Margaret S. Lee, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 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 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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Other Positions

  • Assistant Professor, 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