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Sean M. Lang, MD


  • Clinical Director, Cardiac MR, Heart Institute
  • Medical Director, Coronary Clinic, Heart Institute
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
In my practice, I think of the family, the patient and the providers as all part of the medical team. Families, and what they see on a day-to-day basis, are extremely vital in how we manage the individual patient.
Sean M. Lang, MD

About

Biography

I am a pediatric cardiologist with special interest in acquired and congenital coronary artery disease. I also have a specialized training in noninvasive imaging, which includes echocardiography and advanced imaging such as cardiac MRI and cardiac CT.

I was inspired to become a provider by the special bond we get to have with patients and families. I enjoy the complexity of congenital heart disease, but more important is getting to watch a vast majority of these patients go on to live happy, healthy lives.

I am the associate director of the Cardiac MRI Program, where we perform approximately 900 cardiac MRIs per year. I am also the medical director of the Pediatric Coronary Artery Clinic. This is the only dedicated program in the Midwest region specializing in congenital and acquired coronary artery disease in pediatric patients.

In my practice, I think of the family, the patient and the providers as all part of the medical team. Families, and what they see on a day-to-day basis, are extremely vital in how we manage the individual patient.

In addition to patient care, I’m involved in research and medical education. My research focuses on advanced imaging technologies and how they may help predict outcomes. I'm involved in a number of projects in patients with Kawasaki disease and congenital coronary artery abnormalities. During my career, I’m honored to have received resident, fellow and faculty teaching awards recognizing my dedication to teaching trainees.

Outside the hospital, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our three boys.

MD: Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 2007.

Residency: Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2010.

Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2013.

Fellowship: Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2014.

Interests

Pediatric cardiology; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; echocardiography; cardiology consult service; general cardiology outpatient clinic

Services and Specialties

Cardiac MRI, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia BPD

Interests

Appropriate clinical use of echocardiograms; advanced imaging including CMR and CT

Research Areas

Heart, Fibrosis

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Publications

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine Single Ventricle Function in a Pediatric Population is Feasible in a Large Trial Setting: Experience from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Longitudinal Follow up. Detterich, J; Taylor, MD; Slesnick, TC; DiLorenzo, M; Hlavacek, A; Lam, CZ; Sachdeva, S; Lang, SM; Campbell, MJ; Gerardin, J; et al. Pediatric Cardiology. 2023; 44:1454-1461.

Extracardiac Findings on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: A Children's Hospital Experience. Trussell, TM; Kocaoglu, M; Fleck, RJ; Taylor, MD; Zang, H; Ollberding, NJ; Lang, SM. Pediatric Cardiology. 2023; 44:1201-1208.

Appropriateness of cardiovascular computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with conotruncal defects. Pickard, SS; Armstrong, AK; Balasubramanian, S; Buddhe, S; Crum, K; Kong, G; Lang, SM; Lee, MV; Lopez, L; Natarajan, SS; et al. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2023; 17:211-219.

Aortic root rotational position associates with aortic valvar incompetence and aortic dilation after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries. Tseng, SY; Tretter, JT; Gao, Z; Ollberding, NJ; Lang, SM. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023; 39:1013-1021.

Stable fitness during COVID-19: Results of serial testing in a cohort of youth with heart disease. Powell, AW; Mays, WA; Wittekind, SG; Chin, C; Knecht, SK; Lang, SM; Opotowsky, AR. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2023; 11:1088972.

Examination of Adverse Reactions After COVID-19 Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. Elias, MD; Truong, DT; Oster, ME; Trachtenberg, FL; Mu, X; Jone, PN; Mitchell, EC; Dummer, KB; Sexson Tejtel, SK; Osakwe, O; et al. JAMA Network Open. 2023; 6:e2248987.

Arrhythmia Burden and Heart Rate Response During Exercise in Anderson-Fabry Disease. Powell, AW; Wittekind, SG; Mays, WA; Lang, SM; Knilans, TK; Prada, CE; Hopkin, RJ; Chin, C. Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital. 2022; 49:e207363.

Reported cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children aged 12-20 years in the USA who received a COVID-19 vaccine, December, 2020, through August, 2021: a surveillance investigation. Yousaf, AR; Cortese, MM; Taylor, AW; Broder, KR; Oster, ME; Wong, JM; Guh, AY; McCormick, DW; Kamidani, S; Schlaudecker, EP; et al. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. 2022; 6:303-312.

mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. Kohli, U; Desai, L; Chowdhury, D; Harahsheh, AS; Yonts, AB; Ansong, A; Sabati, A; Nguyen, HH; Hussain, T; Khan, D; et al. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022; 243:208-213.e3.

Echocardiography-derived septal curvature correlated with invasive hemodynamics in pediatric pulmonary hypertension. Critser, PJ; Evers, PD; Schneider, K; Hirsch, R; Taylor, MD; Woods, JC; Lang, SM. Journal of Echocardiography. 2022; 20:24-32.

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