OUR PEOPLE
Megan McLaughlin, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
School of Medicine
35 Medical Center Way, #903E
San Francisco, CA 94143
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Education and Training
Yale University,New Haven, CT, BA - 05/2009
Yale School of Public Health,New Haven, CT, MPH - 05/2010 Health Policy & Administration
Harvard Medical School,Boston, MA, MD - 05/2017
UCSF,San Francisco, CA 06/2020 Internal Medicine
UCSF,San Francisco, CA 06/2023 Cardiology
UCSF,San Francisco, CA 06/2024 Advanced Echocardiography
Awards and Honors
Fulbright Scholarship, U.S. Department of State, 2012-2013
Laennec Fellow in Training Clinician Award Finalist, American Heart Association, 2021
World Heart Federation Emerging Leader, World Heart Federation, 2023
Research Goes Red Data Challenge, Second Prize, American Heart Association, 2023
Dr. Wenger Research Goes Red Award for Best Scientific Publication on CVD and Stroke in Women, American Heart Association, 2025
UCSF Emerging Women’s Health Research Scholar Award, University of California San Francisco, 2026
Overview
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. She serves on the American Heart Association (AHA) Social Determinants of Health Committee.
In her research, Dr. McLaughlin develops and tests new approaches to heart disease prevention, with a focus on prevention of heart disease in women who have had complications of pregnancy.
In her research, Dr. McLaughlin develops and tests new approaches to heart disease prevention, with a focus on prevention of heart disease in women who have had complications of pregnancy.