. PMID: 22952607


  26. Satti H, McLaughlin MM, Omotayo DB, Keshavjee S, Becerra MC, Mukherjee JS, Seung KJ. Outcomes of comprehensive care for children empirically treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a setting of high HIV prevalence. Volume 7 of Issue 5. PloS one 2012. PMID: 22629356


  27. Satti H, Mafukidze A, Jooste PL, McLaughlin MM, Farmer PE, Seung KJ. High rate of hypothyroidism among patients treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Lesotho. Volume 16 of Issue 4. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2012. PMID: 22326109