Sun Young Lee, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Sun Lee, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Weight Management at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine.
She earned her MD from Rutgers University – New Jersey Medical School and her MSc in Epidemiology from Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her residency in internal medicine and clinical and research fellowship in endocrinology at Boston Medical Center/ Boston University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lee has extensive clinical and research experience, with a focus on thyroid disorders and iodine nutrition, especially in pregnancy. She has been award NIH K23 grant to study effects of maternal thyroid function and thyroidal disruptor exposure on pregnancy and child developmental outcomes. Dr. Lee’s research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and she has presented her work at national and international conferences.
With her expertise, she was invited to serve on the American Thyroid Association Thyroid and Pregnancy Guidelines Task Force. She is actively involved in professional societies locally and nationally, and serves as the chair of the publication committee at the American Thyroid Association and as the president of the New England Endocrine Alliance. She also serves on the editorial board of Thyroid.
Education
- Rutgers University, MD
- Wellesley College, BA
Publications
- Published on 10/12/2024
Chua C, Pearce EN, Lee SY. Assessing the Quality of Care of Pregnant Patients With Thyrotoxicosis at an Urban Safety Net Hospital. Endocr Pract. 2025 Jan; 31(1):80-84. PMID: 39401698.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/16/2024
Hander S, Lee SY. Risk of Progression of Gestational Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Hypothyroxinemia to Overt Hypothyroidism After Pregnancy is Associated with Underlying Thyroid Autoimmunity. Thyroid. 2024 Sep; 34(9):1066-1067. PMID: 39104251.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/28/2024
Osinga JAJ, Liu Y, Männistö T, Vafeiadi M, Tao FB, Vaidya B, Vrijkotte TGM, Mosso L, Bassols J, López-Bermejo A, Boucai L, Aminorroaya A, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Hisada A, Yoshinaga J, Broeren MAC, Itoh S, Kishi R, Ashoor G, Chen L, Veltri F, Lu X, Taylor PN, Brown SJ, Chatzi L, Popova PV, Grineva EN, Ghafoor F, Pirzada A, Kianpour M, Oken E, Suvanto E, Hattersley A, Rebagliato M, Riaño-Galán I, Irizar A, Vrijheid M, Delgado-Saborit JM, Fernández-Somoano A, Santa-Marina L, Boelaert K, Brenta G, Dhillon-Smith R, Dosiou C, Eaton JL, Guan H, Lee SY, Maraka S, Morris-Wiseman LF, Nguyen CT, Shan Z, Guxens M, Pop VJM, Walsh JP, Nicolaides KH, D'Alton ME, Visser WE, Carty DM, Delles C, Nelson SM, Alexander EK, Chaker L, Palomaki GE, Peeters RP, Bliddal S, Huang K, Poppe KG, Pearce EN, Derakhshan A, Korevaar TIM. Risk Factors for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2024 May; 34(5):646-658. PMID: 38546971.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/5/2024
Pearce EN, Lee SY. Treatment for Hyperthyroidism During Pregnancy-Reply. JAMA. 2024 Mar 05; 331(9):798-799. PMID: 38441586.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/4/2024
Peng CC, Lin YJ, Lee SY, Lin SM, Han C, Loh CH, Huang HK, Pearce EN. MACE and Hyperthyroidism Treated With Medication, Radioactive Iodine, or Thyroidectomy. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Mar 04; 7(3):e240904. PMID: 38436957.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/22/2024
Kaplan ZB, Pearce EN, Lee SY, Shin HM, Schmidt RJ. Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction During Pregnancy as an Etiologic Factor in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Challenges and Opportunities for Research. Thyroid. 2024 Feb; 34(2):144-157. PMID: 38149625.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2024
Lee SY, Pearce EN. Wallace TC (ed) Health Professional’s Guide to Dietary Supplements. Iodine. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Chicago. 2024; 322-328.
Read at: Custom - Published on 10/17/2023
Lee SY, Pearce EN. Hyperthyroidism: A Review. JAMA. 2023 Oct 17; 330(15):1472-1483. PMID: 37847271.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/28/2023
Chiung-Hui Peng C, Han C, Waisayanand N, De Leo S, Srimatkandada P, Kommareddy S, Pearce EN, He X, Lee SY. Changes in Urinary Iodine Levels Following Bariatric Surgery. Endocr Pract. 2023 Sep; 29(9):710-715. PMID: 37385530.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/3/2023
Lee SY, Modzelewski KL, Law AC, Walkey AJ, Pearce EN, Bosch NA. Comparison of Propylthiouracil vs Methimazole for Thyroid Storm in Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 03; 6(4):e238655. PMID: 37067797.
Read at: PubMed
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