Margaret S. Lee, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dermatology
Biography
Margaret S Lee, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She has earned awards for her teaching, innovation, and merit, including the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Distinguished Faculty Award, Boston Top Doctors Award, and the 2024 BU Medical Group Excellence in Care Award with induction into the BUMG Clinical Excellence Society. She is a member of multiple professional societies including the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance, American Academy of Dermatology, the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, and Skin of Color Society. Her research focuses on psychosocial health in pediatric dermatology, patient education and empowerment, atopic dermatitis and vascular anomalies (especially in context of patient advocacy). Dr. Lee founded the nonprofit Comfortable In Our Skin, whose mission is to help young people of all appearances and abilities achieve their full potential by fostering peer support and “celebrating unity in diversity.” She is passionate about the arts and coaching in medical education and practice. As a medical student she co-founded the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Creative Arts Society and its literary journal, Whorl. After several years coaching for the BUMC Professionalism Resource Service, she founded the BUMC Coaching Collaborative in 2024.
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Boston University School of Medicine, MD
- Boston University School of Medicine, PhD
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS
Publications
- Published on 5/3/2022
Mumber HE, Rashid S, Carey G, Navarro A, Oh E, Nasir M, Lee MS. Impact of a Comfortable in our Skin interactive workshop on social media awareness and self-confidence in adolescents. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Jul; 39(4):553-556. PMID: 35503183.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/17/2022
Zambare WV, Tocci E, Sideridis G, Wilhelm S, Keuthen N, Fogler J, Lee MS. The pediatric dermatology psychosocial screen: Promoting psychosocial coping and early identification of mental illness in pediatric dermatology patients. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Mar; 39(2):226-230. PMID: 35178722.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/22/2021
Lee MS, Nambudiri VE. Beyond burnout: Talking about physician suicide in dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 10; 85(4):1055-1056. PMID: 33895204.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/28/2021
Lee J, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Lee MS. Effects of Hahella chejuensis-Derived Prodigiosin on UV-Induced ROS Production, Inflammation and Cytotoxicity in HaCaT Human Skin Keratinocytes. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2021 Mar 28; 31(3):475-482. PMID: 33397835.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/13/2021
Lee MS, Lee JW, Kim SJ, Pham-Nguyen OV, Park J, Park JH, Jung YM, Lee JB, Yoo HS. Comparison Study of the Effects of Cationic Liposomes on Delivery across 3D Skin Tissue and Whitening Effects in Pigmented 3D Skin. Macromol Biosci. 2021 05; 21(5):e2000413. PMID: 33713560.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/9/2018
Dennin MH, Lee MS. Body dysmorphic disorder in pediatric dermatology. Pediatr Dermatol. 2018 Nov; 35(6):868-874. PMID: 29984846.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2017
Liu KX, Prajapati VH, Liang MG, Mulliken JB, Lee MS. A cross-sectional survey of long-term outcomes for patients with diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 05; 78(5):1023-1025. PMID: 29203436.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2017
Liu KX, Raff AB, Lee MS. Painful Ulcerative Lesions on Bilateral Lower Extremities. JAMA Dermatol. 2017 Feb 01; 153(2):223-224. PMID: 27706472.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2016
LeBovidge JS, Elverson W, Timmons KG, Hawryluk EB, Rea C, Lee M, Schneider LC. Multidisciplinary interventions in the management of atopic dermatitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2016 Aug; 138(2):325-34. PMID: 27497275.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/25/2014
Lio PA, Lee M, LeBovidge J, Timmons KG, Schneider L. Clinical management of atopic dermatitis: practical highlights and updates from the atopic dermatitis practice parameter 2012. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2014 Jul-Aug; 2(4):361-9; quiz 370. PMID: 25017522.
Read at: PubMed
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