Sun Young Lee MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
720 Harrison Ave | (617) 414-2979sun.lee@bmc.org
syoungle@bu.edu
Sections
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition & Weight Management
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
Medicine-Internal, MD, Rutgers University
Chemistry, BA, Wellesley College
Publications
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.
Published on 1/1/2024Lee SY, Pearce EN. Wallace TC (ed) Health Professional’s Guide to Dietary Supplements. Iodine. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Chicago. 2024; 322-328.
Published on 10/17/2023Lee SY, Pearce EN. Hyperthyroidism: A Review. JAMA. 2023 Oct 17; 330(15):1472-1483. PMID: 37847271.
Published on 6/28/2023Chiung-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.
Published on 4/24/2023Peng CC, Lee SY, Pearce EN. Isolated Maternal Hypothyroxinemia: Adverse Maternofetal Outcomes but Uncertainty About Treatment Remains. Thyroid. 2023 May; 33(5):535-537. PMID: 36987374.
Published on 4/3/2023Lee 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.
Published on 3/28/2023Peng C, Lee SY, Pearce EN. Isolated Maternal Hypothyroxinemia: Adverse Maternofetal Outcomes but Uncertainty about Treatment Remains. Thyroid. 2023 Mar 28. PMID: 36987374.
Published on 6/20/2022Solomon AL, Farwell AP, Pearce EN, Lee SY. Letter to the Editor: A Patient-Centered Survey-Based Assessment of Prenatal Management of Hypothyroidism for Women of Reproductive Age. Thyroid. 2022 Jul; 32(7):871-874. PMID: 35596561.
Published on 1/4/2022Lee SY, Pearce EN. Assessment and treatment of thyroid disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2022 03; 18(3):158-171. PMID: 34983968.
Published on 1/1/2022Lee SY, Pearce EN. Davies T.F. (eds) A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology. Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Cancer in Pregnant Women. Springer. New York. 2022; 341-348.
Media Mentions
Published on 10/27/2023
VIDEO: What PCPs should know about hyperthyroidism
Published on 5/26/2022
Published on 2/15/2021
Thyroid Problems: Here Are The Warning Signs And How To Check
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