Meghan McGarry • UCSF Profiles

Education and Training

Whitworth College	BS Biology	2005
University of Washington	M.D.	2009
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	Pediatric Residency	2012
University of California San Francisco	Pediatric Pulmonology	2015
University of California San Francisco	Masters Clinical Research	2015

Awards and Honors

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	2020 -	2023	K Boost Award
NHLBI	2018 -	2023	K23 Career Development Award
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation	2016 -	2019	Harry Schwachman Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Scholar
UCSF	2017		Jane Addams Social Justice Award
American Thoracic Society	2016		ATS International Conference Pediatric Abstract Scholarship
NICHD/NIGMS	2013 -	2016	Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Action, and Pharmacogenetics T32
California Thoracic Society	2015		Best Research, Fellows Poster Presentation
Breathe California	2015		Walter Travel Grant
American Thoracic Society	2014		ATS International Conference Pediatric Abstract Scholarship
California CF Consortium	2014		Fellow’s Scholarship
California CF Consortium	2013		Fellow’s Scholarship
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital	2010		Resident Teacher of the Year

Overview

Dr. McGarry is a Pediatric Pulmonologist who researches cystic fibrosis. Her main focus is researching health disparities in cystic fibrosis, particularly in minorities. She is conducting a cohort study of lung function in Latinos/Hispanics with cystic fibrosis. She also does research in diversity in clinical trials in cystic fibrosis.

Dr. McGarry studied Biology at Whitworth College. She then attended University of Washington School of Medicine, working in many underserved regions from Alaska to Zambia. She completed her Pediatric residency at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. She completed her Pediatric Pulmonary and Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowships at University of California San Francisco. She also completed her Masters in Clinical Research at University of California San Francisco.

Interests

Cystic Fibrosis, Health Disparities, Minority Inclusion In Clinical Trials, Diversity In Research, Hispanic Latino Health, Pediatric Lung Diseases, Health Equality, Clinical Pharmacology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Personalized Medicine, Lung Function, Pulmonary Function, Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, N of 1 Study

Websites

	Center for Latinos With Cystic Fibrosi
	Dr. McGarry's Clinical Page

In The News

	Work in Progress on Challenges of Minority Representation in CF Trials (7/20/2021)
	Tackling the Misconception That Cystic Fibrosis Is a "White People's Disease" (05/26/2021)
	KTVU Interview About Trikafta (11/05/2019)
	Long-awaited cystic fibrosis drug could turn deadly disease into a manageable condition (10/31/2019)
	Rare Cystic Fibrosis Mutations Dominate in Caribbean Patients (10/30/2019)
	After big gains, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation bankrolls research toward cures — and drugs for those left out (10/30/2019)
	Rare Mutations Drive Cystic Fibrosis in Caribbean (10/30/2019)

Research Activities and Funding

Risk Factors For Worse Lung Function In Latinos With Cystic Fibrosis
NIH K23HL133437Feb 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2023
Role: Principal Investigator

Risk Factors For Worse Lung Function In Latinos With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Jul 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2019
Role: Primary Investigator

Ivacaftor in non-G551D cystic fibrosis patients
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Research Development Program Grant May 1, 2013 - Apr 30, 2015
Role: Co-Investigator

Clinical Pharmacology, Drug Action and Pharmacogenetics
NIH T32GM007546Jul 1, 1977 - Jun 30, 2025
Role: Co-Investigator

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Publications

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Food insecurity and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in cystic fibrosis households. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 05; 57(5):1238-1244. Lim JT, Ly NP, Willen SM, Iwanaga K, Gibb ER, Chan M, Church GD, Neemuchwala F, McGarry ME. PMID: 35112507.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Left behind: The potential impact of CFTR modulators on racial and ethnic disparities in cystic fibrosis. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2022 Jun; 42:35-42. McGarry ME, Gibb ER, Oates GR, Schechter MS. PMID: 35277357; PMCID: PMC9356388.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Cystic fibrosis patients of minority race and ethnicity less likely eligible for CFTR modulators based on CFTR genotype. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 06; 56(6):1496-1503. McGarry ME, McColley SA. PMID: 33470563; PMCID: PMC8137541.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans
Early acquisition and conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Hispanic youth with cystic fibrosis in the United States. J Cyst Fibros. 2021 05; 20(3):424-431. McGarry ME, Huang CY, Nielson DW, Ly NP. PMID: 33162303; PMCID: PMC8096863.

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Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells
Outcomes of Children With Cystic Fibrosis Admitted to PICUs. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2020 10; 21(10):e879-e887. Smith MA, McGarry ME, Ly NP, Zinter MS. PMID: 32304511; PMCID: PMC7597545.

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Cri Critical Care Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans
Transparency and diversity in cystic fibrosis research. Lancet. 2020 08 29; 396(10251):601. McGarry M. PMID: 32861304.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
Triple Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis with a Phe508del CFTR Mutation. N Engl J Med. 2020 02 13; 382(7):684. McGarry ME. PMID: 32053310.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans
The demographics of adverse outcomes in cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 11; 54 Suppl 3:S74-S83. McGarry ME, Williams WA, McColley SA. PMID: 31715087; PMCID: PMC6857719.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans
Identification of CFTR variants in Latino patients with cystic fibrosis from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 02; 55(2):533-540. Zeiger AM, McGarry ME, Mak ACY, Medina V, Salazar S, Eng C, Liu AK, Oh SS, Nuckton TJ, Jain D, Blackwell TW, Kang HM, Abecasis G, Oñate LC, Seibold MA, Burchard EG, Rodriguez-Santana J. PMID: 31665830; PMCID: PMC7571374.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Regional variations in longitudinal pulmonary function: A comparison of Hispanic and non-Hispanic subjects with cystic fibrosis in the United States. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2019 09; 54(9):1382-1390. McGarry ME, Neuhaus JM, Nielson DW, Ly NP. PMID: 31144477; PMCID: PMC6702095.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans
Pulmonary Metagenomic Sequencing Suggests Missed Infections in Immunocompromised Children. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 05 17; 68(11):1847-1855. Zinter MS, Dvorak CC, Mayday MY, Iwanaga K, Ly NP, McGarry ME, Church GD, Faricy LE, Rowan CM, Hume JR, Steiner ME, Crawford ED, Langelier C, Kalantar K, Chow ED, Miller S, Shimano K, Melton A, Yanik GA, Sapru A, DeRisi JL. PMID: 30239621; PMCID: PMC6784263.

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Com Communicable Diseases
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
A genome-wide association and admixture mapping study of bronchodilator drug response in African Americans with asthma. Pharmacogenomics J. 2019 06; 19(3):249-259. Spear ML, Hu D, Pino-Yanes M, Huntsman S, Eng C, Levin AM, Ortega VE, White MJ, McGarry ME, Thakur N, Galanter J, Mak ACY, Oh SS, Ampleford E, Peters SP, Davis A, Kumar R, Farber HJ, Meade K, Avila PC, Serebrisky D, Lenoir MA, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Cintron WR, Thyne SM, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Ford JG, Chapela R, Estrada AM, Sandoval K, Seibold MA, Winkler CA, Bleecker ER, Myers DA, Williams LK, Hernandez RD, Torgerson DG, Burchard EG. PMID: 30206298; PMCID: PMC6414286.

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Mol Molecular Biology Pha Pharmacology
An admixture mapping meta-analysis implicates genetic variation at 18q21 with asthma susceptibility in Latinos. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019 03; 143(3):957-969. Gignoux CR, Torgerson DG, Pino-Yanes M, Uricchio LH, Galanter J, Roth LA, Eng C, Hu D, Nguyen EA, Huntsman S, Mathias RA, Kumar R, Rodriguez-Santana J, Thakur N, Oh SS, McGarry M, Moreno-Estrada A, Sandoval K, Winkler CA, Seibold MA, Padhukasahasram B, Conti DV, Farber HJ, Avila P, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Lenoir M, Meade K, Serebrisky D, Borrell LN, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Thyne S, Joubert BR, Romieu I, Levin AM, Sienra-Monge JJ, Del Rio-Navarro BE, Gan W, Raby BA, Weiss ST, Bleecker E, Meyers DA, Martinez FJ, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland F, London SJ, Bustamante CD, Nicolae DL, Ober C, Sen S, Barnes K, Williams LK, Hernandez RD, Burchard EG. PMID: 30201514; PMCID: PMC6927816.

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All Allergy and Immunology
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Pulmonary function disparities exist and persist in Hispanic patients with cystic fibrosis: A longitudinal analysis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 Dec; 52(12):1550-1557. McGarry ME, Neuhaus JM, Nielson DW, Burchard E, Ly NP. PMID: 29082671; PMCID: PMC5693693.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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In vivo and in vitro ivacaftor response in cystic fibrosis patients with residual CFTR function: N-of-1 studies. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 04; 52(4):472-479. McGarry ME, Illek B, Ly NP, Zlock L, Olshansky S, Moreno C, Finkbeiner WE, Nielson DW. PMID: 28068001; PMCID: PMC5461115.

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Ped Pediatrics Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Breastfeeding associated with higher lung function in African American youths with asthma. J Asthma. 2017 Oct; 54(8):856-865. Oh SS, Du R, Zeiger AM, McGarry ME, Hu D, Thakur N, Pino-Yanes M, Galanter JM, Eng C, Nishimura KK, Huntsman S, Farber HJ, Meade K, Avila P, Serebrisky D, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lenoir MA, Ford JG, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Thyne SM, Sen S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Williams K, Kumar R, Burchard EG. PMID: 27929698; PMCID: PMC6130885.

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All Allergy and Immunology Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Minorities Are Underrepresented in Clinical Trials of Pharmaceutical Agents for Cystic Fibrosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 10; 13(10):1721-1725. McGarry ME, McColley SA. PMID: 27410177; PMCID: PMC5122490.

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Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Obesity and bronchodilator response in black and Hispanic children and adolescents with asthma. Chest. 2015 Jun; 147(6):1591-1598. McGarry ME, Castellanos E, Thakur N, Oh SS, Eng C, Davis A, Meade K, LeNoir MA, Avila PC, Farber HJ, Serebrisky D, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Kumar R, Bibbins-Domingo K, Thyne SM, Sen S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Borrell LN, Burchard EG. PMID: 25742612; PMCID: PMC4451713.

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Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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The lung corps' approach to reducing health disparities in respiratory disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 May; 11(4):655-60. Thakur N, McGarry ME, Oh SS, Galanter JM, Finn PW, Burchard EG, ATS Health Equality Committee. PMID: 24697756; PMCID: PMC4225795.

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Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Normalization of sweat chloride concentration and clinical improvement with ivacaftor in a patient with cystic fibrosis with mutation S549N. Chest. 2013 Oct; 144(4):e1-e4. McGarry ME, Nielson DW. PMID: 24081349; PMCID: PMC4502741.

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Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Meghan McGarry, MD, MS