Edward Yungjae LeeDepartment of Radiology, Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
Biography
Dr. Edward Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Childrens Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center. After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Boston Children?s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 2005, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI from 2012 - 2014, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric thoracic disorders at Boston Children?s Hospital.
Dr. Lee has more than 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 review articles or book chapters, and three books related to pediatric imaging. He was the recipient of RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey?s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories. As a chair of pediatric section of American Board of Radiology (ABR), he has been instrumental in establishing the pediatric radiology education and qualification in radiology residency training in the United States. Additionally, as an assistant editor of the pediatric section of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR); editorial board member of nine journals; and reviewer of 25 journals; Dr. Lee has also helped guide and establish the educational and scientific direction and growth in his academic specialty ? pediatric imaging ? at academic and medical institutions around the world. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI).
Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known radiology speakers in the field of pediatric thoracic imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor or as an invited speaker on various topics related to pediatric imaging education more than 20 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.