Megan Griffiths, M.D.

Biography

Megan Griffiths, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure and serves as the Director of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension for the Division of Pediatric Cardiology.

Dr. Griffiths earned her medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of Connecticut and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident. She completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg Children’s Center, during which time she was selected as a Fellow in the Pediatric Scientist Development Program. She also completed an advanced fellowship in pulmonary hypertension at Columbia University and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric cardiology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.

Dr. Griffiths is a member of several professional societies, including the American Thoracic Society, the American Heart Association, and the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute.

Her research focuses on developing new ways to identify, understand, and treat pulmonary vascular disease and right heart failure, especially through the fields of proteomics and metabolomics. She has delivered many presentations and lectures and published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise. She also serves as a peer reviewer for several scholarly journals.

Personal Note

Dr. Griffiths says, “New research in pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure is yielding treatment options for babies and children who previously had none. I’m passionate about partnering with my patients and their families to give them top-quality treatment and the best possible quality of life.”