Lanqi Hua is a Technical Director at the Echocardiography Department at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She received her Bachelor of Medicine degree from Dalian Medical School in 1990. She moved to Singapore in 1994, where she pursued her cardiac sonographer education and sonography career at the National Heart Center. In 2001 Lanqi moved to Massachusetts, where she accepted a senior sonographer position at Lowell General Hospital and was employed there until 2004. Lanqi came to Massachusetts General Hospital in September 2004 with a great deal of experience and a solid foundation of general medical knowledge and cardiac pathophysiology. Lanqi has had a remarkable trajectory in the MGH laboratory, as well as in the field of echocardiography. She was appointed to the Leadership position of the Echocardiography Department in August 2019.

Lanqi has great enthusiasm for the field- of the pathophysiology of the Right Heart, 3DE, and strain echocardiography. She is intellectually curious, has a strong research interest, and works independently and collaboratively on various research projects. Lanqi also became one of the core sonographers for the lab’s education and training, including the first-year MGH and BWH cardiology fellows, sonography interns, and junior personnel. Lanqi is a wonderful mentor at the forefront of the evolution of echocardiography and building the next generation of echocardiographers. In addition to her strong ability in the clinical and educational arenas. She demonstrated a solid and innovative vision to address the various challenges in the lab.

Lanqi is passionate about ASE. She has been a member of the ASE since 1999, became a FASE in 2010, and is routinely on the faculty for the ASE Scientific Sessions, including serving as Co-Chair of the Scientific Sessions in 2019 and Co-Chair of the ACHD track sessions in 2022. She has served the organization in many capacities: as a member of the Editorial Board for JASE, Membership Committee, Research Committee, Global Outreach Volunteer, etc. She was a member of the original Right Heart Guidelines Writing Group in 2010 and is a member again of the current committee to update those Guidelines. Lanqi has contributed to the ASE organization for over 14 years and continues to do so.