MattStuartLemlerMD

Pediatric Cardiology • Dallas, TX

Fetal Cardiology, Pediatric Echocardiography, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor, Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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Overview of Dr. Lemler

Dr. Matt Lemler is a pediatric cardiologist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Dallas Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He is one of 84 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas and one of 62 doctors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who specialize in Pediatric Cardiology. He has more than 40 publications and over 500 citings.

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5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
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Education & Training

University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1992 - 1996
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
HeartWatch: Implementing a Pediatric Heart Center Program to Prevent Cardiac Arrests Outside the ICU.
Alexandra Birely, Sravani Avula, Ryan J Butts, Joshua S Wolovits, Matthew S Lemler, Olivia L Hoffman> ;Pediatric Quality & Safety. 2022 Dec 7
1 citations
Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation with Anomalous Right Superior Vena Cava to the Left Atrium Leading to Atypical Clinical and Echocardiographic Findings.
Matthew Lemler, Melinda Cory, Hoda, M., Mehar Hoda> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Jan 1
5 citations
Evolution of Interventricular Septal Hematoma: Echocardiographic Diagnosis
Jyothsna Akam-Venkata, Timothy J. Pirolli, Poonam P. Thankavel, Catherine M. Ikemba> ;CASE. 2021 Feb 1
8 citations
Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm in a Patient With Mosaic Trisomy 13: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature.
Hani Ghawi, Kevin Engelhardt, Keith Dixon, Poonum Thankaval, Claudio Ramaciotti, Matthew S. Lemler, Kristine J. Guleserian> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
Two-dimensional systolic speckle tracking echocardiography provides a noninvasive aid in the identification of acute pediatric heart transplant rejection.
Kevin P. Engelhardt, Bibhuti B. Das, Matthew W. Sorensen, Sadia Malik, Thomas M. Zellers> ;Echocardiography. 2019 Oct 1
1 citations
Double Aortic Arch with Atresia versus Interruption of Proximal Left Arch: Prospective Echocardiographic Diagnosis of an Extremely Rare Malformation
Poonam P. Thankavel, Paul S. Brown> ;CASE. 2017 Apr 1
2 citations
Use of Amplatzer Vascular Plugs for the treatment of combined extralobar and intralobar pulmonary sequestration in a 5-year-old child
Carrie E. Herbert, Surendranath R. Veeram Reddy, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2016 Jun 20
8 citations
Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status Are Associated with Cardiac Status and Clinical Outcome in Children with Cardiomyopathy
Lynn A. Sleeper, Jeffrey A. Towbin, Steven D. Colan, Daphne T. Hsu, Endel J. Orav, Matthew S. Lemler, Sarah K. Clunie, Jane Messere, Darlene Fountain, Tracie L. Miller...> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Mar 1
27 citations
Aspirin Resistance in Single-Ventricle Physiology: Aspirin Prophylaxis Is Not Adequate to Inhibit Platelets in the Immediate Postoperative Period.
Arshid Mir, Summer G. Frank, Janna M. Journeycake, Joshua Wolovitis, Kristine J. Guleserian, Lisa C. Heistein, Matthew S. Lemler> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 Jun 1
43 citations
Subclinical cardiotoxicity in childhood cancer survivors exposed to very low dose anthracycline therapy
Kasey J. Leger, Tamra Slone, Matthew S. Lemler, David Leonard, Cindy J. Cochran, W. Paul Bowman, Lisa Bashore, Naomi J. Winick> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2015 Jan 1
15 citations
Utility and importance of new echocardiographic screening methods in diagnosis of anomalous coronary origins in the pediatric population: Assessment of quality improve...
Poonam P. Thankavel, Matthew S. Lemler, Claudio Ramaciotti> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2015 Jan 1
3 citations
Unruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm in a neonate with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: echocardiographic diagnosis and features.
Poonam P. Thankavel, Matthew S. Lemler, Claudio Ramaciotti> ;Echocardiography. 2014 Mar 1
7 citations
Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery Origin From the Right Sinus of Valsalva: A Novel Echocardiographic Screening Method
Poonam P. Thankavel, Preetha L. Balakrishnan, Matthew S. Lemler, Claudio Ramaciotti> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2013 Apr 1
2 citations
Left-Dominant Double Aortic Arch in Critical Pulmonary Stenosis and Ventricular Septal Defect
Poonam P. Thankavel, Paul S. Brown, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2012 Jul 20
12 citations
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a neonate associated with nemaline myopathy.
Arshid Mir, Matthew S. Lemler, Claudio Ramaciotti, Shannon Blalock, Catherine M. Ikemba> ;Congenital Heart Disease. 2012 Jul 1
3 citations
A Neonate with Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and Transient Retrograde Flow in the Aortic Arch
Poonam P. Thankavel, Claudio Ramaciotti, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2011 Apr 21
10 citations
Diagnosing a Patent Foramen Ovale in Children Is Transesophageal Echocardiography Necessary
Zakariya Hubail, Matthew S. Lemler, Claudio Ramaciotti, Jay Moore, Catherine M. Ikemba> ;Stroke. 2011 Jan 1
4 citations
Oxygen supplementation is helpful for the echocardiographic detection of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Valerie M. Blanco, Shannon Blalock, Claudio Ramaciotti, Matthew S. Lemler, Lisa C. Heistein, Jay Moore, Catherine M. Ikemba> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2010 Oct 1
8 citations
Relation of Right Ventricular Pacing Site to Left Ventricular Mechanical Synchrony
Amit J. Verma, Matthew S. Lemler, Ilana Zeltser, William A. Scott> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2010 Sep 15
10 citations
Prenatal closure of the ductus arteriosus and maternal ingestion of anthocyanins
Vishal S. Kapadia, D Embers, E Wells, Matthew S. Lemler, Charles R. Rosenfeld> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2010 Apr 1
36 citations
Echocardiography, not chest radiography, for evaluation of cannula placement during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Timothy H. Thomas, Ryan Price, Claudio Ramaciotti, Marita Thompson, Steve Megison, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2009 Jan 1
26 citations
Aspirin Resistance in Children with Heart Disease at Risk for Thromboembolism: Prevalence and Possible Mechanisms
Lisa C. Heistein, William A. Scott, Thomas M. Zellers, David E Fixler, Claudio Ramaciotti, Janna M. Journeycake, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2008 Mar 1
63 citations
Left Ventricular Function and Response to Enalapril in Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy During the Second Decade of Life
Claudio Ramaciotti, Lisa C. Heistein, Melanie Coursey, Matthew S. Lemler, Reenu S. Eapen, Susan T. Iannaccone, William A. Scott> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2006 Sep 15
5 citations
Anomalous systemic arterial supply to the lungs: an unusual etiology for cardiomegaly.
Zakariya Hubail, Reenu S. Eapen, Matthew S. Lemler> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2006 Aug 23
12 citations
The extracardiac lateral tunnel Fontan, constructed with bovine pericardium: comparison with the extracardiac conduit Fontan.
Claudio Ramaciotti, Daniel Stromberg, William A. Scott, Steven R. Leonard> ;American Heart Journal. 2006 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Children's Medical Center DallasDallas, Texas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas
Dallas Medical CenterDallas, Texas